Wheat (DCC874) — 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 #DCC874

RGB rgb(220, 200, 116)

HSL hsl(48°, 60%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.5855

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.67:1

Aa — #DCC874

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.56:1

Aa — #DCC874

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC874 #7489DC

Analogous

#DC9374 #DCC874 #BDDC74

Triadic

#DCC874 #74DCC8 #C874DC

Split-comp.

#DCC874 #74BDDC #9374DC

Tetradic

#DCC874 #74DC93 #7489DC #DC74BD

Monochromatic

#635621 #B0983B #D4C27D #E0D4A3 #F4EFDD

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