Yellow Maize is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #3f57a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5971c0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Maize Color. The Yellow Ocher color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yellow Acorn (#b68d4c) for more calm effect. Try Trading Post as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5971c0 is the best complementary color to Yellow Maize. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c0a85a complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Husk are #c07559 and #a5c059. Thus found on the left and right of #c0a85a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Celery colors as they work well with Yellow Maize.
The split-complementary Yellow Maize palette consists of #7559c0 and #59a5c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5971c0). Try Fuchsia Blue and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c0a85a, 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 #c0a85a offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yellow Maize. Thus Amethyst and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Maize contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0a85a square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yellow Maize tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5971c0) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59c0a8 and #c05971.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0a85a is made of 43% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Maize has a hue angle of 45.88°, a saturation of 44.74% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0a85a is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 40% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c0a85a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,168,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 37%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 40, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(45.88,44.74%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.88,53.13%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4338,-1.2484,43.0893) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5863,39.9499,15.403) |