Wheat (ECB8A2) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Wheat"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Wheat pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #ECB8A2

RGB rgb(236, 184, 162)

HSL hsl(18°, 66%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:31% K:7%

Luminance 0.5548

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.76:1

Aa — #ECB8A2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.94:1

Aa — #ECB8A2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECB8A2 #A2D6EC

Analogous

#ECA2B1 #ECB8A2 #ECDDA2

Triadic

#ECB8A2 #A2ECB8 #B8A2EC

Split-comp.

#ECB8A2 #A2ECDD #A2B1EC

Tetradic

#ECB8A2 #B1ECA2 #A2D6EC #DDA2EC

Monochromatic

#974B2B #D07C58 #E6BAA7 #F2DACF #FFFFFF

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