Wheat (DDB573) — 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 #DDB573

RGB rgb(221, 181, 115)

HSL hsl(37°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5042

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.92:1

Aa — #DDB573

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.93:1

Aa — #DDB573

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDB573 #739CDD

Analogous

#DD8073 #DDB573 #D1DD73

Triadic

#DDB573 #73DDB5 #B573DD

Split-comp.

#DDB573 #73D1DD #8073DD

Tetradic

#DDB573 #73DD80 #739CDD #DD73D1

Monochromatic

#644A20 #B18339 #D5B37C #E1C9A3 #F4EBDC

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