Wheat (DDC373) — 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 #DDC373

RGB rgb(221, 195, 115)

HSL hsl(45°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5641

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.73:1

Aa — #DDC373

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.13:1

Aa — #DDC373

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDC373 #738EDD

Analogous

#DD8E73 #DDC373 #C3DD73

Triadic

#DDC373 #73DDC3 #C373DD

Split-comp.

#DDC373 #73C3DD #8E73DD

Tetradic

#DDC373 #73DD8E #738EDD #DD73C3

Monochromatic

#645320 #B19339 #D5BE7C #E1D1A3 #F4EEDC

Suggested palettes for this hue.

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