Nearest-color comparison

Light Coral vs Salmon

Light Coral and Salmon are different red colors with HEX values #F08080 and #FA8072. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.2, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Light Coral and Salmon are very close colors. Salmon is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon#FA8072

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Light Coral and Salmon across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance17.2

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0146

Hue delta6 deg

Lighter colorSalmon

More saturatedSalmon

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Light Coral

Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Salmon, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F08080 RGB240, 128, 128 HSL0, 79, 72 CMYK0, 47, 47, 6 Luminance0.3552 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Salmon

Salmon is #FA8072, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Light Coral, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FA8072 RGB250, 128, 114 HSL6, 93, 71 CMYK0, 49, 54, 2 Luminance0.3698 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Light Coral or Salmon

Choose Light CoralLight Coral is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F08080.

Choose SalmonSalmon is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FA8072.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLight CoralSalmon

HEX#F08080#FA8072

RGB240, 128, 128250, 128, 114

HSL0, 79, 726, 93, 71

CMYK0, 47, 47, 60, 49, 54, 2

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.35520.3698

Black contrast8.1:18.4:1

White contrast2.59:12.5:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Light Coralblack text - 8.1:1

Salmonblack text - 8.4:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon#FA8072

#FAD1D1#FAD1D1

#FDCEC9#FDCEC9

#7FF0F0#7FF0F0

#70ECFA#70ECFA

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "light-coral",
    "name": "Light Coral",
    "hex": "#F08080",
    "rgb": [
      240,
      128,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      79,
      72
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      47,
      47,
      6
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3552,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.1,
      "white": 2.59
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.1
    },
    "description": "Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Salmon, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-coral/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "salmon",
    "name": "Salmon",
    "hex": "#FA8072",
    "rgb": [
      250,
      128,
      114
    ],
    "hsl": [
      6,
      93,
      71
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      49,
      54,
      2
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3698,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.4,
      "white": 2.5
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.4
    },
    "description": "Salmon is #FA8072, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Light Coral, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/salmon/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 17.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 6,
    "saturation": 14,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0146,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Salmon",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Salmon"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Light Coral",
      "background": "#F08080",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.1
    },
    {
      "color": "Salmon",
      "background": "#FA8072",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.4
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Light Coral is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F08080.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Salmon is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FA8072.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/light-coral-vs-salmon.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Light Coral and Salmon are different red colors with HEX values #F08080 and #FA8072. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.2, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "hsl": [
        0,
        79,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        47,
        47,
        6
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3552,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.1,
        "white": 2.59
      },
      "wcag": {
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        ],
        "AAA": [
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        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.1
      },
      "description": "Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Salmon, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-coral/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "salmon",
      "name": "Salmon",
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      "hsl": [
        6,
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        54,
        2
      ],
      "family": "red",
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      "luminance": 0.3698,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.4,
        "white": 2.5
      },
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.4
      },
      "description": "Salmon is #FA8072, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Light Coral, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/salmon/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json"
    }
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  "differences": {
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      "saturation": 14,
      "lightness": 1
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    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Salmon"
  },
  "accessibility": {
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
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        "color": "Light Coral",
        "background": "#F08080",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.1
      },
      {
        "color": "Salmon",
        "background": "#FA8072",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      }
    ]
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    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json"
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  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/light-coral-vs-salmon/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/light-coral-vs-salmon.json"
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