Coral Spice
90YR 53/338 · #F1BA8B · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Coral Spice53
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Coral Spice, Really?
Coral Spice reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YR 53/338 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Spice
Coral Spice 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 Coral Spice
At LRV 53, Coral Spice 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 Spice 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 90YR 53/338 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 | Melón MelosoSW 9007 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apple TurnoverM250-3 · Behr | 3.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beeswax2157-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Glazed Ginger8002-17C · Valspar | 3.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp BoatPPG1196-4 · PPG / Glidden | 4.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Juicy Jax110-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Spice 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 #F1BA8B in HSL space. Pair Coral Spice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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