Wheat (DDBC80) — 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 #DDBC80

RGB rgb(221, 188, 128)

HSL hsl(39°, 58%, 68%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:42% K:13%

Luminance 0.5368

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.81:1

Aa — #DDBC80

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.58:1

Aa — #DDBC80

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDBC80 #7E9FDD

Analogous

#DD8C7E #DDBC80 #CFDD7E

Triadic

#DDBC80 #7EDDBC #BC7EDD

Split-comp.

#DDBC80 #7ECFDD #8C7EDD

Tetradic

#DDBC80 #7EDD8C #7E9FDD #DD7ECF

Monochromatic

#6A5225 #B58C40 #D5B986 #E2CFAC #F6F0E5

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