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Maize (color)

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Hex triplet
  
#FBEC5D

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(0, 6, 63, 2)

Source
  
Maerz and Paul

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(251, 236, 93)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(54°, 63%, 98%)

Maize (color)

The color maize or corn refers to a shade of yellow; it is named for the cereal of the same name—maize (the cereal maize is called corn in the Americas). In public usage, maize can be applied to a variety of shades, ranging from light yellow to a dark shade that borders on orange, since the color of maize may vary.

The first recorded use of maize as a color name in English was in 1861.

Usage

Biology

  • "Light maize in color, this wildflower is found only now and then in our area, and treasured for its rarity. The three clumps, two near the east fence under a thriving red-stemmed dogwood and one beside a weathered stump, gave us a thrill last spring with their first buds."

    • Chemistry

  • "For slow cases, one can use the method... in which a solution of thymol blue has had its pH value adjusted so that it is maize in color and any slight increase in the acidity will make the solution turn blue."

    • Sports

  • Maize is one of the two colors used by the University of Michigan Wolverines (the other being blue) although the actual shade of yellow used has varied over time; however, it always approaches the color of corn. The athletic colors of Carleton College are also maize and blue.

    • References

    Maize (color) Wikipedia
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