Close to Pea Green
#8CA310
#8CA310 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green, and 6.3% blue. Its hue is 69°, with 82% 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 #8CA310.
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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2.85:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.36:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8CA310 as they’d see it.
#8CA310 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8CA310
What color is #8CA310?
#8CA310 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green, and 6.3% blue. Its hue is 69°, with 82% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8CA310 in RGB?
#8CA310 is rgb(140, 163, 16): 140 red, 163 green, and 16 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8CA310 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 90, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8CA310?
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 #8CA310?
Its complement #AB83FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.