Wheat (E9BDA5) — 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 #E9BDA5

RGB rgb(233, 189, 165)

HSL hsl(21°, 61%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:29% K:9%

Luminance 0.5721

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #E9BDA5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.29:1

Aa — #E9BDA5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9BDA5 #A5D1E9

Analogous

#E9A5AF #E9BDA5 #E9DFA5

Triadic

#E9BDA5 #A5E9BD #BDA5E9

Split-comp.

#E9BDA5 #A5E9DF #A5AFE9

Tetradic

#E9BDA5 #AFE9A5 #A5D1E9 #DFA5E9

Monochromatic

#92522F #CB845D #E4BEAA #F0DCD1 #FFFFFF

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