Mountain Maize is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #103383 |
| Complementary Color | #7c9eef |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mountain Maize Color. The Fine Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sunray (#e3ab57) for more calm effect. Try Goldenrod Field as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c9eef is the best complementary color to Mountain Maize. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efcc7c complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Golden Sand are #ef927c and #d8ef7c. Thus found on the left and right of #efcc7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Mountain Maize.
The split-complementary Mountain Maize palette consists of #927cef and #7cd8ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c9eef). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #efcc7c, 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 #efcc7c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mountain Maize. Thus Biloba Flower and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mountain Maize contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #efcc7c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mountain Maize tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c9eef) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cefcc and #ef7c9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #efcc7c is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Mountain Maize has a hue angle of 41.74°, a saturation of 78.23% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efcc7c is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efcc7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,204,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 45.1, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(41.74,78.23%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.74,48.12%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.438,2.2689,44.2293) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8276,62.9917,28.0214) |