Wheat Bread is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #204481 |
| Complementary Color | #7ea2de |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheat Bread Color. The Oak Buff color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dechant Pear Yellow (#d79e62) for more calm effect. Try Kombucha as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7ea2de is the best complementary color to Wheat Bread. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfbb7e complementary color is Chetwode Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Harvest Gold are #de8a7e and #d2de7e. Thus found on the left and right of #dfbb7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Wheat Bread.
The split-complementary Wheat Bread palette consists of #8a7ede and #7ed2de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ea2de). Try Chetwode Blue and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #dfbb7e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #dfbb7e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wheat Bread. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wheat Bread contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfbb7e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wheat Bread tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7ea2de) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7edebb and #de7ea1.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfbb7e is made of 42% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Wheat Bread has a hue angle of 37.73°, a saturation of 60.25% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfbb7e is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfbb7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,187,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 38.04, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(37.73,60.25%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.73,43.5%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.7183,4.8959,35.6563) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9676,52.735,27.1785) |