Wheat (E5AE6C) — 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 #E5AE6C

RGB rgb(229, 174, 108)

HSL hsl(33°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:53% K:10%

Luminance 0.4872

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.98:1

Aa — #E5AE6C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.6:1

Aa — #E5AE6C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5AE6C #6CA2E5

Analogous

#E5726C #E5AE6C #DFE56C

Triadic

#E5AE6C #6CE5AE #AE6CE5

Split-comp.

#E5AE6C #6CDFE5 #726CE5

Tetradic

#E5AE6C #6CE572 #6CA2E5 #E56CDF

Monochromatic

#6A461B #BC7C2F #DCAE74 #E7C59D #F6E9DA

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