Wheat (EFCC99) — 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 #EFCC99

RGB rgb(239, 204, 153)

HSL hsl(36°, 73%, 77%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:36% K:6%

Luminance 0.6456

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.53:1

Aa — #EFCC99

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.77:1

Aa — #EFCC99

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFCC99 #9ABCEF

Analogous

#EFA29A #EFCC99 #E7EF9A

Triadic

#EFCC99 #9AEFCD #CD9AEF

Split-comp.

#EFCC99 #9AE7EF #A29AEF

Tetradic

#EFCC99 #9AEFA2 #9ABCEF #EF9AE7

Monochromatic

#9A6A23 #D69F4C #E9CC9F #F3E2C9 #FFFFFF

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