Wheat (E6BDA8) — 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 #E6BDA8

RGB rgb(230, 189, 168)

HSL hsl(20°, 55%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:27% K:10%

Luminance 0.5683

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.72:1

Aa — #E6BDA8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.21:1

Aa — #E6BDA8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6BDA8 #A8D1E6

Analogous

#E6A8B2 #E6BDA8 #E6DBA8

Triadic

#E6BDA8 #A8E6BD #BDA8E6

Split-comp.

#E6BDA8 #A8E6DB #A8B2E6

Tetradic

#E6BDA8 #B2E6A8 #A8D1E6 #DBA8E6

Monochromatic

#8D5235 #C48464 #E0BEAE #EEDCD3 #FFFFFF

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