Wheat (DD9C73) — 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 #DD9C73

RGB rgb(221, 156, 115)

HSL hsl(23°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.4103

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.31:1

Aa — #DD9C73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.08:1

Aa — #DD9C73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD9C73 #73B5DD

Analogous

#DD7380 #DD9C73 #DDD173

Triadic

#DD9C73 #73DD9C #9C73DD

Split-comp.

#DD9C73 #73DDD1 #7380DD

Tetradic

#DD9C73 #80DD73 #73B5DD #D173DD

Monochromatic

#643A20 #B16739 #D59E7C #E1BBA3 #F4E5DC

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