Wheat (E4C488) — 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 #E4C488

RGB rgb(228, 196, 136)

HSL hsl(39°, 63%, 71%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:40% K:11%

Luminance 0.5852

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.67:1

Aa — #E4C488

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.55:1

Aa — #E4C488

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C488 #86A7E4

Analogous

#E49486 #E4C488 #D6E486

Triadic

#E4C488 #86E4C3 #C386E4

Split-comp.

#E4C488 #86D6E4 #9486E4

Tetradic

#E4C488 #86E494 #86A7E4 #E486D6

Monochromatic

#795C25 #C49640 #DCC18E #E8D6B5 #FAF6EF

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