Wheat (#F5DEB3)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.31:1 — vs black: 15.98:1

Color values

  • HEX #F5DEB3
  • RGB rgb(245, 222, 179)
  • HSL hsl(39, 76%, 83%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 9, 27, 4 )
  • Websafe #FFCCCC
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F5DEB3 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Wheat
#F5DEB3 Base
#B3CAF5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Wheat
#F5DEB3 Base
#F5BDB3
#EBF5B3
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Wheat
#F5DEB3 Base
#B3F5DE
#DEB3F5
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Wheat
#F5DEB3 Base
#B3EBF5
#BDB3F5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Wheat
#F5DEB3 Base
#B3F5BD
#B3CAF5
#F5B3EB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Wheat
#F5DEB3 Base
#E3A32C
#ECC16F
#F0CE8F
#FAEED7
#FCF5E8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Wheat, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #171003
— #5D410C
— #A37215
— #E2A126
— #ECBF6D
Wheat #F5DEB3 Base
— #F6E3BE
— #F8E7C8
— #F9ECD3
— #FBF1DE
— #FCF5E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F5DEB3. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F5DEB3;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F5DEB3;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F5DEB3;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F5DEB3,
        #B3CAF5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F5DEB3,
        #B3CAF5
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$wheat: #F5DEB3;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$wheat-r: 245;
$wheat-g: 222;
$wheat-b: 179;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $wheat;
    color: rgba($wheat-r, $wheat-g, $wheat-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Wheat appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F5DEB3 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E5E5B2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E1E1B3 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F9D9D9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E0E0E0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Wheat ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Wheat #F5DEB3 Base
Peach Yellow #FADFAD ΔE 1.89
Peach #FFE5B4 ΔE 2.20
Dutch White #EFDFBB ΔE 2.72
Banana Mania #FAE7B5 ΔE 3.11

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.