Wheat (DB9874) — 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 #DB9874

RGB rgb(219, 152, 116)

HSL hsl(21°, 59%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:47% K:14%

Luminance 0.394

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.4:1

Aa — #DB9874

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.76:1

Aa — #DB9874

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DB9874 #75B8DB

Analogous

#DB7584 #DB9874 #DBCC75

Triadic

#DB9874 #75DB99 #9975DB

Split-comp.

#DB9874 #75DBCC #7584DB

Tetradic

#DB9874 #84DB75 #75B8DB #CC75DB

Monochromatic

#633922 #AF643C #D39C7E #E0B9A4 #F3E5DD

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