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Coral Rock 032
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Coral Rock sits at L* 67.5, a* 28.1, b* 23.2. Its hue angle is 40° and its chroma is 36.4, 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 71%.
LRV 37.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.0, Coral Rock is lighter than 40% 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 Coral Rock
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Sockeye | SW 6619 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Animated Coral | SW 6878 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Coral Rock
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Coral | MQ4-32 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Guava Jam | 200D-5 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peony Pink | 190D-5 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Run | 019 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Passion Fruit | 2171-40 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Reef | 012 | 3.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Custis Salmon | CW-215 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dusty Mauve | 2174-40 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Glow | 026 | 4.47 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Hydrangea Flowers 2008-40 · lighter, LRV 40.1
- Passion Fruit 2171-40 · lighter, LRV 40.4
- Farmer's Market 054 · lighter, LRV 40.7
- Golden Cherry 069 · darker, LRV 33.3
- Adobe Dust 2175-40 · darker, LRV 33.9
- Pink Flamingo CSP-1175 · darker, LRV 34.0
Colors that go with Coral Rock
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Baltimore Sky 760 · complementary (180°)
- Autumn Red 2087-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Harvest Bronze 1146 · analogous (+30°)
- Arlington Green 580 · triadic (120°)
- Aqua Marina 816 · triadic (240°)
Coral Rock vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 12.3) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 37.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 15.6) is darker (LRV 28.6 vs 37.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.