Pea Green Color
Pea Green is a yellow green color with hex code #8EAB12. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with pea green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Pea Green Color Values
What Does Pea Green Mean?
Pea Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Pea Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Pea Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Pea Green
Pea Green and #2E12AB are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AB7A12 and #42AB12, which sit beside pea green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair pea green with triadic partners #128FAB and #AB128F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Sickly Green —
#94B21C(Delta E 3) - Icky Green —
#8FAE22(Delta E 3) - Barf Green —
#94AC02(Delta E 4) - Vomit Green —
#89A203(Delta E 4) - Puke Green —
#9AAE07(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #8EAB12; }
.background { background-color: #8EAB12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8EAB12; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8EAB1240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for pea green?
Pea Green has the hex code #8EAB12. In RGB notation it is rgb(142, 171, 18), in HSL it is hsl(71, 81%, 37%), and its OKLCH value is 0.695, 0.163, 121.2.
What does the color pea green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like pea green carry distinct psychological associations. Pea Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Pea Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with pea green?
Pea Green has three easy routes: its complement #2E12AB for punch, its neighbors #AB7A12 and #42AB12 for something calmer, or triadic partners #128FAB and #AB128F when you want energy.
Is pea green a standard web color?
No — Pea Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #8EAB12 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make pea green lighter or darker?
To lighten pea green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F3FAD1 (lightest tint) to #171C03 (darkest shade).
About Pea Green
Pea Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD.
Use our Color Converter to convert #8EAB12 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.