RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In Western cultures, wheat symbolizes abundance and fertility, often associated with harvest festivals. Conversely, in some Eastern traditions, the color can signify humility and simplicity, representing the foundational aspects of life and sustenance.
The term 'wheat' derives from Old English 'wēat', which has been used since at least the 10th century. Wheat has played a crucial role in civilizations, with evidence of its cultivation dating back to around 9600 BCE in the Fertile Crescent, making it one of humanity's first domesticated crops.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Wheat. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 35 Browns →Nine steps of Wheat by lightness — from #7F735D (darkest) to #FAEED7 (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Wheat at 219° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Wheat.
Brands and institutions known for using Wheat.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Wheat anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on dark backgrounds; fails on light.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: wheat; color-mix(in srgb, wheat 70%, white) 39°, 27%, 96% 0, 9, 27, 4 16113331 #FFCCCC How Wheat appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.