Wheat (D9AA78) — 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 #D9AA78

RGB rgb(217, 170, 120)

HSL hsl(31°, 56%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:45% K:15%

Luminance 0.4559

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.11:1

Aa — #D9AA78

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.97:1

Aa — #D9AA78

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D9AA78 #78A7D9

Analogous

#D97978 #D9AA78 #D7D978

Triadic

#D9AA78 #78D9AA #AA78D9

Split-comp.

#D9AA78 #78D7D9 #7978D9

Tetradic

#D9AA78 #78D979 #78A7D9 #D978D7

Monochromatic

#614324 #AB773F #D0AA80 #DEC3A6 #F3E8DD

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