Wheat (DAB174) — 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 #DAB174

RGB rgb(218, 177, 116)

HSL hsl(36°, 58%, 65%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:47% K:15%

Luminance 0.4837

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2:1

Aa — #DAB174

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.52:1

Aa — #DAB174

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAB174 #729BDA

Analogous

#DA7C72 #DAB174 #CFDA72

Triadic

#DAB174 #72DAB0 #B072DA

Split-comp.

#DAB174 #72CFDA #7C72DA

Tetradic

#DAB174 #72DA7C #729BDA #DA72CF

Monochromatic

#5E4621 #AA7E3C #D1AE7B #DEC5A1 #F2E8D9

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