Wheat Sheaf is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #202b3b |
| Complementary Color | #c3cedf |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheat Sheaf Color. The Concept Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nut Flavor (#d7bea4) for more energetic effect. Try Coco as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3cedf is the best complementary color to Wheat Sheaf. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfd4c4 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Wafer are #dfc6c3 and #dcdfc3. Thus found on the left and right of #dfd4c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Wheat Sheaf.
The split-complementary Wheat Sheaf palette consists of #c6c3df and #c3dcdf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3cedf). Try Lavender Gray and Botticelli colors in combination with #dfd4c4, 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 #dfd4c4 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 Sheaf. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wheat Sheaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfd4c4 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 Sheaf tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c3cedf) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3dfd4 and #dfc3ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfd4c4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wheat Sheaf has a hue angle of 35.56°, a saturation of 29.67% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfd4c4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfd4c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,212,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 10.59, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(35.56,29.67%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.56,12.11%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3828,1.1103,9.259) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9387,66.7605,61.7407) |