#F5DEB3 · Wheat

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#F5DEB3 is a light, highly saturated beige color, closest to Wheat and near Peach Puff and Vanilla. In OKLCH it has 91% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 83°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #F5DEB3 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites.

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HEX#F5DEB3
RGBrgb(245, 222, 179)
HSLhsl(39, 77%, 83%)
CMYK0, 9, 27, 4
CSS var--wheat
Contrast1.31:1 white · 15.98:1 black

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How to use #F5DEB3

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F5DEB3 (15.98:1); white text does not (1.31:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F5DEB3 with its analogous neighbors #F5BCB2 and #EBF5B2; for contrast use its complement #B2CAF5 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--wheat: #F5DEB3;

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