Wheat

#e8dfbb

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for wheat, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Wheat, a soft yellow at 48 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Wheat color values

Every conversion for #e8dfbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8dfbb

RGB232, 223, 187

HSL48, 49%, 82%

HSV48, 19%, 91%

CMYK0%, 4%, 19%, 9%

Lab88.69, -2.69, 18.77

XYZ68.64, 73.52, 57.59

Decimal15261627

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone4545 C

Shades of wheat

#ded19e #d4c481 #cbb664 #c1a847 #a89239 #8b792f #6e5f25 #51461b #342d12 #171408

Tints of wheat

#eae2c0 #ece4c6 #eee7cb #efe9d1 #f1ecd6 #f3eedc #f5f1e1 #f7f4e7 #f9f6ec #faf9f2

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#bbc4e8 Analogous#e8c9bb Analogous#dae8bb Triadic#bbe8df Triadic#dfbbe8 Split complementary#bbdae8 Split complementary#c9bbe8

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, 4, 19, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8dfbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 19 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 21 15

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 #e8dfbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8dfbb; }
.text { color: #e8dfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dfbb; }

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 #e8dfbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8dfbb 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 #e8dfbb 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 #e8dfbb 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

Every value on this page for #e8dfbb is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.