Wheat (ECC6A2) — 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 #ECC6A2

RGB rgb(236, 198, 162)

HSL hsl(29°, 66%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:31% K:7%

Luminance 0.6158

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.6:1

Aa — #ECC6A2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.17:1

Aa — #ECC6A2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECC6A2 #A2C8EC

Analogous

#ECA2A3 #ECC6A2 #ECEBA2

Triadic

#ECC6A2 #A2ECC6 #C6A2EC

Split-comp.

#ECC6A2 #A2ECEB #A2A3EC

Tetradic

#ECC6A2 #A3ECA2 #A2C8EC #EBA2EC

Monochromatic

#975F2B #D09258 #E6C6A7 #F2E0CF #FFFFFF

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