#F4D054Maize (#F4D054) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.145. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F4D054 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 208, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 88%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 66%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 66%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.5 -0.7 64.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.866 0.145 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Maize shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#faca49 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fbd04f — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4d054 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4d156 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Maize in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.5:1 and against black 14:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff2c7 · #f4d054 · #bf9f2b · #967a00 · #6c5700 · #453600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f4d054 · #f2b34a · #e9974d · #da7f55 · #c66a5d · #ae5763
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f4d054 · #97c097 · #ae9127 · #328b3a · #6c5700 · #204922
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f4d054 · #b9b091 · #9f8d53 · #4251ab · #3e3000 · #1f1600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4d054 · #b1b6c4 · #857f6c · #494c56 · #251f0a · #010105
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989cab · #1f2335 · #020311 · #f4d054
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf6d1 · #f4d054 · #a7c493 · #2076b1 · #31416b · #051418
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cbfcf8 · #f4d054 · #c5b2d4 · #3d659b · #384265 · #0a1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4d054 · #97bec7 · #008fa4 · #77246e · #3a0035 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4d054 · #98c0b8 · #009485 · #35409a · #41001b · #010011
#F6D66F · #F8DD86 · #F9E39C · #FBE9B0 · #FDEFC4
#C9A935 · #A0830F · #776000 · #4F3F00 · #2B2100
#EDD177 · #E6D293 · #DFD3AC
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.