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Wheat (color)

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Wheat
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#F5DEB3
sRGB (r, g, b)(245, 222, 179)
HSV (h, s, v)(39°, 27%, 96%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(89, 38, 64°)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorPale yellow
B: Normalized to (byte)

Wheat is a color that resembles the light yellow of the wheat grain.

The first recorded use of wheat as a color name in English was in 1711.

Wheat
Wheat

Wheat is one of the X11 web colors.

References

  1. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207; Color Sample of Wheat: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample F11

See also

Shades of yellow
AmberApricotArylide yellowAureolinBeigeBuffCanaryChampagneChartreuseChrome yellow
          
CitronCitrineCosmic latteCreamDark goldenrodEcruFlaxGambogeGoldGold (metallic)
          
GoldenrodHarvest goldIcterineIvoryJasmineJonquilKhakiLemon chiffonLemon-limeLight yellow
          
LionMaizeMarigoldMikado yellowMindaroMustardNaples yellowNavajo whiteOld goldPapaya whip
          
Peach-yellowPearSaffronSchool bus yellowSelective yellowStil de grain yellowStrawSunglowSunsetVanilla
          
WheatYellow
  
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
Shades of brown
AuburnAlmondBeaverBeigeBistreBlack beanBlack oliveBoleBoneBronze
          
BrownBrown sugarBuffBurgundyBurnt siennaBurnt umberCamelCaput mortuumCaramelChamoisee
          
ChestnutChocolateCitronCocoa BrownCoffeeCopperCordovanCoyoteDesert sandDrab dark brown
          
DunEarth yellowEcruFallowFawnField drabFulvousGolden brownGoldenrodHarvest gold
          
KhakiKobichaLionLiverMahoganyMaroonOchreRaw umberRed-brownRedwood
          
RufousRussetRustSandSandy brownSatin sheen goldSeal brownSepiaSiennaSinopia
          
TanTaupeTawnyTitian RedUmberVan DykeWalnut brownWengeWheat
         
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.


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