Inspiration in the color vermilion.

How to use the color vermilion.

Vermilion

#E34234,#FFFFFF

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Information about vermilion color.

The vermilion HEX code picker is #E34234. This is the vibrant red-orange named after the pigment made from ground cinnabar.

The color vermilion can be achieved in an RGB space with 227 red, 66 green, and 52 blue. Vermilion color can be achieved in a CMYK color space with 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 77% yellow, and 11% black.

Combine vermilion with other colors.

Vermilion color is a warm hue that counters strikingly with cool, low-intensity tones like navy blue or glaucous color. Combined with red or orange, the color vermilion grows vivid and hot. Vermilion color can be tapered to a moderate level of intensity when paired with white. Next to bright cyan or turquoise, this ancient hue shows its modern side.

Tap the psychology of vermilion color.

Shades of red all share similar psychology: they’re passionate, they’re intense, and they’re energetic. The color vermilion takes these qualities and adds the symbolism of vitality. Vermilion color isn’t blood red, but its unique warmth is evocative of life.

Vermilion color in the Renaissance.

After the invention of synthetic vermilion color in 8th-century China, the process spread to Europe, but vermilion remained expensive. By the Renaissance, the cost of vermilion color was as high as gold leaf. Its use by Renaissance artists was reduced to red letters, symbols, or other small details in painting. Artists also recognized that the pigment’s weakness was an inevitable darkening with age. That, plus its cost, and vermilion began to fall out of favor.

Vermilion color inspiration in interiors.

The color vermilion is attractive in interior design because of its earthy tone. Its intensity does lend it to accents more than use as a principal color. Designers add life to a space with pops of vermilion color, especially across different textures. Trim might be painted vermilion; a wallpaper might feature designs drawn in vermilion color; or floor-length drapes might hang in a brilliant vermilion.