Wheat (DDBE60) — 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 #DDBE60

RGB rgb(221, 190, 96)

HSL hsl(45°, 65%, 62%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:57% K:13%

Luminance 0.538

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.81:1

Aa — #DDBE60

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.61:1

Aa — #DDBE60

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDBE60 #5F7FDD

Analogous

#DD7F5F #DDBE60 #BEDD5F

Triadic

#DDBE60 #5FDDBE #BE5FDD

Split-comp.

#DDBE60 #5FBEDD #7F5FDD

Tetradic

#DDBE60 #5FDD7F #5F7FDD #DD5FBE

Monochromatic

#574819 #A68930 #D3B969 #DFCB90 #F0E7CC

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