Wheat (D8C779) — 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 #D8C779

RGB rgb(216, 199, 121)

HSL hsl(49°, 55%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:44% K:15%

Luminance 0.5761

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.7:1

Aa — #D8C779

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.37:1

Aa — #D8C779

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8C779 #798AD8

Analogous

#D89779 #D8C779 #BAD879

Triadic

#D8C779 #79D8C7 #C779D8

Split-comp.

#D8C779 #79BAD8 #9779D8

Tetradic

#D8C779 #79D897 #798AD8 #D879BA

Monochromatic

#605524 #AA9741 #CFC181 #DDD3A6 #F2EFDE

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