Wheat (DCA374) — 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 #DCA374

RGB rgb(220, 163, 116)

HSL hsl(27°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.4336

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.2:1

Aa — #DCA374

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.53:1

Aa — #DCA374

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCA374 #74AEDC

Analogous

#DC7479 #DCA374 #DCD774

Triadic

#DCA374 #74DCA3 #A374DC

Split-comp.

#DCA374 #74DCD7 #7479DC

Tetradic

#DCA374 #79DC74 #74AEDC #D774DC

Monochromatic

#633F21 #B06F3B #D4A47D #E0BFA3 #F4E7DD

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