Wheat

#efdbb2

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 40 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Wheat color values

Every conversion for #efdbb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efdbb2

RGB239, 219, 178

HSL40, 66%, 82%

HSV40, 26%, 94%

CMYK0%, 8%, 26%, 6%

Lab88.08, 0.68, 22.69

XYZ68.96, 72.23, 52.43

Decimal15719346

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone155 C

Shades of wheat

#e8cc92 #e2bd72 #dbae52 #d49f32 #b98927 #997120 #795a19 #594213 #392a0c #191305

Tints of wheat

#f0deb8 #f2e1be #f3e4c5 #f4e7cb #f5ead1 #f7ecd7 #f8efde #f9f2e4 #fbf5ea #fcf8f0

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#b2c6ef Analogous#efbcb2 Analogous#e4efb2 Triadic#b2efdb Triadic#dbb2ef Split complementary#b2e4ef Split complementary#bcb2ef

Wheat in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 26, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efdbb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 26 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 28 12

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 #efdbb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efdbb2; }
.text { color: #efdbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdbb2; }

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 #efdbb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efdbb2 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 #efdbb2 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 #efdbb2 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

Here is how the numbers for #efdbb2 are worked out. 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.