Wheat (E9C6A5) — 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 #E9C6A5

RGB rgb(233, 198, 165)

HSL hsl(29°, 61%, 78%)

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

Luminance 0.612

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.6:1

Aa — #E9C6A5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.09:1

Aa — #E9C6A5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#E9C6A5 #A5C8E9

Analogous

#E9A5A6 #E9C6A5 #E9E8A5

Triadic

#E9C6A5 #A5E9C6 #C6A5E9

Split-comp.

#E9C6A5 #A5E9E8 #A5A6E9

Tetradic

#E9C6A5 #A6E9A5 #A5C8E9 #E8A5E9

Monochromatic

#925F2F #CB925D #E4C6AA #F0E0D1 #FFFFFF

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Pearl Zen View all →

Sahara View all →

Kyoto Zen View all →