Milky Maize is pale, 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 | #06265f |
| Complementary Color | #a0bff9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Milky Maize Color. The Asagi Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bread and Butter (#faedd2) for more calm effect. Try Serengeti Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a0bff9 is the best complementary color to Milky 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 #f9d9a0 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Marzipan are #f9aca0 and #ecf9a0. Thus found on the left and right of #f9d9a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Milky Maize.
The split-complementary Milky Maize palette consists of #aca0f9 and #a0ecf9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0bff9). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f9d9a0, 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 #f9d9a0 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 Milky Maize. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Milky Maize contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9d9a0 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. Milky Maize tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0bff9) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0f9d9 and #f9a0c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9d9a0 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Milky Maize has a hue angle of 38.43°, a saturation of 88.12% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9d9a0 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9d9a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,217,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 34.9, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(38.43,88.12%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.43,35.74%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.1145,3.2472,32.1925) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.2249,72.3035,43.5124) |