Wheat (E9C5A5) — 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 #E9C5A5

RGB rgb(233, 197, 165)

HSL hsl(28°, 61%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:29% K:9%

Luminance 0.6074

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.62:1

Aa — #E9C5A5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.99:1

Aa — #E9C5A5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9C5A5 #A5C9E9

Analogous

#E9A5A7 #E9C5A5 #E9E7A5

Triadic

#E9C5A5 #A5E9C5 #C5A5E9

Split-comp.

#E9C5A5 #A5E9E7 #A5A7E9

Tetradic

#E9C5A5 #A7E9A5 #A5C9E9 #E7A5E9

Monochromatic

#925E2F #CB905D #E4C5AA #F0DFD1 #FFFFFF

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