Wheat (D8AA79) — 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 #D8AA79

RGB rgb(216, 170, 121)

HSL hsl(31°, 55%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:44% K:15%

Luminance 0.4547

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.11:1

Aa — #D8AA79

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.95:1

Aa — #D8AA79

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8AA79 #79A7D8

Analogous

#D87A79 #D8AA79 #D6D879

Triadic

#D8AA79 #79D8AA #AA79D8

Split-comp.

#D8AA79 #79D6D8 #7A79D8

Tetradic

#D8AA79 #79D87A #79A7D8 #D879D6

Monochromatic

#604324 #AA7741 #CFAA81 #DDC3A6 #F2E8DE

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