Maizena is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #0413a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e6cfb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Maizena Color. The Basket of Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lamplight (#ffd140) for more energetic effect. Try Lemonade Stand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e6cfb is the best complementary color to Maizena. 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 #fbec5e complementary color is Cornflower 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 Candy Corn are #fb9d5e and #bbfb5e. Thus found on the left and right of #fbec5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan Hide and Canary colors as they work well with Maizena.
The split-complementary Maizena palette consists of #9d5efb and #5ebbfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e6cfb). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fbec5e, 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 #fbec5e 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 Maizena. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maizena contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Hot Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbec5e 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. Maizena tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5e6cfb) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Watermelon – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5efbec and #fb5e6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbec5e is made of 43% red, 41% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Maizena has a hue angle of 54.27°, a saturation of 95.15% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbec5e is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbec5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,236,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 41%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 61.57, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(54.27,95.15%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.27,62.55%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.2687,-11.3055,68.4293) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7995,81.3083,22.4995) |