Wheat (DCC274) — 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 #DCC274

RGB rgb(220, 194, 116)

HSL hsl(45°, 60%, 66%)

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

Luminance 0.5583

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.75:1

Aa — #DCC274

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.01:1

Aa — #DCC274

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC274 #748EDC

Analogous

#DC8E74 #DCC274 #C2DC74

Triadic

#DCC274 #74DCC2 #C274DC

Split-comp.

#DCC274 #74C2DC #8E74DC

Tetradic

#DCC274 #74DC8E #748EDC #DC74C2

Monochromatic

#635321 #B0933B #D4BE7D #E0D1A3 #F4EEDD

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