Pea Green #8EAB12
Pea Green is a medium-light, vivid yellow with hex code #8EAB12 and RGB rgb(142, 171, 18).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.98:1).
About this color
#8EAB12 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.163 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Pea Green. Black text reads best on it, at 7.98:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.163) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Green |
| Black text | 7.98:1 |
| White text | 2.63:1 |
Colors that go with Pea Green
Matches found by rotating Pea Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Pea Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Pea Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Pea Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.009
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.012
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.016
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.021
- Dark Lime #84B701 ΔE 0.035
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.036
- Turtle Green #75B84F ΔE 0.045
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.047
More about Pea Green
How to make Pea Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts yellow
- 3 parts green
- 1 part red
Recipe result: #88AC37, a difference of ΔE 0.017 from Pea Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Pea Green in every format
| HEX | #8EAB12 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 171, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 81%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.5% 0.163 121.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #8EAB12 | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc -56.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #8EAB12 | 7.98:1 | AAA | Lc 52.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EAB12 text on white | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 51.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EAB12 text on black | 7.98:1 | AAA | Lc -50.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
Shades and tints of Pea Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7ED
oklch(97.1% 0.014 120.3)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDD8
oklch(93.5% 0.029 122)
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Step 200
200
#D3DFB6
oklch(88.4% 0.056 120.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6CB80
oklch(80.9% 0.101 121.4)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8EAB12
oklch(69.5% 0.163 121.2)
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Step 500
500
#7C9600
oklch(63% 0.151 121.2)
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Step 600
600
#687E00
oklch(55.5% 0.133 121.1)
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Step 700
700
#576A00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
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Step 800
800
#475700
oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#222B00
oklch(27.1% 0.065 121.1)
Pea Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B6A000 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B3A027 | 0.062 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #97A191 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #A0A0A0 | 0.163 |
Use Pea Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.