Wheat (DE9C73) — 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 #DE9C73

RGB rgb(222, 156, 115)

HSL hsl(23°, 62%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.4119

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.31:1

Aa — #DE9C73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.11:1

Aa — #DE9C73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DE9C73 #73B5DE

Analogous

#DE737F #DE9C73 #DED273

Triadic

#DE9C73 #73DE9C #9C73DE

Split-comp.

#DE9C73 #73DED2 #737FDE

Tetradic

#DE9C73 #7FDE73 #73B5DE #D273DE

Monochromatic

#653A20 #B26738 #D59E7B #E2BAA2 #F4E5DC

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