Indian Maize is soft, 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 | #1b3eb2 |
| Complementary Color | #4c6fe4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Maize Color. The Brass Mesh color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Glitzy Gold (#d6a02b) for more calm effect. Try Mellowed Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c6fe4 is the best complementary color to Indian 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 #e4c14d complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 Anzac are #e4754c and #bbe44c. Thus found on the left and right of #e4c14d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with Indian Maize.
The split-complementary Indian Maize palette consists of #754ce4 and #4cbbe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c6fe4). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e4c14d, 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 #e4c14d 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 Indian Maize. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indian Maize contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4c14d 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. Indian Maize tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4c6fe4) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ce4c1 and #e44c6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4c14d is made of 46% red, 39% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Maize has a hue angle of 46.09°, a saturation of 73.66% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4c14d is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 59.21% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4c14d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,193,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 39%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.72, 59.21, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(46.09,73.66%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.09,66.23%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1389,-0.0854,60.9506) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4044,55.1697,14.908) |