Ancient Lavastone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #b7c3cd |
| Complementary Color | #313d48 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Lavastone Color. The Chocolate Cupcake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sandalwood (#615543) for more energetic effect. Try Tobacco as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#313d48 is the best complementary color to Ancient Lavastone. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #483c32 complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Taupe are #483133 and #484731. Thus found on the left and right of #483c32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Kelp colors as they work well with Ancient Lavastone.
The split-complementary Ancient Lavastone palette consists of #313248 and #314847 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#313d48). Try Martinique and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #483c32, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #483c32 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ancient Lavastone. Thus Blackcurrant and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Lavastone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #483c32 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ancient Lavastone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#313d48) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31483c and #48313e.
In a RGB color space, hex #483c32 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Lavastone has a hue angle of 27.27°, a saturation of 18.03% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #483c32 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #483c32 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,60,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 8.63, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(27.27,18.03%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.27,30.56%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.2732,3.4219,8.1312) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8641,4.8397,3.6954) |