Wheat is the CSS named color #F5DEB3 — rgb(245, 222, 179), hsl(39, 77%, 83%). Its relative luminance is 0.749, giving 1.31:1 against white and 15.98:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #F5DEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 222, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 77%, 83%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.7491 |
| Contrast on white | 1.31:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 15.98:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing wheat toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
wheat is #F5DEB3, which is rgb(245, 222, 179) and hsl(39, 77%, 83%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Wheat has a relative luminance of 0.749 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.31:1; against black, 15.98:1.
wheat reaches 15.98:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.