Wheat (EDCDA1) — 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 #EDCDA1

RGB rgb(237, 205, 161)

HSL hsl(35°, 68%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:32% K:7%

Luminance 0.6497

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.52:1

Aa — #EDCDA1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.85:1

Aa — #EDCDA1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EDCDA1 #A1C1ED

Analogous

#EDA7A1 #EDCDA1 #E7EDA1

Triadic

#EDCDA1 #A1EDCD #CDA1ED

Split-comp.

#EDCDA1 #A1E7ED #A7A1ED

Tetradic

#EDCDA1 #A1EDA7 #A1C1ED #EDA1E7

Monochromatic

#996A29 #D29E56 #E7CCA6 #F2E3CF #FFFFFF

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