Indigo vs Venetian Yellow
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Indigo belongs to the blue family and Venetian Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Venetian Yellow (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Indigo (LRV 6), a difference of 71 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Indigo runs cool while Venetian Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 84.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Indigo vs Venetian Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Indigo and Venetian Yellow in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Venetian Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Indigo would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Venetian Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Indigo.
Color Details
Indigo vs Venetian Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Indigo on one side and Venetian Yellow on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.