Pea Green is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Pea Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pea Green is #8EAB12.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pea Green has 56%% Red, 67% Green, and 7% Blue.
Pea Green has 71° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 67% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pea Green has 71° Hue, 81% Saturation, and 37% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pea Green has 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow, and 33% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#8EAB12 |
|
RGB |
(142, 171, 18) |
(56%, 67%, 7%) |
HSV |
(71°, 89, 67) |
(20%, 89%, 67%) |
HSL |
(71°, 81, 37) |
(20%, 81%, 37%) |
CMYK |
(17, 0, 89, 33) |
(17%, 0%, 89%, 33%) |
The natural luminance of Pea Green is 35%, which is medium high.
Pea Green has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pea Green and black have a 8.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Pea Green and white have a 2.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
35% |
AAA (8.0) |
insufficient (2.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pea Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 41% Yellow, 19% Green, 33% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Yellow
41%
Red
0%
Green
19%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
33%
White
7%
To mix Pea Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Cyan, 50% Yellow, 33% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Cyan
10%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
50%
Black
33%
White
7%
Colors similar to Pea Green are: Citron, Icky Green, Barf Green, Dark Lime, and Mustard Green. Citron is more yellow and paler than Pea Green. Icky Green is paler than Pea Green. Barf Green is more yellow and brighter than Pea Green. Dark Lime is more green and brighter and lighter than Pea Green. Mustard Green is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Pea Green.