Wheat (EFC79F) — 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 #EFC79F

RGB rgb(239, 199, 159)

HSL hsl(30°, 71%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:33% K:6%

Luminance 0.6244

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.57:1

Aa — #EFC79F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.34:1

Aa — #EFC79F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFC79F #9FC7EF

Analogous

#EF9F9F #EFC79F #EFEF9F

Triadic

#EFC79F #9FEFC7 #C79FEF

Split-comp.

#EFC79F #9FEFEF #9F9FEF

Tetradic

#EFC79F #9FEF9F #9FC7EF #EF9FEF

Monochromatic

#9C6126 #D59453 #E9C7A5 #F3E0CE #FFFFFF

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