Coral Color Palette
Coral Color Palette built around #FF7F50, a dark warm orange anchor (WCAG contrast 8.4:1 against black). The set combines a light tint + a deep shade + a softened complement + a neutral ground so any palette position has a text-safe pairing.
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #FFCDB4 | |
| surface | #77BED8 | |
| text | #8D3A1C | |
| text-muted | #FF7F50 | |
| primary | #FF7F50 | |
| secondary | #77BED8 | |
| accent | #FF8C61 |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #ffcdb4;
--surface: #77bed8;
--text: #8d3a1c;
--text-muted: #ff7f50;
--primary: #ff7f50;
--secondary: #77bed8;
--accent: #ff8c61;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #FF7F50 | #FFCDB4 | #8D3A1C | #77BED8 | #FF8C61 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #FF7F50 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| #FFCDB4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| #8D3A1C | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| #77BED8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| #FF8C61 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
Similar palettes
FAQ
How do I use the coral color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #FF7F50, #FFCDB4, #8D3A1C, #77BED8, #FF8C61.
Do these colors pass accessibility checks?
See the WCAG matrix on this page: every text-on-background pairing with ratio ≥ 4.5 passes AA for normal text; ≥ 3 passes AA for large text and UI components.