Wheat (DDA873) — 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 #DDA873

RGB rgb(221, 168, 115)

HSL hsl(30°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.4533

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.12:1

Aa — #DDA873

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.92:1

Aa — #DDA873

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDA873 #73A8DD

Analogous

#DD7373 #DDA873 #DDDD73

Triadic

#DDA873 #73DDA8 #A873DD

Split-comp.

#DDA873 #73DDDD #7373DD

Tetradic

#DDA873 #73DD73 #73A8DD #DD73DD

Monochromatic

#644220 #B17539 #D5A87C #E1C2A3 #F4E8DC

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