Wheat (DFB99D) — 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 #DFB99D

RGB rgb(223, 185, 157)

HSL hsl(25°, 51%, 75%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:30% K:13%

Luminance 0.5362

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.82:1

Aa — #DFB99D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.56:1

Aa — #DFB99D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFB99D #9FC5E0

Analogous

#E09FA4 #DFB99D #E0DA9F

Triadic

#DFB99D #9FE0BA #BA9FE0

Split-comp.

#DFB99D #9FE0DA #9FA4E0

Tetradic

#DFB99D #A4E09F #9FC5E0 #DA9FE0

Monochromatic

#7E5335 #BB845D #D9BBA5 #E8D6C9 #FFFFFF

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