Wheat (DCBE90) — 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 #DCBE90

RGB rgb(220, 190, 144)

HSL hsl(36°, 52%, 71%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:35% K:14%

Luminance 0.5485

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.78:1

Aa — #DCBE90

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.81:1

Aa — #DCBE90

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCBE90 #8FADDC

Analogous

#DC968F #DCBE90 #D4DC8F

Triadic

#DCBE90 #8FDCBD #BD8FDC

Split-comp.

#DCBE90 #8FD4DC #968FDC

Tetradic

#DCBE90 #8FDC96 #8FADDC #DC8FD4

Monochromatic

#70562E #B78D4E #D4BB96 #E3D3BA #F9F6F1

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