Wheat (EEC9A0) — 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 #EEC9A0

RGB rgb(238, 201, 160)

HSL hsl(32°, 70%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:33% K:7%

Luminance 0.6323

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.56:1

Aa — #EEC9A0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.5:1

Aa — #EEC9A0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EEC9A0 #A0C4EE

Analogous

#EEA2A0 #EEC9A0 #ECEEA0

Triadic

#EEC9A0 #A0EECA #CAA0EE

Split-comp.

#EEC9A0 #A0ECEE #A2A0EE

Tetradic

#EEC9A0 #A0EEA2 #A0C4EE #EEA0EC

Monochromatic

#9B6527 #D49854 #E9C9A5 #F3E2CE #FFFFFF

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