Wheat (DFC87C) — 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 #DFC87C

RGB rgb(223, 200, 124)

HSL hsl(46°, 61%, 68%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:44% K:13%

Luminance 0.5922

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #DFC87C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.69:1

Aa — #DFC87C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DFC87C #7C93DF

Analogous

#DF967C #DFC87C #C5DF7C

Triadic

#DFC87C #7CDFC8 #C87CDF

Split-comp.

#DFC87C #7CC5DF #967CDF

Tetradic

#DFC87C #7CDF96 #7C93DF #DF7CC5

Monochromatic

#6C5B23 #B99C3C #D7C484 #E4D6AA #F6F2E4

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