Color of the Day:

Light Coral#F08080

Light Coral - 12/08/1949

Light Coral is the Color of the Day for 12/08/1949. Light Coral has a hex value of #F08080. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 240, Green: 128, and Blue: 128

Color Spaces of Light Coral

HexF08080#F08080
RGB240 128 128rgb(240 128 128)
RGB %94 50 50rgb(94 50 50)
CIELAB66.65, 43.83, 20.51
CMY6, 50, 50
CMYK0, 47, 47, 6
HSL0, 79, 72hsl(0 79% 72%)
HSV0, 47, 94hsv(0 47% 94%)
HSI0, 23, 165
HWB0, 50, 6hwb(0 50% 6%)
LCH66.65, 48.39, 25.08
XYZ49.4, 36.17, 18.73

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All About Light Coral

Light coral is a soft and delicate shade of coral that draws inspiration from the natural beauty of coral reefs. This color is a gentle and muted shade of pink with a touch of orange, known for its soothing and calming nature. It has become increasingly popular in fashion, home decor, and graphic design, and is often used to create a peaceful and inviting atmosphere.

Light coral is a color that can be used in a variety of settings. In fashion, it is often used to create a feminine and romantic look, particularly in dresses, blouses, and accessories. In home decor, light coral can be used to create a warm and inviting atmosphere, particularly in living rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms. This color is also a popular choice for wedding themes, as it adds a touch of sweetness and charm to any setting.

Light coral is also a color that can be paired with a variety of other colors to create different effects. It pairs well with neutral colors such as white, beige, and gray, as well as with other warm and earthy colors such as brown and olive green. It can also be used to create a fresh and lively feel when paired with other vibrant colors such as turquoise and lime green.

Overall, light coral is a soft and delicate color that adds a touch of sweetness and tranquility to any setting. Whether it's used in fashion, home decor, or graphic design, this color is sure to create a peaceful and inviting atmosphere that evokes feelings of love and relaxation.

Light Coral in Psychology

In terms of psychology, the color light coral is often associated with gentleness, love, and relaxation. It is said to have a calming effect on the mind and body, and is often used in color therapy to promote feelings of serenity and tranquility. This makes it a popular choice for spaces where rest and rejuvenation are important, such as bedrooms, spas, and meditation rooms.

Closest Common Color

Light Coral is closest to the common color red. Red is one of the primary colors in well known RGB color model. Since red is the color of human blood it has been commonly related to things like danger, sacrifice, and courage. This color stands out greatly, as it is very vibrant and powerful. We commonly find this color associated with the heart, which is why it is prominent for the holiday of Valentine's Day. Some common things you can find in red are fire trucks, apples, roses and stop signs.

Shades of Light Coral

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Light Coral all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Light Coral

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Light Coral all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Light Coral

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Light Coral all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Light Coral

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Light Coral.

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Complementary Color of Light Coral

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Light Coral.

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Split Complementary Colors of Light Coral

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Light Coral.

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Triadic Colors of Light Coral

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Light Coral.

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Tetradic Colors of Light Coral

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Light Coral.

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Analogous Colors of Light Coral

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Light Coral.

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Variations of Light Coral

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Light Coral has RGB values of R:240, G:128, and B:128. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Light Coral, 2 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Light Coral.

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Web Safe Color of Light Coral

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Light Coral.

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CSS Code for Light Coral

Text Color
.text-class { color: #F08080; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #F08080

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #F08080; }

This text has a shadow in the color #F08080

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #F08080; }

This div tag has a border color of #F08080

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #F08080; }

This div tag has a background color of #F08080

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Light Coral Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Light Coral is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Light Coral Contrast on Black Background

The color Light Coral has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Light Coral a perfect choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextPass

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Light Coral Contrast on White Background

The color Light Coral has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Light Coral a poor choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextFail
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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