Wheat (DFBC72) — 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 #DFBC72

RGB rgb(223, 188, 114)

HSL hsl(41°, 63%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:49% K:13%

Luminance 0.5363

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.81:1

Aa — #DFBC72

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.57:1

Aa — #DFBC72

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFBC72 #7294DF

Analogous

#DF8672 #DFBC72 #CBDF72

Triadic

#DFBC72 #72DFBC #BC72DF

Split-comp.

#DFBC72 #72CBDF #8672DF

Tetradic

#DFBC72 #72DF86 #7294DF #DF72CB

Monochromatic

#654F1F #B38C37 #D6B97A #E2CEA1 #F4EDDC

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