Lava Pit Color

#e46f34

Lava Pit 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 #1b90cb
Complementary Color #34a8e3
Color Shade: warm red (20.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.9% (better contrasting with white)
Lava Pit Color Sample
Lava Pit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e46f34

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lava Pit Color. The Sari 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 Goblin Eyes (#eb8931) for more energetic effect. Try Carnival as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#34a8e3 is the best complementary color to Lava Pit. 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 #e46f34 complementary color is Picton Blue, 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 Flame Pea are #e33451 and #e3c734. Thus found on the left and right of #e46f34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Sunflower colors as they work well with Lava Pit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lava Pit palette consists of #3450e3 and #34e3c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#34a8e3). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e46f34, 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 #e46f34 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 Lava Pit. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lava Pit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e46f34 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. Lava Pit tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#34a8e3) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #34e36f and #e334a8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e46f34 is made of 58% red, 28% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Lava Pit has a hue angle of 20.11°, a saturation of 76.52% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e46f34 is made of 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 69.02% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e46f34
RGB Decimal rgb(228,111,52)
RGB Percentage 58%, 28%, 13%
CMYK 0, 45.88, 69.02, 10.59
HSL hsl(20.11,76.52%,54.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.11,77.19%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.9887,41.7691,52.2287)
XYZ xyz(38.2992,28.1108,6.6561)
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