Wheat Color
Wheat is a orange color with hex code #F5DEB3. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with wheat, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Wheat Color Values
What Does Wheat Mean?
Wheat belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Wheat reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Wheat is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: pale orange yellow, #FAD6A5). It is also known as Gruyère Cheese.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Wheat
Wheat and #B2CAF5 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F5BCB2 and #EBF5B2, which sit beside wheat on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair wheat with triadic partners #B2F5DE and #DEB2F5. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Chamois —
#EDDCB1(Delta E 3) - Dairy Cream —
#F9E4BC(Delta E 3) - Moccasin —
#FFE4B5(Delta E 3) - Givry —
#F8E4BF(Delta E 4) - Frangipani —
#FFDEB3(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #F5DEB3; }
.background { background-color: #F5DEB3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #F5DEB3; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F5DEB340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for wheat?
Wheat has the hex code #F5DEB3. In RGB notation it is rgb(245, 222, 179), in HSL it is hsl(39, 77%, 83%), and its OKLCH value is 0.909, 0.061, 83.
What does the color wheat mean?
Orange-family colors like wheat carry distinct psychological associations. Wheat belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Wheat reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with wheat?
Wheat has three easy routes: its complement #B2CAF5 for punch, its neighbors #F5BCB2 and #EBF5B2 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B2F5DE and #DEB2F5 when you want energy.
Is wheat a standard web color?
Yes — Wheat is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #F5DEB3 or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make wheat lighter or darker?
To lighten wheat, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FDF9F1 (lightest tint) to #3F2C08 (darkest shade).
About Wheat
Wheat is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has alternative names including Gruyère Cheese. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #F5DEB3 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.