Wheat (DCB174) — 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 #DCB174

RGB rgb(220, 177, 116)

HSL hsl(35°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.4867

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.98:1

Aa — #DCB174

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.58:1

Aa — #DCB174

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCB174 #74A0DC

Analogous

#DC7D74 #DCB174 #D4DC74

Triadic

#DCB174 #74DCB1 #B174DC

Split-comp.

#DCB174 #74D4DC #7D74DC

Tetradic

#DCB174 #74DC7D #74A0DC #DC74D4

Monochromatic

#634821 #B07F3B #D4B07D #E0C7A3 #F4EADD

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