Wheat (DD9F73) — 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 #DD9F73

RGB rgb(221, 159, 115)

HSL hsl(25°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.4207

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.26:1

Aa — #DD9F73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.28:1

Aa — #DD9F73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD9F73 #73B1DD

Analogous

#DD737C #DD9F73 #DDD473

Triadic

#DD9F73 #73DD9F #9F73DD

Split-comp.

#DD9F73 #73DDD4 #737CDD

Tetradic

#DD9F73 #7CDD73 #73B1DD #D473DD

Monochromatic

#643D20 #B16B39 #D5A17C #E1BDA3 #F4E6DC

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