Wheat (E4C591) — 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 #E4C591

RGB rgb(228, 197, 145)

HSL hsl(38°, 61%, 73%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:36% K:11%

Luminance 0.5924

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #E4C591

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.69:1

Aa — #E4C591

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C591 #90AFE4

Analogous

#E49B90 #E4C591 #D9E490

Triadic

#E4C591 #90E4C5 #C590E4

Split-comp.

#E4C591 #90D9E4 #9B90E4

Tetradic

#E4C591 #90E49B #90AFE4 #E490D9

Monochromatic

#7F6029 #C4974A #DDC497 #EADABE #FDFBF7

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