Coral Bay
ECC-60-1 · #DDB8A3 · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Coral Bay52
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Coral Bay, Really?
Coral Bay reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr ECC-60-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Bay
Coral Bay is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Coral Bay
At LRV 52, Coral Bay is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Coral Bay are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr ECC-60-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Warming PeachSW 6338 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Clementine Rose1219 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mesa Sand2004-8B · Valspar | 2.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cinnamon IcePPG1071-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cinnamon IcePPG1071-4 · Glidden | 1.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sand Dunes410-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Bay within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DDB8A3 in HSL space. Pair Coral Bay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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