Little Greene Vulcan 324

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Little Greene Vulcan reviews (3 photos)
What are Little Greene Vulcan undertones?
Is Vulcan 324 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Vulcan
Monochromatic color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Vulcan 324
Code:	324
Name:	Vulcan
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Grey

What color is Little Greene Vulcan?

Little Greene Vulcan 324 is a deep, muted charcoal grey with a faint green cast that keeps it from reading flat or blue. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, mineral-like appearance, particularly in rooms with natural wood, stone, or aged metal finishes. In brighter daylight, Vulcan can show its soft green-grey undertone, while lower light makes it appear closer to a near-black graphite. Use it on cabinetry, an interior door, or a study wall for definition without the hardness of a pure black. Pair it with warm off-whites, weathered oak, brushed brass, and muted clay tones to bring out its restrained warmth.

Little Greene Vulcan reviews (3 photos)

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What are Little Greene Vulcan undertones?

Vulcan 324 reads as a deep, near-neutral charcoal grey with very low saturation and a restrained green direction in the supplied digital sample. Because that green bias is slight, the colour will usually register more as a softened dark grey than as an obviously green paint. Little Greene’s official undertone description was not available in the provided source, so no manufacturer undertone claim can be confirmed here. Warm artificial light may make its grey character feel a little softer, while cool daylight can make the faint green-leaning direction easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#525653

RGB code:

82, 86, 83

Is Little Greene Vulcan cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 135°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

324 Vulcan HSL code: 135, 2%, 33%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Vulcan

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Vulcan:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

324
Vulcan

304
Ambleside

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#525653
RGB Decimal	82, 86, 83
RGB Percent	32.16%, 33.73%, 32.55%
HSV	Hue: 135° Saturation: 4.65% Value: 33.73%
HSL	hsl(135, 2, 33)
CMYK	Cyan: 4.65 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.49 Key: 66.27
YIQ	Y: 84.462 I: -1.42 Q: -1.78
XYZ	X: 8.368 Y: 9.074 Z: 9.492
CIE Lab	L:36.126 a:-2.246 b:1.193
CIE Luv	L:36.126 u:-2.018 v:1.806
Decimal	5396051
Hunter Lab	30.123, -3.126, 2.404