What is the hex code for wheat?

Wheat is #F5DEB3. In RGB that is 245, 222, 179, and in HSL it is 39 degrees, 77 percent saturation, 83 percent lightness.

What is the CMYK value of wheat?

#F5DEB3 converts to CMYK 0, 9, 27, 4. CMYK is a print space, so a screen can only ever approximate how it will actually be inked.

Can I use wheat as a CSS color name?

Yes. wheat is a CSS color keyword, so you can write it as a name instead of a hex code and every modern browser will render exactly #F5DEB3.

Wheat

#F5DEB3

Wheat is the hex color #F5DEB3, with RGB values 245, 222, 179. It is a CSS color keyword, so browsers render it from the name alone, and its value is fixed by the CSS Color Module.

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#F5DEB3rgb(245, 222, 179) · hsl(39, 77%, 83%)

Hue39°

Brightness100%

Wheat color codes

Every value for #F5DEB3, ready to paste. Click any code to copy it.

Channel values for #F5DEB3 in each number base
Channel	Decimal	Share	Hex	Octal	Binary
Red	245	96.08%	F5	365	11110101
Green	222	87.06%	DE	336	11011110
Blue	179	70.2%	B3	263	10110011

The nearest web-safe color is #FFCCCC, from the 216-color palette browsers agreed on before displays could be trusted with more.

About wheat

A CSS keyword, and a pale warm neutral that works where beige would feel too grey. Named for the ripe crop rather than the flour.

Shades, tints and tones

Every step is generated from #F5DEB3. Click a swatch to copy its hex.

Shades of wheat

A shade is the base color with black mixed in. Shades read as deeper and more dramatic, and they are what you reach for when a color needs to recede or carry weight.

Tints of wheat

A tint is the base color with white mixed in. Tints turn pastel as they lighten, which makes them useful for backgrounds and for anything that has to sit behind text.

Tones of wheat

A tone is the base color with grey mixed in. Tones lose the shout without losing the hue, and they are usually what separates a considered palette from a loud one.

The wheat scale

The same color as the 50 to 950 ladder every CSS framework uses, with #F5DEB3 at 500. Click a step to copy its hex, or take the whole scale as variables for a design system.

Color schemes built on wheat

Harmonies are positions on the color wheel rather than matters of taste, which is why they keep working across very different designs.

Complementary

Two colors from opposite sides of the wheel. They make each other look more vivid, which is why the pairing is used for anything that needs to stand out.

Analogous

Three neighbours on the wheel. Nothing competes, so the result reads calm and settled, closer to how colour behaves in nature.

Split complementary

The base plus the two colors either side of its complement. It keeps most of the contrast while being much easier to balance.

Triadic

Three colors spaced evenly around the wheel. Strong and lively, and usually best with one dominant color and two accents.

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the wheel. The richest scheme available, and the hardest to keep from shouting.

Monochromatic

One hue at different lightness levels. Effortlessly cohesive, and the safest way to build a palette around a brand color.

Colors close to #F5DEB3

Near neighbours, for when this color is almost right. Each one shifts hue, saturation or lightness by a small step.

Wheat color palettes

Five-color palettes built around #F5DEB3, each following a different scheme. Click any swatch to copy it, or open the generator to build your own.

Analogous

Complementary

Triadic

Monochromatic

Open the palette generator to lock the colors you like and regenerate the rest.

Contrast and readability

Whether wheat works as text, and what to put on top of it when it is the background. Ratios follow WCAG 2.1, where 4.5 is the bar for body text and 3 for large text.

Wheat text on white background

1.31:1 · Poor

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Wheat text on black background

15.98:1 · Excellent

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Used the other way round, #F5DEB3 as a background takes #000000 text. That is the higher-contrast of the two, and it is what the tool picks automatically for any chrome sitting on your color.

Wheat reads better on a black background of the two. Contrast is a property of the pair, not of one color, so a color that fails here can still be perfectly usable against a different partner.

The yellow family

Wheat sits in the yellow family. Every named yellow in the library, with wheat first.

Name	Hex	RGB	HSL
Wheat is a CSS keyword is the color on this page	#F5DEB3	245, 222, 179	39, 77%, 83%
Yellow is a CSS keyword	#FFFF00	255, 255, 0	60, 100%, 50%
Gold is a CSS keyword	#FFD700	255, 215, 0	51, 100%, 50%
Mustard	#FFDB58	255, 219, 88	47, 100%, 67%
Khaki is a CSS keyword	#F0E68C	240, 230, 140	54, 77%, 75%
Champagne	#F7E7CE	247, 231, 206	37, 72%, 89%
Cream	#FFFDD0	255, 253, 208	57, 100%, 91%
Ivory is a CSS keyword	#FFFFF0	255, 255, 240	60, 100%, 97%
Lemon	#FFF700	255, 247, 0	58, 100%, 50%
Sand	#C2B280	194, 178, 128	45, 35%, 63%
Goldenrod is a CSS keyword	#DAA520	218, 165, 32	43, 74%, 49%