Close to Pea Green
#94A809
#94A809 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 65.9% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #94A809.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
2.67:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.86:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.67:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #94A809 as they’d see it.
#94A809 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #94A809
What color is #94A809?
#94A809 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 65.9% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #94A809 in RGB?
#94A809 is rgb(148, 168, 9): 148 red, 168 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #94A809 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 0, 95, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #94A809?
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 #94A809?
Its complement #B089FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.