Wheat (DCAA74) — 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 #DCAA74

RGB rgb(220, 170, 116)

HSL hsl(31°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.4595

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.09:1

Aa — #DCAA74

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.05:1

Aa — #DCAA74

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCAA74 #74A7DC

Analogous

#DC7674 #DCAA74 #DBDC74

Triadic

#DCAA74 #74DCAA #AA74DC

Split-comp.

#DCAA74 #74DBDC #7674DC

Tetradic

#DCAA74 #74DC76 #74A7DC #DC74DB

Monochromatic

#634321 #B0773B #D4AA7D #E0C3A3 #F4E8DD

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