Wheat (DDB677) — 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 #DDB677

RGB rgb(221, 182, 119)

HSL hsl(37°, 60%, 67%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:46% K:13%

Luminance 0.5092

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.9:1

Aa — #DDB677

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.03:1

Aa — #DDB677

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDB677 #789FDD

Analogous

#DD8478 #DDB677 #D2DD78

Triadic

#DDB677 #78DDB7 #B778DD

Split-comp.

#DDB677 #78D2DD #8478DD

Tetradic

#DDB677 #78DD84 #789FDD #DD78D2

Monochromatic

#674D22 #B4863C #D5B581 #E2CBA7 #F5EDE0

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