Wheat (DDB373) — 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 #DDB373

RGB rgb(221, 179, 115)

HSL hsl(36°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.496

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.95:1

Aa — #DDB373

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.77:1

Aa — #DDB373

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDB373 #739EDD

Analogous

#DD7E73 #DDB373 #D3DD73

Triadic

#DDB373 #73DDB3 #B373DD

Split-comp.

#DDB373 #73D3DD #7E73DD

Tetradic

#DDB373 #73DD7E #739EDD #DD73D3

Monochromatic

#644920 #B18139 #D5B17C #E1C8A3 #F4EADC

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