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Coral Mist Vivid
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Coral Mist Vivid

Orange · Hue 30
Metrics
S 74% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.2:1Failon black17.3:1AA
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About this color

Coral Mist Vivid (#F8E6D3) belongs to the orange family — hue 30°, 74% saturation, 90% 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-mist-vivid: #F8E6D3;
  --colorarchive-coral-mist-vivid-hsl: hsl(30, 74%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-coral-mist-vivid-rgb: rgb(248, 230, 211);
}

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

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

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: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F8E6D3.

  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →
  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F8E6D3.

  • MoroccoAtlas White
    #F2EAD3 · Lime-washed walls
    →
  • MexicoPulque Cream
    #F4EBD0 · Fermented agave drink
    →
  • IrelandAran Cream
    #F0E8D2 · Undyed Aran wool sweater tradition
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using orange and color in design.

Color TheoryWarm Color Palette Guide: Reds, Oranges, Yellows, and Their NeutralsColor History1970s Earth Tone Colors: Harvest Gold, Avocado Green & Burnt Orange PalettesUI DesignDark Mode Color Design: Building a System, Not Just an Inversion

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 Whisper Vivid
#FBF0E4 · hsl(30, 74%, 94%)
Darker companion
Coral Pearl Vivid
#F4D6B8 · hsl(30, 74%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Sapphire Mist Vivid
#D3E5F8 · hsl(210, 74%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Canary Mist Vivid
#F8F5D3 · hsl(55, 74%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Scarlet Mist Vivid
#F8D6D3 · hsl(5, 74%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Jade Mist Vivid
#D3F8E6 · hsl(150, 74%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Plum Mist Vivid
#E5D3F8 · hsl(270, 74%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Aqua Mist Vivid
#D3F8F8 · hsl(180, 74%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Iris Mist Vivid
#D3D3F8 · hsl(240, 74%, 90%)
Export preview
Base: Coral Mist Vivid #F8E6D3
Lighter companion: Coral Whisper Vivid #FBF0E4
Darker companion: Coral Pearl Vivid #F4D6B8
Complementary counterpoint: Sapphire Mist Vivid #D3E5F8
Analogous lead: Canary Mist Vivid #F8F5D3
Analogous echo: Scarlet Mist Vivid #F8D6D3
Triadic +120°: Jade Mist Vivid #D3F8E6
Triadic +240°: Plum Mist Vivid #E5D3F8
Split-comp +150°: Aqua Mist Vivid #D3F8F8
Split-comp +210°: Iris Mist Vivid #D3D3F8

Compare

See how Coral Mist Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsCoral Whisper VividvsCoral Pearl VividvsSapphire Mist VividvsCanary Mist VividvsScarlet Mist VividvsJade Mist Vivid

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Coral Whisper Vivid
#FBF0E4 · hsl(30, 74%, 94%)
Nearby match
Coral Pearl Vivid
#F4D6B8 · hsl(30, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Coral Mist Bright
#FBE6D0 · hsl(30, 84%, 90%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Mist Vivid
#F8E2D3 · hsl(25, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Coral Veil Vivid
#FEFAF6 · hsl(30, 74%, 98%)
Nearby match
Coral Whisper Bright
#FDF0E3 · hsl(30, 84%, 94%)

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
AAA7.7:1
Sapphire Shadow Faint
#40474F
AAA7.8:1
Sapphire Shadow Muted
#3B4754
AAA7.8:1
Sapphire Shadow Dust
#35475A
AAA7.9:1
Sapphire Shadow Soft
#2F4760
AAA7.9:1
Sapphire Shadow Clear
#21476E
AAA7.8:1
Sapphire Shadow Vivid
#13477C

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#F1F3D9
Protanopia
#F0F0D8
Tritanopia
#F7DBDC
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Warm Gray Mist#E7E6E4 · hsl(30, 6%, 90%)Coral Mist Faint#E8E6E3 · hsl(30, 10%, 90%)Coral Mist Muted#EAE6E1 · hsl(30, 18%, 90%)Coral Mist Dust#ECE6DF · hsl(30, 26%, 90%)Coral Mist Soft#EEE6DD · hsl(30, 34%, 90%)Coral Mist Clear#F3E6D8 · hsl(30, 54%, 90%)Coral Mist Vivid#F8E6D3 · hsl(30, 74%, 90%)Coral Mist Bright#FBE6D0 · hsl(30, 84%, 90%)Coral Mist Pure#FDE6CE · hsl(30, 92%, 90%)
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