Lava (color)

Lava

— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #483C32
RGBB (r, g, b) (72, 60, 50)
HSV (h, s, v) (27°, 31%, 28 [1]%)
Source ISCC NBS (color sample #81)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Lava is a color that is a shade of red. It is named after the color of volcanic lava.

This is the color of fresh lava pouring out of a volcano.

The first recorded use of lava as a color name in English was in 1892. [2]


References

  1. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #483C32 (Dark Lava):
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197; Color Sample of Lava: Page 39 Plate 8 Color Sample E7 (Note: This color sample matches the color shown above as "dark lava")

See also

Shades of red
Amaranth Auburn Burgundy Cardinal Carmine Cerise Chestnut Crimson Dark red Electric crimson
                   
Fire brick Flame Folly Fuchsia Lust Magenta Raspberry Red Red-violet Redwood
                   
Rose Rosewood Ruby Rust Scarlet Terra cotta Tuscan red Vermilion Wine
                 
The samples shown above are only indicative.