Wheat (DFBE66) — 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 #DFBE66

RGB rgb(223, 190, 102)

HSL hsl(44°, 65%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:54% K:13%

Luminance 0.5423

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.8:1

Aa — #DFBE66

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.69:1

Aa — #DFBE66

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFBE66 #6887DF

Analogous

#DF8368 #DFBE66 #C3DF68

Triadic

#DFBE66 #68DFBF #BF68DF

Split-comp.

#DFBE66 #68C3DF #8368DF

Tetradic

#DFBE66 #68DF83 #6887DF #DF68C3

Monochromatic

#5F4D1C #AE8D32 #D6BB71 #E1CE98 #F2EAD4

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