Nearest-color comparison
Coral #FF7F50 vs Tomato #FF6347: RGB distance 29.4 and contrast 1.18:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Coral and Tomato are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 29.4. Coral is lighter by 0.0638, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.18:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Coral and Tomato across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Coral is #FF7F50, a warm orange with hue 16°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.3702. Beside Tomato, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.4:1.
red color
Tomato is #FF6347, a warm red with hue 9°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.3064. Beside Coral, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.13:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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{
"slug": "tomato",
"name": "Tomato",
"hex": "#FF6347",
"rgb": [
255,
99,
71
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"hsl": [
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64
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72,
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"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tomato/",
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"chooseFirstWhen": "Coral is better when the design needs vibrant and bright orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF7F50.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Tomato is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF6347.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Coral and Tomato are different orange and red colors with HEX values #FF7F50 and #FF6347. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 29.4, their contrast ratio is 1.18:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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