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Wheat
#DC9E74
Peruvian
#CD853F
Wheat
#DEB887
Hot Chocolate
#D2691E
Sienna Brown
#A0522D
Burnt Sienna
#E8651A
Saddle Brown
#8B4513
Sand
#E8D5B7
Caramel
#C8A97E
Modern Orange
#F97316
Deep Amber
#EA580C
Alizarin
#C0392B
Pure Orange
#FF6600
"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 #DC9E74
RGB rgb(220, 158, 116)
HSL hsl(24°, 60%, 66%)
CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:47% K:14%
Luminance 0.4159
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.29:1
Aa — #DC9E74
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 9.19:1
Aa — #DC9E74
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#DC9E74 #74B3DC
Analogous
#DC747F #DC9E74 #DCD274
Triadic
#DC9E74 #74DC9E #9E74DC
Split-comp.
#DC9E74 #74DCD2 #747FDC
Tetradic
#DC9E74 #7FDC74 #74B3DC #D274DC
Monochromatic
#633C21 #B06A3B #D4A07D #E0BCA3 #F4E6DD
Suggested palettes for this hue.
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Brown
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Wheat
#DEB887
Hot Chocolate
#D2691E
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