Wheat (DFA872) — 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 #DFA872

RGB rgb(223, 168, 114)

HSL hsl(30°, 63%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:49% K:13%

Luminance 0.4561

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.1:1

Aa — #DFA872

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.98:1

Aa — #DFA872

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFA872 #72A8DF

Analogous

#DF7272 #DFA872 #DFDF72

Triadic

#DFA872 #72DFA8 #A872DF

Split-comp.

#DFA872 #72DFDF #7272DF

Tetradic

#DFA872 #72DF72 #72A8DF #DF72DF

Monochromatic

#65421F #B37537 #D6A87A #E2C2A1 #F4E8DC

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