{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral","type":"nearest","name":"Pastel Coral vs Soft Coral","verdict":"Pastel Coral and Soft Coral are very close colors. Pastel Coral is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Pastel Coral and Soft Coral are different red colors with HEX values #FFB3A7 and #F7A8A8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 13.6, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":13.6,"contrastRatio":1.1,"colors":[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","rgb":[255,179,167],"hsl":[8,100,83],"cmyk":[0,30,35,0],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["pastel"],"luminance":0.5629,"contrast":{"black":12.26,"white":1.71},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":12.26},"description":"Pastel Coral is #FFB3A7, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Soft Coral, 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/pastel-coral/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.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 Pastel Coral, it is darker and less 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":13.6,"contrastRatio":1.1,"hslDelta":{"hue":8,"saturation":17,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0568,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["pastel"],"lighterColor":"Pastel Coral","moreSaturatedColor":"Pastel Coral"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Pastel Coral","background":"#FFB3A7","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":12.26},{"color":"Soft Coral","background":"#F7A8A8","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.12}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Pastel Coral is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFB3A7.","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/pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral.json"}