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Named color

Cadmium Orange

Cadmium Orange color #ED872D: RGB 237, 135, 45 and HSL 28°, 84%, 55%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-cadmium-orange: #ED872D;
.bg-cadmium-orange { background-color: #ED872D; }
.text-cadmium-orange { color: #ED872D; }
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Color meaning and use

About Cadmium Orange Color

Cadmium Orange uses HEX #ED872D, RGB 237, 135, 45, and HSL 28°, 84%, 55%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.3552; black contrast is 8.1:1 and white contrast is 2.59:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Cadmium Orange Color Reference Infographic

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Cadmium Orange color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#EDE62CMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#ED872D",
  "rgb": [
    237,
    135,
    45
  ],
  "hsl": [
    28,
    84,
    55
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    43,
    81,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3552,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.1,
    "white": 2.59
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#2C93ED",
  "analogous": [
    "#ED2C32",
    "#EDE62C"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#2CED86",
    "#862CED"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#32ED2C",
    "#2C93ED",
    "#E62CED"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#2CEDE6",
    "#2C32ED"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#F4B680",
    "#ED872D",
    "#AE590F"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F4B680",
  "dark": "#AE590F",
  "saturated": "#FF851A",
  "desaturated": "#D38845",
  "pastel": "#EFCAA9",
  "neon": "#FF9A42"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#2C93ED",
    "#ED2C32",
    "#EDE62C"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#D38845",
    "#F4B680"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#F4B680",
    "#D38845"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "butterscotch",
    "marigold",
    "pumpkin",
    "bronze",
    "peru"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cadmium-orange"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "butterscotch-vs-cadmium-orange",
    "cadmium-orange-vs-marigold"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/cadmium-orange",
    "/wcag/cadmium-orange",
    "/css/colors/cadmium-orange",
    "/hex/ed872d",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/cadmium-orange"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/butterscotch",
      "/colors/marigold",
      "/colors/pumpkin",
      "/colors/bronze",
      "/colors/peru",
      "/compare/butterscotch-vs-cadmium-orange",
      "/compare/cadmium-orange-vs-marigold",
      "/harmonies/cadmium-orange",
      "/wcag/cadmium-orange",
      "/css/colors/cadmium-orange",
      "/hex/ed872d",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "cadmium-orange",
  "name": "Cadmium Orange",
  "hex": "#ED872D",
  "uses": [
    "historical references",
    "pigment palettes",
    "cultural color systems"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "heritage",
      "craft",
      "specificity"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "museum design",
      "education",
      "editorial research",
      "cultural references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "generic unlabeled palette systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "historical-references",
    "pigment-palettes",
    "cultural-color-systems",
    "heritage",
    "craft",
    "specificity"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    237,
    135,
    45
  ],
  "hsl": [
    28,
    84,
    55
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    43,
    81,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3552,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.1,
    "white": 2.59
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#2C93ED",
    "analogous": [
      "#ED2C32",
      "#EDE62C"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#2CED86",
      "#862CED"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#32ED2C",
      "#2C93ED",
      "#E62CED"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#2CEDE6",
      "#2C32ED"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#F4B680",
      "#ED872D",
      "#AE590F"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#F4B680",
    "dark": "#AE590F",
    "saturated": "#FF851A",
    "desaturated": "#D38845",
    "pastel": "#EFCAA9",
    "neon": "#FF9A42"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-cadmium-orange: #ED872D;",
    "utility": ".bg-cadmium-orange { background-color: #ED872D; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-cadmium-orange { color: #ED872D; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "butterscotch",
    "marigold",
    "pumpkin",
    "bronze",
    "peru"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cadmium-orange"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "butterscotch-vs-cadmium-orange",
    "cadmium-orange-vs-marigold"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/cadmium-orange",
    "/wcag/cadmium-orange",
    "/css/colors/cadmium-orange",
    "/hex/ed872d",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/cadmium-orange"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/butterscotch",
      "/colors/marigold",
      "/colors/pumpkin",
      "/colors/bronze",
      "/colors/peru",
      "/compare/butterscotch-vs-cadmium-orange",
      "/compare/cadmium-orange-vs-marigold",
      "/harmonies/cadmium-orange",
      "/wcag/cadmium-orange",
      "/css/colors/cadmium-orange",
      "/hex/ed872d",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#2C93ED",
      "#ED2C32",
      "#EDE62C"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#D38845",
      "#F4B680"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#F4B680",
      "#D38845"
    ]
  }
}
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