Coral vs Salmon

Coral leans orange; Salmon leans pink. The measured difference between their classic values is ΔE 9.1, noticeably different side by side.

Coral

RGB: 255, 127, 80
HSL: 16, 100%, 66%
OKLCH: 73.5% 0.168 40.2

Temperature: warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Coral

Salmon

RGB: 250, 128, 114
HSL: 6, 93%, 71%
OKLCH: 73.5% 0.152 28.1

Temperature: warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Salmon

Measured difference: ΔE 9.1 · noticeably different side by side. ΔE is a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart.

Guide

How to tell Coral and Salmon apart

1 Coral carries more chroma, so it reads more saturated. Salmon looks grayer in direct comparison.
2 Their hues sit 12 degrees apart on the wheel. Put them on white side by side and the hue gap is the first thing you see.
3 Check them against a true neutral gray: subtle undertones surface immediately next to something with no undertone at all.

Guide

When to use which

Coral is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Salmon is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Palettes

Their palettes, side by side

Coral complementary palette

Salmon complementary palette

Coral analogous palette

Salmon analogous palette

FAQ

FAQs

Are Coral and Salmon the same color?

No. Using their classic reference values, they differ by ΔE 9.1 (a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart). That makes them noticeably different side by side.

Which is darker, Coral or Salmon?

Salmon is darker: 0 points lower in OKLCH lightness than Coral.