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Fan Coral 013
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fan Coral sits at L* 64.4, a* 42.5, b* 28.3. Its hue angle is 34° and its chroma is 51.0, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 74%.
LRV 32.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 32.5, Fan Coral is lighter than 36% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fan Coral
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardent Coral | SW 6874 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lei Flower | SW 6613 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rejuvenate | SW 6620 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Fan Coral
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Lava | 180B-5 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Youthful Coral | 170B-5 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Cosmic Coral | HDC-SM14-12 | 1.56 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Coral | 005 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Fresno | 020 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bird of Paradise | 1305 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Picante | 006 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Reef | 012 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tucker Orange | CW-300 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tangerine Fusion 083 · lighter, LRV 35.3
- All Ablaze 1304 · lighter, LRV 37.2
- Coral Reef 012 · lighter, LRV 38.9
- Oriole 2169-30 · darker, LRV 28.9
- Florida Pink 1320 · darker, LRV 29.1
- Bird of Paradise 1305 · darker, LRV 28.8
Colors that go with Fan Coral
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bahaman Sea Blue 2055-40 · complementary (180°)
- Deep Carnation 2086-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Pumpkin Spice 126 · analogous (+30°)
- Four Leaf Clover 573 · triadic (120°)
- Nova Scotia Blue 796 · triadic (240°)
Fan Coral vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 13.6) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 32.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 13.7) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 32.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 15.4) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 32.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.