Wheat

#d6c695

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for wheat, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Wheat, a soft yellow at 45 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Wheat color values

Every conversion for #d6c695, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d6c695

RGB214, 198, 149

HSL45, 44%, 71%

HSV45, 30%, 84%

CMYK0%, 7%, 30%, 16%

Lab80.1, -1.76, 26.63

XYZ53.35, 56.85, 36.6

Decimal14075541

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of wheat

#cdb97d #c3ac65 #ba9f4d #a68d40 #8e7837 #76642e #5e5024 #463b1b #2e2712 #161309

Tints of wheat

#dacb9e #ddd0a8 #e1d5b1 #e4daba #e8dfc4 #ece4cd #efe9d6 #f3eee0 #f6f3e9 #faf8f2

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#95a5d6 Analogous#d6a595 Analogous#c6d695 Triadic#95d6c6 Triadic#c695d6 Split complementary#95c5d6 Split complementary#a695d6

Wheat in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 30, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d6c695 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 30 16

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 32 22

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Wheat in css

Copy #d6c695 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d6c695; }
.text { color: #d6c695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c695; }

How wheat looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Wheat and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d6c695 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d6c695 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Wheat on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d6c695 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around wheat? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn wheat into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d6c695 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from wheat, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #d6c695 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.