Wheat (DFA457) — 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 #DFA457

RGB rgb(223, 164, 87)

HSL hsl(34°, 68%, 61%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:61% K:13%

Luminance 0.4359

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.19:1

Aa — #DFA457

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.59:1

Aa — #DFA457

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFA457 #5893DF

Analogous

#DF6158 #DFA457 #D6DF58

Triadic

#DFA457 #58DFA5 #A558DF

Split-comp.

#DFA457 #58D6DF #6158DF

Tetradic

#DFA457 #58DF61 #5893DF #DF58D6

Monochromatic

#553A16 #A5712C #D5A362 #E0BB8A #F0DEC7

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