Wheat (E9BCA5) — 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 #E9BCA5

RGB rgb(233, 188, 165)

HSL hsl(20°, 61%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:29% K:9%

Luminance 0.5678

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.72:1

Aa — #E9BCA5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.2:1

Aa — #E9BCA5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9BCA5 #A5D2E9

Analogous

#E9A5B0 #E9BCA5 #E9DEA5

Triadic

#E9BCA5 #A5E9BB #BBA5E9

Split-comp.

#E9BCA5 #A5E9DE #A5B0E9

Tetradic

#E9BCA5 #B0E9A5 #A5D2E9 #DEA5E9

Monochromatic

#92502F #CB825D #E4BDAA #F0DBD1 #FFFFFF

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