Soft Coral is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #00111f |
| Complementary Color | #e0f1ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Coral Color. The Yellow Essence color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Venus Deathtrap (#fed8b1) for more calm effect. Try Frangipani as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e0f1ff is the best complementary color to Soft Coral. 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 #ffeee0 complementary color is Pattens Blue, 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 Peach Cream are #ffe0e1 and #fffde0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffeee0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pippin and Half and Half colors as they work well with Soft Coral.
The split-complementary Soft Coral palette consists of #e0e1ff and #e0fffd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0f1ff). Try Titan White and Baby Blue colors in combination with #ffeee0, 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 #ffeee0 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 Soft Coral. Thus Blue Chalk and Hint of Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pattens Blue, Hint of Green, and White Pointer split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffeee0 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. Soft Coral tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e0f1ff) and two others. The Hint of Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Rose – 120° from the complementary Pattens Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0ffee and #ffe0f0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffeee0 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Coral has a hue angle of 27.1°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 93.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffeee0 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffeee0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,238,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 12.16, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(27.1,100%,93.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.1,12.16%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.0728,3.468,8.8264) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.2691,87.7909,82.9722) |