Bay Coral
22YR 50/316 · #F5A69B · LRV 50 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Razzle Dazzle20
- 2Retro Pink38
- 3Bay Coral50
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Bay Coral, Really?
Bay Coral reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 22YR 50/316 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bay Coral
Bay 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Bay Coral
At LRV 50, Bay 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 Bay 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 Glidden 22YR 50/316 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 | Stone FruitSW 9699 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 47 | Color page → |
| Behr | Peach MimosaHDC-MD-18 · Behr | 3.4 | 47 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Peach011 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 47 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pouty PinkV006-2 · Valspar | 0.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Salmon PinkPPG1188-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 47 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dancing Pink206-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 48 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Bay Coral within Glidden'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 #F5A69B in HSL space. Pair Bay Coral with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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