Wheat (DCB474) — 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 #DCB474

RGB rgb(220, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(37°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.4988

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.94:1

Aa — #DCB474

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.82:1

Aa — #DCB474

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCB474 #749CDC

Analogous

#DC8074 #DCB474 #D0DC74

Triadic

#DCB474 #74DCB4 #B474DC

Split-comp.

#DCB474 #74D0DC #8074DC

Tetradic

#DCB474 #74DC80 #749CDC #DC74D0

Monochromatic

#634A21 #B0833B #D4B27D #E0C9A3 #F4EBDD

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