Pea Color
Pea is a yellow green color with hex code #A4BF20. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with pea, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Pea Color Values
What Does Pea Mean?
Pea 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 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 is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Pea
Pea and #3B21C0 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 — #C08B21 and #56C021, which sit beside pea on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair pea with triadic partners #21A5C0 and #C021A5. 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
- Gross Green —
#A0BF16(Delta E 3) - Bright Olive —
#9CBB04(Delta E 4) - Booger Green —
#96B403(Delta E 5) - Snot —
#ACBB0D(Delta E 6) - Sick Green —
#9DB92C(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A4BF20; }
.background { background-color: #A4BF20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A4BF20; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A4BF2040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for pea?
Pea has the hex code #A4BF20. In RGB notation it is rgb(164, 191, 32), in HSL it is hsl(70, 71%, 44%), and its OKLCH value is 0.758, 0.171, 119.7.
What does the color pea mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like pea carry distinct psychological associations. Pea 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 sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with pea?
Pea has three easy routes: its complement #3B21C0 for punch, its neighbors #C08B21 and #56C021 for something calmer, or triadic partners #21A5C0 and #C021A5 when you want energy.
Is pea a standard web color?
No — Pea is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A4BF20 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make pea lighter or darker?
To lighten pea, 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 #F3F8D8 (lightest tint) to #1A1F05 (darkest shade).
About Pea
Pea 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, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A4BF20 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.