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Named color

Cadmium Orange

Cadmium Orange is a vibrant orange color with HEX #ED872D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 237, 135, 45, HSL 28, 84%, 55%, warm temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#ED872D orange warm vibrant
HEX #ED872D
RGB rgb(237, 135, 45)
HSL hsl(28 84% 55%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 81, 7)
Luminance 0.3552
Contrast Black 8.1:1White 2.59:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cadmium-orange: #ED872D;
.bg-cadmium-orange { background-color: #ED872D; }
.text-cadmium-orange { color: #ED872D; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3552
Black text8.1:1AA Pass
White text2.59:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    45
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    84,
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  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#ED2C32",
    "#EDE62C"
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    "#862CED"
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    "#E62CED"
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    "#2C32ED"
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    "#ED872D",
    "#AE590F"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "dark": "#AE590F",
  "saturated": "#FF851A",
  "desaturated": "#D38845",
  "pastel": "#EFCAA9",
  "neon": "#FF9A42"
}
Pairings
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    "#F5F5F5",
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  ],
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    "#000000"
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    "#F4B680",
    "#D38845"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  },
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  "temperature": "warm",
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      "#F4B680"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Cadmium Orange Color

Cadmium Orange sits in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Cadmium Orange is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Cadmium Orange is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Cadmium Orange accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #ED872D.Cadmium Orange CSS utilitiesUse Cadmium Orange in CSS variables and utility classes.#ED872D HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cadmium Orange paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cadmium Orange.Cadmium Orange harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cadmium Orange against black and white text.

Black text8.1:1AA Pass
White text2.59:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E
Marigold#EAA221
Pumpkin#FF7518
Bronze#CD7F32
Peru#CD853F

Color Harmonies

#2C93ED#2C93ED
#ED2C32#ED2C32
#EDE62C#EDE62C
#2CED86#2CED86
#862CED#862CED
Open full Cadmium Orange harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F4B680#F4B680
#AE590F#AE590F
#FF851A#FF851A
#D38845#D38845
#EFCAA9#EFCAA9
#FF9A42#FF9A42

Pairings

Black#000000
#2C93ED#2C93ED
#ED2C32#ED2C32
#EDE62C#EDE62C
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5