Wheat (DDB873) — 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 #DDB873

RGB rgb(221, 184, 115)

HSL hsl(39°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5166

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.88:1

Aa — #DDB873

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.18:1

Aa — #DDB873

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDB873 #7398DD

Analogous

#DD8373 #DDB873 #CDDD73

Triadic

#DDB873 #73DDB8 #B873DD

Split-comp.

#DDB873 #73CDDD #8373DD

Tetradic

#DDB873 #73DD83 #7398DD #DD73CD

Monochromatic

#644C20 #B18739 #D5B67C #E1CBA3 #F4ECDC

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