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Coral Bloom Clear
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Coral Bloom Clear

Orange · Hue 30
Metrics
S 54% · L 76%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.7:1Failon black12.5:1AA
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About this color

Coral Bloom Clear (#E3C2A1) belongs to the orange family — hue 30°, 54% saturation, 76% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-coral-bloom-clear: #E3C2A1;
  --colorarchive-coral-bloom-clear-hsl: hsl(30, 54%, 76%);
  --colorarchive-coral-bloom-clear-rgb: rgb(227, 194, 161);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

CheerfulApproachableWarm
Common in

Children's Products · Wellness · Social Apps

Pairs well with

Soft teal for playful contrast, warm white for minimalism

Design tip

Perfect for onboarding screens and friendly UI. Light oranges feel welcoming without the intensity of pure orange.

Cultural context ▶

Peach and apricot tones are associated with friendliness and optimism. In many Asian cultures, orange symbolizes happiness.

Color Origins

Orange family

Citrus, fire, and a color named after a fruit.

Heritage

Orange is unusual: in English the color was named after the fruit, not the other way around — the fruit's name arrived in the 14th century, but until the 16th century this hue was simply 'yellow-red'. Earlier pigments included realgar (toxic), saffron (priceless), and orpiment. Cadmium orange, introduced in the 19th century, gave painters from the Impressionists onward a stable, brilliant orange — though cadmium is itself toxic.

Across cultures

In Hindu and Buddhist tradition saffron orange marks renunciation — the robe of Hindu sannyasis and of Theravada monks. The Dutch House of Orange-Nassau gave the Netherlands a national identity color, still worn at football matches and on King's Day. In Ireland, orange is the Protestant counterpart to green's Catholic association — the country's flag literally encodes the divide. Halloween's orange-and-black is a 20th-century American invention that has since gone global.

In the wild

Hermès orange is a brand asset traceable to a 1942 wartime cardboard shortage. Penguin Books color-coded its early paperbacks by genre — orange meant general fiction. Nickelodeon, Fanta, and easyJet all use orange, which reads playful and consumer-friendly while staying outside the more crowded red and yellow lanes. NASA's shuttle-era launch-and-entry suits were International Orange so rescue crews could spot astronauts after a bailout over the ocean.

How it reads

Orange is warm without the urgency of red. It signals appetite (used heavily in fast food), creativity, and approachability. At low saturation it becomes terracotta, rust, or apricot — earthy palettes for hospitality and craft. At high saturation it reads as a sport, energy drink, or warning hazard. Orange and teal is a familiar modern film-grade pairing; the contrast between warm skin tones and cool shadows is engineered for it.

This particular tone

A bright, airy reading of the hue — clean and approachable, the kind of color that holds up well in product photography and on light backgrounds.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: The clear, mid-saturation register is a common identity sweet spot — saturated enough to register as a 'real' color, restrained enough not to fight typography or photography placed over it.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #E3C2A1.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Mid Gray · #B0AEA5
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #E3C2A1.

  • ScandinaviaOat Beige
    #D5C7A7 · Linseed oil-treated pine
    →
  • IcelandMidnight Sun Pink
    #F2AEB5 · Horizon light, June
    →
  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using orange and color in design.

Color History1970s Earth Tone Colors: Harvest Gold, Avocado Green & Burnt Orange PalettesColor TheoryWarm Color Palette Guide: Reds, Oranges, Yellows, and Their NeutralsColor PsychologyRestaurant Interior Color Guide: How Color Affects Appetite, Dwell Time, and Dining Experience

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Coral Pearl Clear
#ECD6C0 · hsl(30, 54%, 84%)
Darker companion
Coral Silk Clear
#D9AD81 · hsl(30, 54%, 68%)
Complementary counterpoint
Sapphire Bloom Clear
#A1C2E3 · hsl(210, 54%, 76%)
Analogous lead
Canary Bloom Clear
#E3DDA1 · hsl(55, 54%, 76%)
Analogous echo
Scarlet Bloom Clear
#E3A6A1 · hsl(5, 54%, 76%)
Triadic +120°
Jade Bloom Clear
#A1E3C2 · hsl(150, 54%, 76%)
Triadic +240°
Plum Bloom Clear
#C2A1E3 · hsl(270, 54%, 76%)
Split-comp +150°
Aqua Bloom Clear
#A1E3E3 · hsl(180, 54%, 76%)
Split-comp +210°
Iris Bloom Clear
#A1A1E3 · hsl(240, 54%, 76%)
Export preview
Base: Coral Bloom Clear #E3C2A1
Lighter companion: Coral Pearl Clear #ECD6C0
Darker companion: Coral Silk Clear #D9AD81
Complementary counterpoint: Sapphire Bloom Clear #A1C2E3
Analogous lead: Canary Bloom Clear #E3DDA1
Analogous echo: Scarlet Bloom Clear #E3A6A1
Triadic +120°: Jade Bloom Clear #A1E3C2
Triadic +240°: Plum Bloom Clear #C2A1E3
Split-comp +150°: Aqua Bloom Clear #A1E3E3
Split-comp +210°: Iris Bloom Clear #A1A1E3

Compare

See how Coral Bloom Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsCoral Pearl ClearvsCoral Silk ClearvsSapphire Bloom ClearvsCanary Bloom ClearvsScarlet Bloom ClearvsJade Bloom Clear

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

Search by hex
Nearby match
Tangerine Bloom Clear
#E3BCA1 · hsl(25, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Coral Silk Clear
#D9AD81 · hsl(30, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Coral Pearl Clear
#ECD6C0 · hsl(30, 54%, 84%)
Nearby match
Coral Bloom Soft
#D7C2AD · hsl(30, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Coral Bloom Vivid
#EFC295 · hsl(30, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Coral Mist Clear
#F3E6D8 · hsl(30, 54%, 90%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.6:1
Sapphire Nocturne Faint
#2E3338
AAA7.6:1
Sapphire Nocturne Muted
#2A333C
AAA7.7:1
Sapphire Nocturne Dust
#263340
AAA7.7:1
Sapphire Nocturne Soft
#223344
AAA7.7:1
Sapphire Nocturne Clear
#17334F
AAA7.6:1
Sapphire Nocturne Vivid
#0D3359

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#D7DAAC
Protanopia
#D6D5AA
Tritanopia
#E1B0B2
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Saturation ladder

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Warm Gray Bloom#C5C2BE · hsl(30, 6%, 76%)Coral Bloom Faint#C8C2BC · hsl(30, 10%, 76%)Coral Bloom Muted#CDC2B7 · hsl(30, 18%, 76%)Coral Bloom Dust#D2C2B2 · hsl(30, 26%, 76%)Coral Bloom Soft#D7C2AD · hsl(30, 34%, 76%)Coral Bloom Clear#E3C2A1 · hsl(30, 54%, 76%)Coral Bloom Vivid#EFC295 · hsl(30, 74%, 76%)Coral Bloom Bright#F5C28E · hsl(30, 84%, 76%)Coral Bloom Pure#FAC289 · hsl(30, 92%, 76%)
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