Wheat (DDB387) — 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 #DDB387

RGB rgb(221, 179, 135)

HSL hsl(31°, 56%, 70%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:39% K:13%

Luminance 0.5013

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.93:1

Aa — #DDB387

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.87:1

Aa — #DDB387

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDB387 #88B1DD

Analogous

#DD8988 #DDB387 #DCDD88

Triadic

#DDB387 #88DDB4 #B488DD

Split-comp.

#DDB387 #88DCDD #8988DD

Tetradic

#DDB387 #88DD89 #88B1DD #DD88DC

Monochromatic

#704E29 #BA8145 #D6B48F #E3CDB5 #F8F2EC

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