Wheat (DDBF73) — 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 #DDBF73

RGB rgb(221, 191, 115)

HSL hsl(43°, 61%, 66%)

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

Luminance 0.5464

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.78:1

Aa — #DDBF73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.77:1

Aa — #DDBF73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDBF73 #7391DD

Analogous

#DD8A73 #DDBF73 #C6DD73

Triadic

#DDBF73 #73DDBF #BF73DD

Split-comp.

#DDBF73 #73C6DD #8A73DD

Tetradic

#DDBF73 #73DD8A #7391DD #DD73C6

Monochromatic

#645120 #B18F39 #D5BB7C #E1CFA3 #F4EDDC

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