#BEE7A5Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5) is a very light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 134°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.098. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BEE7A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 231, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 58%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.4 -25 27.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.882 0.098 134) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pastel Pea shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c9e199 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#c6e8a1 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#bee7a5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bee8a8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pastel Pea in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.38:1 and against black 15.16:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dbffc5 · #bee7a5 · #8baf76 · #698755 · #486236 · #293f19
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bee7a5 · #bfce87 · #bdb470 · #b79c60 · #ad8455 · #9f6f4f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bee7a5 · #95c3bd · #84a570 · #168d84 · #4c6839 · #1a4c47
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bee7a5 · #adb9a7 · #9a72ae · #475a3b · #2b3c21 · #141f0e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bee7a5 · #beb9c2 · #7e867a · #514d53 · #1b2317 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff9 · #cdc5d2 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #bee7a5
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf3cd · #bee7a5 · #98d3a0 · #9a65b5 · #30406e · #09082f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bee7a5 · #c2b6c9 · #7d7db1 · #73365c · #1d1745 · #050002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bee7a5 · #afbdce · #6286b1 · #7b353e · #3f0814 · #000210
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bee7a5 · #a8c0c9 · #498da6 · #623d74 · #3b1000 · #030006
#C6EAB0 · #CEEDBB · #D6F0C6 · #DEF4D1 · #E6F7DC
#99BD82 · #759561 · #536F41 · #334A23 · #162907
#C4E4B1 · #C9E1BC · #CFDEC6
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.