Dulux Soft Coral
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| Name: | Soft Coral |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Soft Coral?
Dulux Soft Coral is a very light warm off-white with a gentle peach-beige cast, drawn from its pale #FBECDE value. It reads closer to a creamy neutral than a strong coral, making it suitable for full walls in bedrooms, dining rooms, or softly lit living spaces. In daylight, its warmth appears clean and subtle; under warmer bulbs, the peach tint becomes more noticeable. Pair Soft Coral with chalky whites, muted terracotta, warm grey, or natural oak for a relaxed, layered look. It is especially effective beside linen, rattan, brushed brass, and light timber finishes.
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What are Dulux Soft Coral undertones?
Soft Coral is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
251, 236, 222
Is Dulux Soft Coral cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 29° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
Soft Coral HSL code: 29, 78%, 93%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Soft Coral
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Red shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Soft Coral:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Soft Coral with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Dulux Luna Landscape 6 and Celestial Blue 6.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FBECDE |
| RGB Decimal | 251, 236, 222 |
| RGB Percent | 98.43%, 92.55%, 87.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 11.55% Value: 98.43% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 78, 93) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.98 Yellow: 11.55 Key: 1.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 238.889 I: 13.437 Q: -1.184 |
| XYZ | X: 82.962 Y: 85.775 Z: 81.273 |
| CIE Lab | L:94.216 a:2.771 b:8.605 |
| CIE Luv | L:94.216 u:9.603 v:12.419 |
| Decimal | 16510174 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.615, -2.181, 12.801 |
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