It's the Reranch coral color, which I believe was based on faded fiesta red. Most folks figured that the early "coral" color Strats and Tele's were actually just faded fiesta red guitars, so I think this is why Reranch developed this shade of their "coral" color.
Tahitian Coral (which Fender used on at least one factory finished 1961 Strat) was a Chrysler Motors color from around 1958. Tahitian Coral is a slightly (but perceptable) different color.
Premier Guitar magazine had an article in it about that 1961 Tahitian Coral Strat last year (see the photo below), which I Emailed to Reranch, asking them to consider having a batch made up, since there was so much interest in that TC Strat. I received an Email saying they'd look into it, but nothing has happened yet.
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