Wheat (D8B959) — 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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #D8B959

RGB rgb(216, 185, 89)

HSL hsl(45°, 62%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:59% K:15%

Luminance 0.5077

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.91:1

Aa — #D8B959

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11:1

Aa — #D8B959

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8B959 #5A79D8

Analogous

#D8795A #D8B959 #B9D85A

Triadic

#D8B959 #5AD8B9 #B95AD8

Split-comp.

#D8B959 #5AB9D8 #795AD8

Tetradic

#D8B959 #5AD879 #5A79D8 #D85AB9

Monochromatic

#4E4018 #9B8131 #CEB464 #DAC68B #EDE3C5

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