Wheat (DAC177) — 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 #DAC177

RGB rgb(218, 193, 119)

HSL hsl(45°, 57%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:45% K:15%

Luminance 0.5516

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.77:1

Aa — #DAC177

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.88:1

Aa — #DAC177

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAC177 #7790DA

Analogous

#DA9077 #DAC177 #C1DA77

Triadic

#DAC177 #77DAC1 #C177DA

Split-comp.

#DAC177 #77C1DA #9077DA

Tetradic

#DAC177 #77DA90 #7790DA #DA77C1

Monochromatic

#615223 #AC913E #D1BD80 #DFD0A5 #F3EDDD

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