Wheat (D8C079) — 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 #D8C079

RGB rgb(216, 192, 121)

HSL hsl(45°, 55%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:44% K:15%

Luminance 0.5447

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.79:1

Aa — #D8C079

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.74:1

Aa — #D8C079

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8C079 #7990D8

Analogous

#D89079 #D8C079 #C0D879

Triadic

#D8C079 #79D8C0 #C079D8

Split-comp.

#D8C079 #79C0D8 #9079D8

Tetradic

#D8C079 #79D890 #7990D8 #D879C0

Monochromatic

#605124 #AA9041 #CFBC81 #DDD0A6 #F2EDDE

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