Wheat (DAB469) — 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 #DAB469

RGB rgb(218, 180, 105)

HSL hsl(40°, 60%, 63%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:52% K:15%

Luminance 0.4932

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.96:1

Aa — #DAB469

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.71:1

Aa — #DAB469

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAB469 #688ED9

Analogous

#D97B68 #DAB469 #C6D968

Triadic

#DAB469 #68D9B4 #B468D9

Split-comp.

#DAB469 #68C6D9 #7B68D9

Tetradic

#DAB469 #68D97B #688ED9 #D968C6

Monochromatic

#58441D #A48037 #D0B071 #DDC698 #F0E6D1

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