Wheat (DFC472) — 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 #DFC472

RGB rgb(223, 196, 114)

HSL hsl(45°, 63%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:49% K:13%

Luminance 0.5714

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #DFC472

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.28:1

Aa — #DFC472

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFC472 #728DDF

Analogous

#DF8D72 #DFC472 #C4DF72

Triadic

#DFC472 #72DFC4 #C472DF

Split-comp.

#DFC472 #72C4DF #8D72DF

Tetradic

#DFC472 #72DF8D #728DDF #DF72C4

Monochromatic

#65541F #B39437 #D6BF7A #E2D2A1 #F4EEDC

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