Maize (color)

Maize
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FBEC5D
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (251, 236, 93)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 6, 63, 2)
HSV       (h, s, v) (54°, 63%, 98%)
Source Maerz and Paul[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
The color is named for the cereal Maize.

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.[2]

Usage

Biology

Chemistry

Sports

See also

References

  1. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called maize in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color maize is displayed on page 43, Plate 10, Color Sample G5.
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198; Color Sample of Maize: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample G5
  3. Rodale, Jerome Irving (1965). Organic gardening. Rodale Press. p. 54.
  4. Debler, Walter R. (1990). Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals. Prentice Hall. p. 615. ISBN 978-0-13-322371-2.
  5. Liene Karels (Fall 1996). "What colors are maize and blue?". Michigan Today. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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