Wheat (DCBA74) — 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 #DCBA74

RGB rgb(220, 186, 116)

HSL hsl(40°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.5236

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.86:1

Aa — #DCBA74

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.32:1

Aa — #DCBA74

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCBA74 #7497DC

Analogous

#DC8674 #DCBA74 #CBDC74

Triadic

#DCBA74 #74DCBA #BA74DC

Split-comp.

#DCBA74 #74CBDC #8674DC

Tetradic

#DCBA74 #74DC86 #7497DC #DC74CB

Monochromatic

#634D21 #B0893B #D4B77D #E0CCA3 #F4ECDD

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