Wheat (E5B261) — 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 #E5B261

RGB rgb(229, 178, 97)

HSL hsl(37°, 72%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:58% K:10%

Luminance 0.5007

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.93:1

Aa — #E5B261

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.87:1

Aa — #E5B261

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5B261 #6194E5

Analogous

#E57161 #E5B261 #D6E561

Triadic

#E5B261 #61E5B3 #B361E5

Split-comp.

#E5B261 #61D6E5 #7161E5

Tetradic

#E5B261 #61E571 #6194E5 #E561D6

Monochromatic

#634617 #B6802B #DCB06A #E6C694 #F4E7D2

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