Wheat (D8BA79) — 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 #D8BA79

RGB rgb(216, 186, 121)

HSL hsl(41°, 55%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:44% K:15%

Luminance 0.5188

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.87:1

Aa — #D8BA79

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.22:1

Aa — #D8BA79

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8BA79 #7997D8

Analogous

#D88A79 #D8BA79 #C7D879

Triadic

#D8BA79 #79D8BA #BA79D8

Split-comp.

#D8BA79 #79C7D8 #8A79D8

Tetradic

#D8BA79 #79D88A #7997D8 #D879C7

Monochromatic

#604D24 #AA8941 #CFB781 #DDCCA6 #F2ECDE

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