Wheat

#f2d8a4

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

Wheat sits in the orange range, light and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Wheat color values

Every conversion for #f2d8a4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2d8a4

RGB242, 216, 164

HSL40, 75%, 80%

HSV40, 32%, 95%

CMYK0%, 11%, 32%, 5%

Lab87.32, 1.55, 28.97

XYZ67.87, 70.67, 45.19

Decimal15915172

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone155 C

Shades of wheat

#edca83 #e9bc62 #e4ae41 #dfa021 #bf881b #9e7117 #7d5a12 #5c420d #3c2b09 #1b1304

Tints of wheat

#f3dbac #f4deb3 #f5e2bb #f6e5c2 #f7e8ca #f8ebd1 #faefd9 #fbf2e0 #fcf5e8 #fdf8ef

Colors that go with wheat

Complementary#a4bef2 Analogous#f2b1a4 Analogous#e5f2a4 Triadic#a4f2d8 Triadic#d8a4f2 Split complementary#a4e5f2 Split complementary#b1a4f2

Wheat in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 32, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2d8a4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 32 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 33 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #f2d8a4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2d8a4; }
.text { color: #f2d8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2d8a4; }

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 #f2d8a4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2d8a4 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 #f2d8a4 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 #f2d8a4 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

The figures for #f2d8a4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.