Wheat (DDA173) — 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 #DDA173

RGB rgb(221, 161, 115)

HSL hsl(26°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.4278

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.23:1

Aa — #DDA173

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.42:1

Aa — #DDA173

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDA173 #73AFDD

Analogous

#DD737A #DDA173 #DDD673

Triadic

#DDA173 #73DDA1 #A173DD

Split-comp.

#DDA173 #73DDD6 #737ADD

Tetradic

#DDA173 #7ADD73 #73AFDD #D673DD

Monochromatic

#643E20 #B16D39 #D5A27C #E1BEA3 #F4E6DC

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