Wheat (DDBA73) — 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 #DDBA73

RGB rgb(221, 186, 115)

HSL hsl(40°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5249

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.85:1

Aa — #DDBA73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.35:1

Aa — #DDBA73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDBA73 #7397DD

Analogous

#DD8573 #DDBA73 #CCDD73

Triadic

#DDBA73 #73DDBA #BA73DD

Split-comp.

#DDBA73 #73CCDD #8573DD

Tetradic

#DDBA73 #73DD85 #7397DD #DD73CC

Monochromatic

#644E20 #B18939 #D5B77C #E1CCA3 #F4ECDC

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