Wheat (EFBC81) — 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 #EFBC81

RGB rgb(239, 188, 129)

HSL hsl(32°, 77%, 72%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:46% K:6%

Luminance 0.5662

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.72:1

Aa — #EFBC81

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.18:1

Aa — #EFBC81

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFBC81 #81B4EF

Analogous

#EF8481 #EFBC81 #EBEF81

Triadic

#EFBC81 #81EFBB #BB81EF

Split-comp.

#EFBC81 #81EBEF #8481EF

Tetradic

#EFBC81 #81EF84 #81B4EF #EF81EB

Monochromatic

#88551B #D78A33 #E7BB88 #F0D3B2 #FCF8F2

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