Vesuvius is soft, 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 | #57aacc |
| Complementary Color | #3386a8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vesuvius Color. The Flower Pot color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Korma (#804e2c) for more calm effect. Try Screaming Bell Metal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3386a8 is the best complementary color to Vesuvius. 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 #a85533 complementary color is Astral, 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 Medium Carmine are #a8334b and #a88f33. Thus found on the left and right of #a85533 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Vesuvius.
The split-complementary Vesuvius palette consists of #334ba8 and #33a88f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3386a8). Try Sapphire and Keppel colors in combination with #a85533, 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 #a85533 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 Vesuvius. Thus Purple Heart and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vesuvius contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a85533 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. Vesuvius tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3386a8) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33a855 and #a83386.
In a RGB color space, hex #a85533 is made of 55% red, 28% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Vesuvius has a hue angle of 17.44°, a saturation of 53.42% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a85533 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a85533 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,85,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 28%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 45.88, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(17.44,53.42%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.44,69.64%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7174,31.3444,34.8604) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9945,15.0608,4.9852) |