Vulcan Fire Color

#e6390d

Vulcan Fire is vivid, 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 #19c6f2
Complementary Color #0db9e6
Color Shade: mid red (12.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.65% (better contrasting with white)
Vulcan Fire Color Sample
Vulcan Fire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6390d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vulcan Fire Color. The Gerbera Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ryza Dust (#ec631a) for more calm effect. Try Mandarin Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0db9e6 is the best complementary color to Vulcan Fire. 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 #e6390d complementary color is Cerulean, 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 Pomegranate are #e60d4d and #e6a50d. Thus found on the left and right of #e6390d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and Gamboge colors as they work well with Vulcan Fire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vulcan Fire palette consists of #0d4de6 and #0de6a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0db9e6). Try Blue Ribbon and Caribbean Green colors in combination with #e6390d, 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 #e6390d 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 Vulcan Fire. Thus Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vulcan Fire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6390d 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. Vulcan Fire tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0db9e6) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0de639 and #e60db9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6390d is made of 77% red, 19% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Vulcan Fire has a hue angle of 12.17°, a saturation of 89.3% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6390d is made of 0% cyan, 67.85% magenta, 85.1% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6390d
RGB Decimal rgb(230,57,13)
RGB Percentage 77%, 19%, 4%
CMYK 0, 67.85, 85.1, 9.8
HSL hsl(12.17,89.3%,47.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.17,94.35%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.5856,64.2055,60.4703)
XYZ xyz(34.1689,19.7783,2.3975)
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