Close to Pea Green
#8BA00A
#8BA00A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 62.7% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 88% saturation and 33% 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 #8BA00A.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.13:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.95:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.13:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8BA00A as they’d see it.
#8BA00A 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 #8BA00A
What color is #8BA00A?
#8BA00A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 62.7% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 88% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8BA00A in RGB?
#8BA00A is rgb(139, 160, 10): 139 red, 160 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8BA00A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 0, 94, 37). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8BA00A?
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 #8BA00A?
Its complement #A880F8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.