Wheat (D9BC78) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Wheat"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Wheat pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #D9BC78

RGB rgb(217, 188, 120)

HSL hsl(42°, 56%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:45% K:15%

Luminance 0.5286

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.84:1

Aa — #D9BC78

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.41:1

Aa — #D9BC78

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D9BC78 #7895D9

Analogous

#D98B78 #D9BC78 #C5D978

Triadic

#D9BC78 #78D9BC #BC78D9

Split-comp.

#D9BC78 #78C5D9 #8B78D9

Tetradic

#D9BC78 #78D98B #7895D9 #D978C5

Monochromatic

#614E24 #AB8B3F #D0B880 #DECDA6 #F3ECDD

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