Wheat

#ecd3a6

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

This is Wheat, a strong orange at 39 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Wheat color values

Every conversion for #ecd3a6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecd3a6

RGB236, 211, 166

HSL39, 65%, 79%

HSV39, 30%, 93%

CMYK0%, 11%, 30%, 7%

Lab85.59, 2.1, 25.49

XYZ64.77, 67.17, 45.63

Decimal15520678

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone155 C

Shades of wheat

#e5c487 #dfb569 #d8a64a #d1962d #b28026 #946a20 #755419 #563e12 #38280c #191205

Tints of wheat

#efdab5 #f2e2c4 #f6e9d3 #f7edda #f9f0e1 #faf4e9 #fcf8f0

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#a6bfec Analogous#ecb0a6 Analogous#e2eca6 Triadic#a6ecd3 Triadic#d3a6ec Split complementary#a6e2ec Split complementary#b0a6ec

Wheat in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 30, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecd3a6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 30 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 32 13

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 #ecd3a6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecd3a6; }
.text { color: #ecd3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd3a6; }

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 #ecd3a6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecd3a6 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 #ecd3a6 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 #ecd3a6 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 #ecd3a6 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.