Venom is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #565ad5 |
| Complementary Color | #2a2da8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Venom Color. The Grass Daisy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Offbeat Green (#9c8b1f) for more energetic effect. Try Potter Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2a2da8 is the best complementary color to Venom. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a52a complementary color is Governor Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Alpine are #a8652a and #6da82a. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a52a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paarl and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Venom.
The split-complementary Venom palette consists of #652aa8 and #2a6da8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a2da8). Try Purple Heart and Jelly Bean colors in combination with #a9a52a, 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 #a9a52a offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Venom. Thus Seance and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Venom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Governor Bay, Jungle Green, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a52a square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Venom tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2a2da8) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tall Poppy – 120° from the complementary Governor Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2aa8a5 and #a82a2e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a52a is made of 45% red, 44% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Venom has a hue angle of 58.11°, a saturation of 60.19% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a52a is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a52a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,165,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 44%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.56, 49.8, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(58.11,60.19%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.11,75.15%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1457,-12.7564,59.8234) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2352,35.5125,7.4515) |