{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"cadmium-red-vs-cherry-red","type":"nearest","name":"Cadmium Red vs Cherry Red","verdict":"Cadmium Red and Cherry Red are very close colors. Cadmium Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Cadmium Red and Cherry Red are different red colors with HEX values #E30022 and #D2042D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20.6, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":20.6,"contrastRatio":1.13,"colors":[{"slug":"cadmium-red","name":"Cadmium Red","hex":"#E30022","rgb":[227,0,34],"hsl":[351,100,45],"cmyk":[0,100,85,11],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.1645,"contrast":{"black":4.29,"white":4.9},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.9},"description":"Cadmium Red is #E30022, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Cherry Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadmium-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-red.json"},{"slug":"cherry-red","name":"Cherry Red","hex":"#D2042D","rgb":[210,4,45],"hsl":[348,96,42],"cmyk":[0,98,79,18],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.1398,"contrast":{"black":3.8,"white":5.53},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.53},"description":"Cherry Red is #D2042D, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Cadmium Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cherry-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":20.6,"contrastRatio":1.13,"hslDelta":{"hue":3,"saturation":4,"lightness":3},"luminanceDelta":0.0247,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["vibrant"],"lighterColor":"Cadmium Red","moreSaturatedColor":"Cadmium Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.13,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Cadmium Red","background":"#E30022","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.9},{"color":"Cherry Red","background":"#D2042D","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.53}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Cadmium Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E30022.","chooseSecondWhen":"Cherry Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2042D.","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-red-vs-cherry-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/cadmium-red-vs-cherry-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cadmium-red-vs-cherry-red.json"}