Dark Envy is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5b5a7d |
| Complementary Color | #8382a4 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (61.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Envy Color. The Aloe Thorn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bitter (#88896c) for more calm effect. Try Dry Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8382a4 is the best complementary color to Dark Envy. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a4a582 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tallow are #a49482 and #92a482. Thus found on the left and right of #a4a582 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Donkey Brown and Sage colors as they work well with Dark Envy.
The split-complementary Dark Envy palette consists of #9482a4 and #8292a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8382a4). Try Amethyst Smoke and Regent Gray colors in combination with #a4a582, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a4a582 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Envy. Thus Bouquet and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Envy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Bay Leaf, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4a582 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Envy tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8382a4) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82a3a4 and #a48382.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4a582 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Envy has a hue angle of 61.71°, a saturation of 16.28% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4a582 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a4a582 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,165,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 13.73, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(61.71,16.28%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(61.71,21.21%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8354,-6.3595,18.0763) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7942,36.4145,26.4194) |