Nearest-color comparison

Neon Red vs Cadmium Red

Neon Red and Cadmium Red are different red colors with HEX values #FF073A and #E30022. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 37.5, their contrast ratio is 1.25:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Neon Red and Cadmium Red are visually related colors. Neon Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.25:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Neon Red#FF073A

Cadmium Red#E30022

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Neon Red and Cadmium Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance37.5

Pair contrast1.25:1

Luminance delta0.0527

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorNeon Red

More saturatedNeon Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Neon Red

Neon Red is #FF073A, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Cadmium Red, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FF073A RGB255, 7, 58 HSL348, 100, 51 CMYK0, 97, 77, 0 Luminance0.2172 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Cadmium Red

Cadmium Red is #E30022, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Red, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E30022 RGB227, 0, 34 HSL351, 100, 45 CMYK0, 100, 85, 11 Luminance0.1645 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Neon Red or Cadmium Red

Choose Neon RedNeon Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF073A.

Choose Cadmium RedCadmium Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E30022.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyNeon RedCadmium Red

HEX#FF073A#E30022

RGB255, 7, 58227, 0, 34

HSL348, 100, 51351, 100, 45

CMYK0, 97, 77, 00, 100, 85, 11

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.21720.1645

Black contrast5.34:14.29:1

White contrast3.93:14.9:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Neon Redblack text - 5.34:1

Cadmium Redwhite text - 4.9:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Neon Red#FF073A

Cadmium Red#E30022

#FF6181#FF6181

#FF425F#FF425F

#05FFCD#05FFCD

#00E6C3#00E6C3

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      "label": "black text",
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    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/neon-red/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "cadmium-red",
    "name": "Cadmium Red",
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      227,
      0,
      34
    ],
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      100,
      45
    ],
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    ],
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    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1645,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.29,
      "white": 4.9
    },
    "wcag": {
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      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
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      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.9
    },
    "description": "Cadmium Red is #E30022, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Red, it is darker and similar in saturation. 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"
  }
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Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 37.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.25,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 3,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 6
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0527,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Neon Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Neon Red"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.25,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Neon Red",
      "background": "#FF073A",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    },
    {
      "color": "Cadmium Red",
      "background": "#E30022",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.9
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cadmium Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E30022.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/neon-red-vs-cadmium-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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