Wheat (E6B16B) — 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 #E6B16B

RGB rgb(230, 177, 107)

HSL hsl(34°, 71%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:53% K:10%

Luminance 0.5004

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.93:1

Aa — #E6B16B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.87:1

Aa — #E6B16B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6B16B #6BA0E6

Analogous

#E6736B #E6B16B #DEE66B

Triadic

#E6B16B #6BE6B1 #B16BE6

Split-comp.

#E6B16B #6BDEE6 #736BE6

Tetradic

#E6B16B #6BE673 #6BA0E6 #E66BDE

Monochromatic

#6B481A #BD7F2E #DDAF73 #E7C79C #F6EADA

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