Wheat (DCA874) — 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 #DCA874

RGB rgb(220, 168, 116)

HSL hsl(30°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.452

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.12:1

Aa — #DCA874

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.9:1

Aa — #DCA874

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCA874 #74A8DC

Analogous

#DC7474 #DCA874 #DCDC74

Triadic

#DCA874 #74DCA8 #A874DC

Split-comp.

#DCA874 #74DCDC #7474DC

Tetradic

#DCA874 #74DC74 #74A8DC #DC74DC

Monochromatic

#634221 #B0753B #D4A87D #E0C2A3 #F4E8DD

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