Wheat

#d6d2b2

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 53 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 #d6d2b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d6d2b2

RGB214, 210, 178

HSL53, 31%, 77%

HSV53, 17%, 84%

CMYK0%, 2%, 17%, 16%

Lab83.76, -3.92, 16.38

XYZ58.81, 63.6, 51.3

Decimal14078642

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5803 C

Shades of wheat

#c9c49a #bdb683 #b0a96b #a19956 #8a8349 #726c3d #5b5630 #434024 #2c2917 #14130b

Tints of wheat

#d9d6b9 #dddabf #e0ddc6 #e4e1cc #e7e5d3 #ebe9d9 #eeede0 #f2f1e6 #f5f4ed #f9f8f3

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#b2b6d6 Analogous#d6c0b2 Analogous#c8d6b2 Triadic#b2d6d2 Triadic#d2b2d6 Split complementary#b2c8d6 Split complementary#c0b2d6

Wheat in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 17, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d6d2b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 17 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 20 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Wheat in css

Copy #d6d2b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d6d2b2; }
.text { color: #d6d2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d2b2; }

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 #d6d2b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d6d2b2 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 #d6d2b2 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 #d6d2b2 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 #d6d2b2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.