Antique Coral
DE5170 · #FFC7B0 · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Antique Coral61
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cosmetic PeachSW 6618 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral Confection270C-3 · Behr | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Malibu Peach2169-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Coral WispV046-2 · Valspar | 3.1 | 65.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet AngelPPG1193-4 · PPG / Glidden | 4.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Crayon60YR 65/196 · Glidden | 2.8 | 65 | Color page → |
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.
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.
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