Vulcan Mud Color

#897f79

Vulcan Mud 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 #768086
Complementary Color #798389
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Vulcan Mud Color Sample
Vulcan Mud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #897f79

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vulcan Mud Color. The Sea Elephant color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Boat Anchor (#6c6b6a) for more calm effect. Try Braid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#798389 is the best complementary color to Vulcan Mud. 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 #897f79 complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schooner are #89797b and #898779. Thus found on the left and right of #897f79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Granite Green colors as they work well with Vulcan Mud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vulcan Mud palette consists of #797a89 and #798987 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#798389). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #897f79, 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 #897f79 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 Vulcan Mud. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vulcan Mud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Xanadu, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #897f79 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Vulcan Mud tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#798389) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Suva Gray – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79897f and #897983.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #897f79 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Vulcan Mud has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 6.35% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #897f79 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #897f79
RGB Decimal rgb(137,127,121)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.93, 6.28, 46.27
HSL hsl(22.5,6.35%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,11.68%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.8969,2.6954,4.6176)
XYZ xyz(21.3571,21.8776,21.1863)
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