Wheat (DD9E73) — 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 #DD9E73

RGB rgb(221, 158, 115)

HSL hsl(24°, 61%, 66%)

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

Luminance 0.4172

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.28:1

Aa — #DD9E73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.21:1

Aa — #DD9E73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD9E73 #73B3DD

Analogous

#DD737E #DD9E73 #DDD373

Triadic

#DD9E73 #73DD9E #9E73DD

Split-comp.

#DD9E73 #73DDD3 #737EDD

Tetradic

#DD9E73 #7EDD73 #73B3DD #D373DD

Monochromatic

#643C20 #B16939 #D59F7C #E1BCA3 #F4E6DC

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