Wheat (DDCA73) — 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 #DDCA73

RGB rgb(221, 202, 115)

HSL hsl(49°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5961

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.64:1

Aa — #DDCA73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.77:1

Aa — #DDCA73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDCA73 #7387DD

Analogous

#DD9573 #DDCA73 #BCDD73

Triadic

#DDCA73 #73DDCA #CA73DD

Split-comp.

#DDCA73 #73BCDD #9573DD

Tetradic

#DDCA73 #73DD95 #7387DD #DD73BC

Monochromatic

#645820 #B19B39 #D5C47C #E1D6A3 #F4EFDC

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