Wheat (E5B66C) — 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 #E5B66C

RGB rgb(229, 182, 108)

HSL hsl(37°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:53% K:10%

Luminance 0.5193

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.87:1

Aa — #E5B66C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.24:1

Aa — #E5B66C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5B66C #6C9AE5

Analogous

#E57A6C #E5B66C #D7E56C

Triadic

#E5B66C #6CE5B6 #B66CE5

Split-comp.

#E5B66C #6CD7E5 #7A6CE5

Tetradic

#E5B66C #6CE57A #6C9AE5 #E56CD7

Monochromatic

#6A4C1B #BC862F #DCB474 #E7CA9D #F6EBDA

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