{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral","type":"nearest","name":"Lotus Pink vs Soft Coral","verdict":"Lotus Pink and Soft Coral are very close colors. Soft Coral is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Lotus Pink and Soft Coral are different red colors with HEX values #F4A7B9 and #F7A8A8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.3, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":17.3,"contrastRatio":1,"colors":[{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","rgb":[244,167,185],"hsl":[346,78,81],"cmyk":[0,32,24,4],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["pastel"],"luminance":0.5037,"contrast":{"black":11.07,"white":1.9},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.07},"description":"Lotus Pink is #F4A7B9, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Soft Coral, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lotus-pink/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lotus-pink.json"},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","rgb":[247,168,168],"hsl":[0,83,81],"cmyk":[0,32,32,3],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["pastel"],"luminance":0.5061,"contrast":{"black":11.12,"white":1.89},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.12},"description":"Soft Coral is #F7A8A8, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Lotus Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/soft-coral/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":17.3,"contrastRatio":1,"hslDelta":{"hue":346,"saturation":5,"lightness":0},"luminanceDelta":0.0024,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["pastel"],"lighterColor":"Soft Coral","moreSaturatedColor":"Soft Coral"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Lotus Pink","background":"#F4A7B9","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.07},{"color":"Soft Coral","background":"#F7A8A8","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.12}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Lotus Pink is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4A7B9.","chooseSecondWhen":"Soft Coral is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F7A8A8.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lotus-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral.json"}