Maize (color)

Maize
 
The color is named for the cereal Maize
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#ffcb05
sRGBB (r, g, b)(255, 203, 5)
HSV (h, s, v)(48°, 98%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(84, 98, 63°)
SourceMaerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Corn
 
Sweet corn
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#fbec5d
sRGBB (r, g, b)(251, 236, 93)
HSV (h, s, v)(54°, 63%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(92, 86, 79°)
SourceColorHexa
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The shade maize or corn refers to a specific tone of yellow; it is named for the cereal of the same name—maize (called corn in the United States and Canada). 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 (the actual corn) may vary.

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