Wheat (E7B16A) — 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 #E7B16A

RGB rgb(231, 177, 106)

HSL hsl(34°, 72%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:54% K:9%

Luminance 0.5018

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.93:1

Aa — #E7B16A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.89:1

Aa — #E7B16A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E7B16A #6AA0E7

Analogous

#E7726A #E7B16A #DEE76A

Triadic

#E7B16A #6AE7B1 #B16AE7

Split-comp.

#E7B16A #6ADEE7 #726AE7

Tetradic

#E7B16A #6AE772 #6AA0E7 #E76ADE

Monochromatic

#6B4819 #BE7F2D #DEAF73 #E8C79C #F6EADA

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