Wheat (DFBE99) — 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 #DFBE99

RGB rgb(223, 190, 153)

HSL hsl(32°, 52%, 74%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:31% K:13%

Luminance 0.5561

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.76:1

Aa — #DFBE99

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.96:1

Aa — #DFBE99

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFBE99 #9ABADF

Analogous

#DF9D9A #DFBE99 #DDDF9A

Triadic

#DFBE99 #9ADFBF #BF9ADF

Split-comp.

#DFBE99 #9ADDDF #9D9ADF

Tetradic

#DFBE99 #9ADF9D #9ABADF #DF9ADD

Monochromatic

#7B5932 #BB8D58 #D9BFA1 #E7D7C5 #FEFDFB

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