Wheat (E7C9A6) — 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 #E7C9A6

RGB rgb(231, 201, 166)

HSL hsl(32°, 58%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:28% K:9%

Luminance 0.6228

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.58:1

Aa — #E7C9A6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.3:1

Aa — #E7C9A6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E7C9A6 #A6C5E7

Analogous

#E7A9A6 #E7C9A6 #E5E7A6

Triadic

#E7C9A6 #A6E7C9 #C9A6E7

Split-comp.

#E7C9A6 #A6E5E7 #A9A6E7

Tetradic

#E7C9A6 #A6E7A9 #A6C5E7 #E7A6E5

Monochromatic

#8F6432 #C79760 #E2C9AC #EFE1D2 #FFFFFF

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