Venetian Gold is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #4c6ebd |
| Complementary Color | #4164b3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Venetian Gold Color. The Mud Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Butterbeer (#af7934) for more energetic effect. Try Manticore Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4164b3 is the best complementary color to Venetian Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b39142 complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #b35841 and #9cb341. Thus found on the left and right of #b39142 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brown Rust and Sushi colors as they work well with Venetian Gold.
The split-complementary Venetian Gold palette consists of #5841b3 and #419cb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4164b3). Try Studio and Boston Blue colors in combination with #b39142, 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 #b39142 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Venetian Gold. Thus Studio and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Venetian Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b39142 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Venetian Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4164b3) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41b391 and #b34164.
In a RGB color space, hex #b39142 is made of 46% red, 37% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Venetian Gold has a hue angle of 41.95°, a saturation of 46.12% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b39142 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b39142 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,145,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 37%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.34, 44.32, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(41.95,46.12%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.95,63.13%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8503,3.729,45.7578) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6992,30.2279,9.4235) |