Wheat (DAC16C) — 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 #DAC16C

RGB rgb(218, 193, 108)

HSL hsl(46°, 60%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:50% K:15%

Luminance 0.549

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.78:1

Aa — #DAC16C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.83:1

Aa — #DAC16C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAC16C #6C86DA

Analogous

#DA896C #DAC16C #BDDA6C

Triadic

#DAC16C #6CDAC1 #C16CDA

Split-comp.

#DAC16C #6CBDDA #896CDA

Tetradic

#DAC16C #6CDA89 #6C86DA #DA6CBD

Monochromatic

#5C4E1F #A88E38 #D1BC75 #DECE9C #F1EAD5

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