Wheat (DCC488) — 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 #DCC488

RGB rgb(220, 196, 136)

HSL hsl(43°, 55%, 70%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:38% K:14%

Luminance 0.5726

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #DCC488

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.29:1

Aa — #DCC488

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC488 #88A0DD

Analogous

#DD9B88 #DCC488 #CADD88

Triadic

#DCC488 #88DDC5 #C588DD

Split-comp.

#DCC488 #88CADD #9B88DD

Tetradic

#DCC488 #88DD9B #88A0DD #DD88CA

Monochromatic

#6F5B2A #B99846 #D5C190 #E3D6B5 #F8F5ED

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