Wheat (DFB172) — 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 #DFB172

RGB rgb(223, 177, 114)

HSL hsl(35°, 63%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:49% K:13%

Luminance 0.4909

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.97:1

Aa — #DFB172

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.67:1

Aa — #DFB172

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFB172 #729FDF

Analogous

#DF7B72 #DFB172 #D6DF72

Triadic

#DFB172 #72DFB1 #B172DF

Split-comp.

#DFB172 #72D6DF #7B72DF

Tetradic

#DFB172 #72DF7B #729FDF #DF72D6

Monochromatic

#65481F #B38037 #D6B07A #E2C7A1 #F4EADC

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