Wheat

#ded1b0

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 43 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 #ded1b0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ded1b0

RGB222, 209, 176

HSL43, 41%, 78%

HSV43, 21%, 87%

CMYK0%, 6%, 21%, 13%

Lab84.1, -0.76, 18.01

XYZ60.76, 64.27, 50.28

Decimal14602672

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone468 C

Shades of wheat

#d3c296 #c8b37c #bea462 #b1944a #977e3f #7d6934 #635329 #493d1f #2f2814 #161209

Tints of wheat

#e1d5b7 #e4d9bd #e6ddc4 #e9e0cb #ece4d1 #efe8d8 #f1ecde #f4f0e5 #f7f4ec #faf8f2

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#b0bdde Analogous#debab0 Analogous#d4deb0 Triadic#b0ded1 Triadic#d1b0de Split complementary#b0d4de Split complementary#bab0de

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, 6, 21, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ded1b0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 21 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 23 19

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 #ded1b0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ded1b0; }
.text { color: #ded1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded1b0; }

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 #ded1b0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ded1b0 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 #ded1b0 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 #ded1b0 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 #ded1b0 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.