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Maize Palette

Maize Palette: #FBEC5D, #5B6BFB, #FB9B5B, #BBFB5B. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Maize Palette assigns primary #FBEC5D, secondary #5B6BFB, surface #FB9B5B, background #BBFB5B, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FBEC5D at 0.8129; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Yellow palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Maize Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#FBEC5DMaize
Secondary#5B6BFB#5B6BFB
Surface#FB9B5B#FB9B5B
Background#BBFB5B#BBFB5B
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-maize-primary: #FBEC5D;
--palette-maize-secondary: #5B6BFB;
--palette-maize-surface: #FB9B5B;
--palette-maize-background: #BBFB5B;
--palette-maize-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Maize Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#FBEC5D
Black 17.26:1 · White 1.22:1
Best #000000
Secondary#5B6BFB
Black 4.94:1 · White 4.25:1
Best #000000
Surface#FB9B5B
Black 9.94:1 · White 2.11:1
Best #000000
Background#BBFB5B
Black 17.06:1 · White 1.23:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Maize Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Maize Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Maize Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8129
Black text17.26:1AA Pass
White text1.22:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FBEC5D",
    "name": "Maize"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#5B6BFB",
    "name": "#5B6BFB"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FB9B5B",
    "name": "#FB9B5B"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#BBFB5B",
    "name": "#BBFB5B"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FBEC5D",
    "name": "Maize",
    "blackContrast": 17.26,
    "whiteContrast": 1.22,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#5B6BFB",
    "name": "#5B6BFB",
    "blackContrast": 4.94,
    "whiteContrast": 4.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FB9B5B",
    "name": "#FB9B5B",
    "blackContrast": 9.94,
    "whiteContrast": 2.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#BBFB5B",
    "name": "#BBFB5B",
    "blackContrast": 17.06,
    "whiteContrast": 1.23,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "maize palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-maize-primary: #FBEC5D;\n--palette-maize-secondary: #5B6BFB;\n--palette-maize-surface: #FB9B5B;\n--palette-maize-background: #BBFB5B;\n--palette-maize-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "maize",
  "name": "Maize Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "maize",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Maize, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Maize Palette combines primary #FBEC5D, secondary #5B6BFB, surface #FB9B5B, background #BBFB5B, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a yellow palette, blue palette, orange palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "maize palette",
    "generated palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FBEC5D",
      "slug": "maize",
      "name": "Maize",
      "rgb": [
        251,
        236,
        93
      ],
      "hsl": [
        54,
        95,
        67
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        6,
        63,
        2
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8129,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.26,
        "white": 1.22
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/maize/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5B6BFB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#5B6BFB",
      "rgb": [
        91,
        107,
        251
      ],
      "hsl": [
        234,
        95,
        67
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        64,
        57,
        0,
        2
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.197,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.94,
        "white": 4.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FB9B5B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FB9B5B",
      "rgb": [
        251,
        155,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        24,
        95,
        67
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        38,
        64,
        2
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4471,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.94,
        "white": 2.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#BBFB5B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BBFB5B",
      "rgb": [
        187,
        251,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        84,
        95,
        67
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        25,
        0,
        64,
        2
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8031,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.06,
        "white": 1.23
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FBEC5D",
      "name": "Maize"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5B6BFB",
      "name": "#5B6BFB"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FB9B5B",
      "name": "#FB9B5B"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#BBFB5B",
      "name": "#BBFB5B"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FBEC5D",
      "name": "Maize",
      "blackContrast": 17.26,
      "whiteContrast": 1.22,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5B6BFB",
      "name": "#5B6BFB",
      "blackContrast": 4.94,
      "whiteContrast": 4.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FB9B5B",
      "name": "#FB9B5B",
      "blackContrast": 9.94,
      "whiteContrast": 2.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#BBFB5B",
      "name": "#BBFB5B",
      "blackContrast": 17.06,
      "whiteContrast": 1.23,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-maize-primary: #FBEC5D;\n--palette-maize-secondary: #5B6BFB;\n--palette-maize-surface: #FB9B5B;\n--palette-maize-background: #BBFB5B;\n--palette-maize-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/maize.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/maize/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/maize.json"
}
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