Coral Dusk is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #004b75 |
| Complementary Color | #89d4ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Dusk Color. The Vienna Sausage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Canyon (#fdd1a4) for more calm effect. Try Salmon Nigiri as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#89d4ff is the best complementary color to Coral Dusk. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffb48a complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hit Pink are #ff899a and #ffee89. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb48a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Salmon and Dolly colors as they work well with Coral Dusk.
The split-complementary Coral Dusk palette consists of #899aff and #89ffee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89d4ff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffb48a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ffb48a offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coral Dusk. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb48a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Coral Dusk tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#89d4ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89ffb4 and #ff89d4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb48a is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Dusk has a hue angle of 21.54°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb48a is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb48a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,180,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 45.88, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(21.54,100%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.54,45.88%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.4642,22.4946,32.2791) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1487,55.7375,31.5276) |