Wheat (DDAE73) — 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 #DDAE73

RGB rgb(221, 174, 115)

HSL hsl(33°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.4762

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.02:1

Aa — #DDAE73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.38:1

Aa — #DDAE73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDAE73 #73A3DD

Analogous

#DD7973 #DDAE73 #D8DD73

Triadic

#DDAE73 #73DDAE #AE73DD

Split-comp.

#DDAE73 #73D8DD #7973DD

Tetradic

#DDAE73 #73DD79 #73A3DD #DD73D8

Monochromatic

#644620 #B17B39 #D5AD7C #E1C5A3 #F4E9DC

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