Maize Color
Maize is a orange color with hex code #F5D5A0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with maize, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Maize Color Values
What Does Maize Mean?
Maize belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Maize reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Maize is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: pale orange yellow, #FAD6A5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Maize
Maize and #9EBFF5 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F5A89E and #EBF59E, which sit beside maize on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair maize with triadic partners #9EF5D4 and #D49EF5. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- New Orleans —
#F3D69D(Delta E 2) - Corvette —
#FAD3A2(Delta E 3) - NavajoWhite —
#FFDEAD(Delta E 4) - Marzipan —
#F8DB9D(Delta E 5) - Pale Peach —
#FFE5AD(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #F5D5A0; }
.background { background-color: #F5D5A0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #F5D5A0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F5D5A040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for maize?
Maize has the hex code #F5D5A0. In RGB notation it is rgb(245, 213, 160), in HSL it is hsl(37, 81%, 79%), and its OKLCH value is 0.887, 0.077, 80.
What does the color maize mean?
Orange-family colors like maize carry distinct psychological associations. Maize belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Maize reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with maize?
Maize has three easy routes: its complement #9EBFF5 for punch, its neighbors #F5A89E and #EBF59E for something calmer, or triadic partners #9EF5D4 and #D49EF5 when you want energy.
Is maize a standard web color?
No — Maize is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #F5D5A0 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make maize lighter or darker?
To lighten maize, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEF9F1 (lightest tint) to #3C2706 (darkest shade).
About Maize
Maize is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #F5D5A0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.