Pea is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5b40df |
| Complementary Color | #3b20bf |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pea Color. The Bitter Lemon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spring Vegetables (#82a320) for more calm effect. Try Electric Energy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b20bf is the best complementary color to Pea. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a4bf20 complementary color is Persian Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citron are #bf8a20 and #54bf20. Thus found on the left and right of #a4bf20 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nugget and Lima colors as they work well with Pea.
The split-complementary Pea palette consists of #8a20bf and #2054bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b20bf). Try Purple Heart and Cerulean Blue colors in combination with #a4bf20, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a4bf20 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pea. Thus Red Violet and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Maroon Flush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4bf20 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pea tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3b20bf) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunderbird – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #20a3bf and #bf3a20.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4bf20 is made of 42% red, 49% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Pea has a hue angle of 70.19°, a saturation of 71.3% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4bf20 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #a4bf20 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,191,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 49%, 8% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 62.35, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(70.19,71.3%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.19,83.25%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0617,-28.2513,68.7546) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2014,45.2584,8.2996) |