Wheat (E5B488) — 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 #E5B488

RGB rgb(229, 180, 136)

HSL hsl(28°, 64%, 72%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:41% K:10%

Luminance 0.5183

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.87:1

Aa — #E5B488

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.22:1

Aa — #E5B488

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5B488 #8ABBE5

Analogous

#E58A8D #E5B488 #E5E28A

Triadic

#E5B488 #8AE5B5 #B58AE5

Split-comp.

#E5B488 #8AE5E2 #8A8DE5

Tetradic

#E5B488 #8DE58A #8ABBE5 #E28AE5

Monochromatic

#7E4F26 #C78043 #DEB591 #EACFB8 #FBF7F3

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