Close to Pea Green
#8EA300
#8EA300 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 63.9% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8EA300.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.84:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.39:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.84:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8EA300 as they’d see it.
#8EA300 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #8EA300
What color is #8EA300?
#8EA300 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 63.9% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8EA300 in RGB?
#8EA300 is rgb(142, 163, 0): 142 red, 163 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8EA300 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 0, 100, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8EA300?
PANTONE 7494 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8EA300?
Its complement #AD82FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.