Wheat

#e2d7b4

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 46 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Wheat color values

Every conversion for #e2d7b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2d7b4

RGB226, 215, 180

HSL46, 44%, 80%

HSV46, 20%, 89%

CMYK0%, 5%, 20%, 11%

Lab86.04, -1.8, 18.65

XYZ63.9, 68.06, 52.95

Decimal14866356

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone468 C

Shades of wheat

#d8c999 #cdba7e #c3ac63 #b89d48 #9d863d #826f32 #675828 #4c411d #312a13 #161309

Tints of wheat

#e4daba #e7dec0 #e9e1c7 #ece4cd #eee8d3 #f0ebd9 #f3eedf #f5f2e6 #f8f5ec #faf8f2

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#b4bfe2 Analogous#e2c0b4 Analogous#d6e2b4 Triadic#b4e2d7 Triadic#d7b4e2 Split complementary#b4d6e2 Split complementary#c0b4e2

Wheat in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 20, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2d7b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 20 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 22 17

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Wheat in css

Copy #e2d7b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2d7b4; }
.text { color: #e2d7b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d7b4; }

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 #e2d7b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2d7b4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Wheat on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e2d7b4 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn wheat into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e2d7b4 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 #e2d7b4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.