Volcanic Rock is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #94969a |
| Complementary Color | #64676b |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Volcanic Rock Color. The Willow Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Arrowtown (#827a67) for more energetic effect. Try Mossy Oak as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#64676b is the best complementary color to Volcanic Rock. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b6965 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ironside Gray are #6b6564 and #6a6b64. Thus found on the left and right of #6b6965 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dove Gray and Storm Dust colors as they work well with Volcanic Rock.
The split-complementary Volcanic Rock palette consists of #65646b and #646a6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64676b). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #6b6965, 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 #6b6965 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Volcanic Rock. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Volcanic Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Corduroy, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b6965 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Volcanic Rock tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#64676b) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #646b69 and #6b6467.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b6965 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Volcanic Rock has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 2.88% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b6965 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b6965 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,105,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 2.35, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(40,2.88%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,5.61%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4737,-0.0182,2.5159) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4639,14.1685,14.3371) |