Wheat (DAB699) — 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 #DAB699

RGB rgb(218, 182, 153)

HSL hsl(27°, 47%, 73%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:30% K:15%

Luminance 0.5146

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.89:1

Aa — #DAB699

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.13:1

Aa — #DAB699

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAB699 #9ABDDB

Analogous

#DB9A9D #DAB699 #DBD79A

Triadic

#DAB699 #9ADBB7 #B79ADB

Split-comp.

#DAB699 #9ADBD7 #9A9DDB

Tetradic

#DAB699 #9DDB9A #9ABDDB #D79ADB

Monochromatic

#735135 #B3835B #D4B8A1 #E4D2C4 #FCFAF8

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