{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"cadmium-orange-vs-marigold","type":"nearest","name":"Cadmium Orange vs Marigold","verdict":"Cadmium Orange and Marigold are visually related colors. Marigold is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.2:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Cadmium Orange and Marigold are different orange colors with HEX values #ED872D and #EAA221. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 29.7, their contrast ratio is 1.2:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":29.7,"contrastRatio":1.2,"colors":[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","rgb":[237,135,45],"hsl":[28,84,55],"cmyk":[0,43,81,7],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.3552,"contrast":{"black":8.1,"white":2.59},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.1},"description":"Cadmium Orange is #ED872D, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Marigold, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadmium-orange/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","rgb":[234,162,33],"hsl":[39,83,52],"cmyk":[0,31,86,8],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.4344,"contrast":{"black":9.69,"white":2.17},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.69},"description":"Marigold is #EAA221, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Cadmium Orange, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/marigold/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":29.7,"contrastRatio":1.2,"hslDelta":{"hue":11,"saturation":1,"lightness":3},"luminanceDelta":0.0792,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["vibrant"],"lighterColor":"Marigold","moreSaturatedColor":"Cadmium Orange"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.2,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Cadmium Orange","background":"#ED872D","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.1},{"color":"Marigold","background":"#EAA221","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.69}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Cadmium Orange is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #ED872D.","chooseSecondWhen":"Marigold is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAA221.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cadmium-orange-vs-marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/cadmium-orange-vs-marigold/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cadmium-orange-vs-marigold.json"}