Wheat (EFC49F) — 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 #EFC49F

RGB rgb(239, 196, 159)

HSL hsl(28°, 71%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:33% K:6%

Luminance 0.6108

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.61:1

Aa — #EFC49F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.07:1

Aa — #EFC49F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFC49F #9FCAEF

Analogous

#EF9FA2 #EFC49F #EFEC9F

Triadic

#EFC49F #9FEFC4 #C49FEF

Split-comp.

#EFC49F #9FEFEC #9FA2EF

Tetradic

#EFC49F #A2EF9F #9FCAEF #EC9FEF

Monochromatic

#9C5D26 #D59053 #E9C5A5 #F3DFCE #FFFFFF

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