All About Color Maize

#FBEC5D

Maize is a bright and sunny yellow color. It brings a sense of warmth and cheerfulness, perfect for creating a vibrant and joyful space.

About Maize

Maize is a light yellow color with the hex code #FBEC5D. In RGB it is red 251, green 236, blue 93; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 95%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 6%, 63%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.22:1 on white and 17.26:1 on black.

#FBEC5D Color Conversion

Hex tripletFB, EC, 5D
CMYK0.00%, 5.98%, 62.95%, 1.57%
RGB Decimal251, 236, 93
HSL54°, 95%, 67%
RGB Octal373, 354, 135
HSV (HSB)54.30°, 62.95%, 98.43%
RGB Binary11111011, 11101100, 1011101
CIE-L*AB92.26, -11.37, 68.83
RGB Percent98.43%, 92.55%, 36.47%
CIE-L*CH92.26, 69.76, 99.38
XYZ71.75, 81.29, 22.26
CIE-L*UV92.26, 16.24, 84.51
xyY0.41, 0.46, 81.29
Hunter-Lab90.16, -15.72, 48.47
RYB42.97%, 98.43%, 36.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FBEC5D on a dark background: contrast 17.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FBEC5D on a light background: contrast 1.22:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Maize, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Maize. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#FBEC5D · #FDF6B4 · #F4DC06 · #5B6BFB · #B4BCFD

Analogous palette

#FB5B6B · #FB9B5B · #FBEC5D · #BBFB5B · #6BFB5B

Triadic palette

#FBEC5D · #5BFBEB · #EB5BFB · #FDF6B4 · #B4FDF6

Tetradic palette

#FBEC5D · #5BFB9B · #5B6BFB · #FB5BBB · #F4DC06

Monochromatic palette

#B8A605 · #F9E210 · #FBEC5D · #FDF4A5 · #FEFCE6

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