Wheat (DBC775) — 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 #DBC775

RGB rgb(219, 199, 117)

HSL hsl(48°, 59%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.5796

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.69:1

Aa — #DBC775

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.44:1

Aa — #DBC775

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DBC775 #758ADB

Analogous

#DB9475 #DBC775 #BDDB75

Triadic

#DBC775 #75DBC7 #C775DB

Split-comp.

#DBC775 #75BDDB #9475DB

Tetradic

#DBC775 #75DB94 #758ADB #DB75BD

Monochromatic

#635622 #AF983C #D3C27E #E0D4A4 #F3EFDD

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