Wheat (DDBD73) — 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 #DDBD73

RGB rgb(221, 189, 115)

HSL hsl(42°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5377

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.81:1

Aa — #DDBD73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.6:1

Aa — #DDBD73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDBD73 #7393DD

Analogous

#DD8973 #DDBD73 #C8DD73

Triadic

#DDBD73 #73DDBD #BD73DD

Split-comp.

#DDBD73 #73C8DD #8973DD

Tetradic

#DDBD73 #73DD89 #7393DD #DD73C8

Monochromatic

#645020 #B18D39 #D5BA7C #E1CEA3 #F4EDDC

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