Wheat (DCC174) — 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 #DCC174

RGB rgb(220, 193, 116)

HSL hsl(44°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.5539

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.76:1

Aa — #DCC174

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.92:1

Aa — #DCC174

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC174 #7490DC

Analogous

#DC8D74 #DCC174 #C4DC74

Triadic

#DCC174 #74DCC1 #C174DC

Split-comp.

#DCC174 #74C4DC #8D74DC

Tetradic

#DCC174 #74DC8D #7490DC #DC74C4

Monochromatic

#635221 #B0913B #D4BD7D #E0D0A3 #F4EDDD

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