Wheat (D9C06C) — 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 #D9C06C

RGB rgb(217, 192, 108)

HSL hsl(46°, 59%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:50% K:15%

Luminance 0.5431

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.79:1

Aa — #D9C06C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.71:1

Aa — #D9C06C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D9C06C #6D86D9

Analogous

#D98A6D #D9C06C #BCD96D

Triadic

#D9C06C #6DD9C0 #C06DD9

Split-comp.

#D9C06C #6DBCD9 #8A6DD9

Tetradic

#D9C06C #6DD98A #6D86D9 #D96DBC

Monochromatic

#5B4D1F #A78E39 #D0BB76 #DDCE9C #F1EAD5

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