Nearest-color comparison

Watermelon vs Light Coral

Watermelon and Light Coral are different red colors with HEX values #FC6C85 and #F08080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.9, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Watermelon and Light Coral are very close colors. Light Coral is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Watermelon#FC6C85

Light Coral#F08080

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance23.9

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0241

Hue delta350 deg

Lighter colorLight Coral

More saturatedWatermelon

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Watermelon

Watermelon is #FC6C85, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Light Coral, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FC6C85 RGB252, 108, 133 HSL350, 96, 71 CMYK0, 57, 47, 1 Luminance0.3311 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Light Coral

Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Watermelon, it is lighter 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

When to Use Watermelon or Light Coral

Choose WatermelonWatermelon is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FC6C85.

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

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyWatermelonLight Coral

HEX#FC6C85#F08080

RGB252, 108, 133240, 128, 128

HSL350, 96, 710, 79, 72

CMYK0, 57, 47, 10, 47, 47, 6

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.33110.3552

Black contrast7.62:18.1:1

White contrast2.76:12.59:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Watermelonblack text - 7.62:1

Light Coralblack text - 8.1:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Watermelon#FC6C85

Light Coral#F08080

#FEC8D1#FEC8D1

#FAD1D1#FAD1D1

#6EFCE4#6EFCE4

#7FF0F0#7FF0F0

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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      108,
      133
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      96,
      71
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      1
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.3311,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 2.76
    },
    "wcag": {
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.62
    },
    "description": "Watermelon is #FC6C85, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Light Coral, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/watermelon/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/watermelon.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "light-coral",
    "name": "Light Coral",
    "hex": "#F08080",
    "rgb": [
      240,
      128,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      79,
      72
    ],
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      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 Watermelon, it is lighter 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"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 23.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 350,
    "saturation": 17,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0241,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Light Coral",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Watermelon"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Watermelon",
      "background": "#FC6C85",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.62
    },
    {
      "color": "Light Coral",
      "background": "#F08080",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.1
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Watermelon is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FC6C85.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Light Coral is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F08080.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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

Full JSON dataset

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      "description": "Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Watermelon, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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