Wheat (E4A46C) — 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 #E4A46C

RGB rgb(228, 164, 108)

HSL hsl(28°, 69%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:53% K:11%

Luminance 0.4479

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.14:1

Aa — #E4A46C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.83:1

Aa — #E4A46C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4A46C #6CACE4

Analogous

#E46C70 #E4A46C #E4E06C

Triadic

#E4A46C #6CE4A4 #A46CE4

Split-comp.

#E4A46C #6CE4E0 #6C70E4

Tetradic

#E4A46C #70E46C #6CACE4 #E06CE4

Monochromatic

#69401B #BB7130 #DBA575 #E6BF9E #F6E7DB

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