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#f5deb3

Wheat Color

Oranges

A pale tan named after the color of ripe wheat grain.

Conversions

HEX
#f5deb3
RGB
rgb(245, 222, 179)
HSL
hsl(39.1, 76.7%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(39.1, 26.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 26.9%, 3.9%)
LAB
lab(89.35, 1.51, 24.01)
LCH
lch(89.35, 24.06, 86.4)
OKLCH
oklch(90.9%, 0.0615, 82.99)
HWB
hwb(39.1, 70.2%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3caf5

Analogous

#f5bdb3
#f5deb3
#ebf5b3

Triadic

#f5deb3
#b3f5de
#deb3f5

Split-complementary

#f5deb3
#b3ebf5
#bdb3f5

Tetradic

#f5deb3
#caf5b3
#b3caf5
#deb3f5

Square

#f5deb3
#b3f5bd
#b3caf5
#f5b3eb

Shades

Wheat Color mixed toward black.

#edc374
#e5a836
#bb8319
#7d5710
#3e2c08

Tints

Wheat Color mixed toward white.

#f7e3c0
#f8e9cc
#faeed9
#fcf4e6
#fdf9f2

Tones

Wheat Color mixed toward gray.

#efdcb8
#eadbbe
#e4d9c3
#dfd7c9
#d9d6ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
1.31:1
Aa Black text on this color
15.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebebbf · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#edeec1 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#f4c7c9 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 15.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS
background-color: #f5deb3;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#f5deb3]

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Orange #ffa500
Floral White #fffaf0
Moccasin #ffe4b5
Papaya Whip #ffefd5
Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

Wheat (#f5deb3) is rgb(245, 222, 179) in RGB.

No, #f5deb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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