Wheat (E9B9A5) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Wheat"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Wheat pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E9B9A5

RGB rgb(233, 185, 165)

HSL hsl(18°, 61%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:29% K:9%

Luminance 0.5551

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.76:1

Aa — #E9B9A5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.95:1

Aa — #E9B9A5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9B9A5 #A5D5E9

Analogous

#E9A5B2 #E9B9A5 #E9DBA5

Triadic

#E9B9A5 #A5E9B9 #B9A5E9

Split-comp.

#E9B9A5 #A5E9DB #A5B2E9

Tetradic

#E9B9A5 #B2E9A5 #A5D5E9 #DBA5E9

Monochromatic

#924D2F #CB7E5D #E4BBAA #F0DAD1 #FFFFFF

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