Wheat (DE9E79) — 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 #DE9E79

RGB rgb(222, 158, 121)

HSL hsl(22°, 60%, 67%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:45% K:13%

Luminance 0.4202

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.26:1

Aa — #DE9E79

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.27:1

Aa — #DE9E79

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DE9E79 #78B8DD

Analogous

#DD7886 #DE9E79 #DDD078

Triadic

#DE9E79 #78DD9D #9D78DD

Split-comp.

#DE9E79 #78DDD0 #7886DD

Tetradic

#DE9E79 #86DD78 #78B8DD #D078DD

Monochromatic

#673C22 #B4683C #D5A081 #E2BDA7 #F5E8E0

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