Wheat (DFBE73) — 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 #DFBE73

RGB rgb(223, 190, 115)

HSL hsl(42°, 63%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.5452

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.79:1

Aa — #DFBE73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.75:1

Aa — #DFBE73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFBE73 #7292DF

Analogous

#DF8872 #DFBE73 #C9DF72

Triadic

#DFBE73 #72DFBE #BE72DF

Split-comp.

#DFBE73 #72C9DF #8872DF

Tetradic

#DFBE73 #72DF88 #7292DF #DF72C9

Monochromatic

#65501F #B38E37 #D6BB7A #E2CFA1 #F4EDDC

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