Wheat (EFC79D) — 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 #EFC79D

RGB rgb(239, 199, 157)

HSL hsl(31°, 72%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:34% K:6%

Luminance 0.6237

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.58:1

Aa — #EFC79D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.33:1

Aa — #EFC79D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFC79D #9FC6EF

Analogous

#EFA09F #EFC79D #EEEF9F

Triadic

#EFC79D #9FEFC8 #C89FEF

Split-comp.

#EFC79D #9FEEEF #A09FEF

Tetradic

#EFC79D #9FEFA0 #9FC6EF #EF9FEE

Monochromatic

#9D6325 #D69651 #EAC8A4 #F3E1CD #FFFFFF

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