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Antique Coral

DE5170 · #FFC7B0 · LRV 61 · warm red tone

DE5170 · #FFC7B0 · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Antique Coral
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5170 · #FFC7B0
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE5170 · all Dunn-Edwards oranges
LRV61Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyOrange
Hex · RGB · HSL#FFC7B0 · 255, 199, 176 · 17°, 100%, 85%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Caramelized35
  2. 2Venetian Plaster42
  3. 3Antique Coral61
  4. 4Naive Peach69
  5. 5Juno Peach74
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Antique Coral, Really?

Antique Coral reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5170 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Antique Coral

Antique Coral 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Antique Coral

At LRV 61, Antique Coral is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Antique Coral 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5170 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

The nearest shades to Antique Coral within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Antique Coral · 14 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Antique Coral · 1.5 : 1 · fails for text

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 #FFC7B0 in HSL space. Pair Antique Coral with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFC7B0 + #B0E8FF
TRIADIC
#FFC7B0 · #B0FFC7 · #C7B0FF
ANALOGOUS
#FFB0C1 · #FFC7B0 · #FFEFB0

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