Nearest-color comparison
Lotus Pink #F4A7B9 vs Soft Coral #F7A8A8: RGB distance 17.3 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Lotus Pink and Soft Coral are very close, with an RGB distance of 17.3. Soft Coral is lighter by 0.0024, and Soft Coral is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Lotus Pink and Soft Coral across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Lotus Pink is #F4A7B9, a warm red with hue 346°, saturation 78% and luminance 0.5037. Beside Soft Coral, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.07:1.
red color
Soft Coral is #F7A8A8, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 83% and luminance 0.5061. Beside Lotus Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.12:1.
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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"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."
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