Kilauea Lava Color

#843d38

Kilauea Lava is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #7bc2c7
Complementary Color #387f84
Color Shade: mid red (3.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Kilauea Lava Color Sample
Kilauea Lava Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #843d38

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kilauea Lava Color. The Redwood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Baked Clay (#9c5642) for more energetic effect. Try Wilted Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#387f84 is the best complementary color to Kilauea Lava. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #843d38 complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #843858 and #846338. Thus found on the left and right of #843d38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Kilauea Lava.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kilauea Lava palette consists of #385884 and #388463 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#387f84). Try Chambray and Viridian colors in combination with #843d38, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #843d38 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kilauea Lava. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kilauea Lava contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #843d38 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kilauea Lava tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#387f84) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38843d and #84387f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #843d38 is made of 53% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Kilauea Lava has a hue angle of 3.95°, a saturation of 40.43% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #843d38 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #843d38
RGB Decimal rgb(132,61,56)
RGB Percentage 53%, 24%, 22%
CMYK 0, 27.84, 29.8, 48.24
HSL hsl(3.95,40.43%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.95,57.58%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0603,30.0347,17.5776)
XYZ xyz(11.8983,8.5285,4.7604)
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