Wheat

#dbcbb2

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

This is Wheat, a soft orange at 37 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 #dbcbb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbcbb2

RGB219, 203, 178

HSL37, 36%, 78%

HSV37, 19%, 86%

CMYK0%, 7%, 19%, 14%

Lab82.37, 1.55, 14.48

XYZ58.61, 60.99, 50.8

Decimal14404530

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone400 C

Shades of wheat

#cfba99 #c4a980 #b89867 #ab8750 #927344 #796038 #604c2d #473821 #2e2415 #15110a

Tints of wheat

#decfb8 #e1d4bf #e4d8c5 #e7ddcc #eae1d2 #ede5d9 #f0eadf #f3eee6 #f6f2ec #f9f7f3

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#b2c2db Analogous#dbb6b2 Analogous#d6dbb2 Triadic#b2dbcb Triadic#cbb2db Split complementary#b2d6db Split complementary#b7b2db

Wheat in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 19, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbcbb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 19 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 21 20

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 #dbcbb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbcbb2; }
.text { color: #dbcbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbb2; }

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 #dbcbb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbcbb2 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 #dbcbb2 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 #dbcbb2 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

The figures for #dbcbb2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.