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Cadmium Orange Palette

Cadmium Orange Palette: #ED872D, #2C93ED, #ED2C32, #EDE62C. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Cadmium Orange Palette assigns primary #ED872D, secondary #2C93ED, surface #ED2C32, background #EDE62C, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #EDE62C at 0.7478; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Cadmium Orange Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#ED872DCadmium Orange
Secondary#2C93ED#2C93ED
Surface#ED2C32#ED2C32
Background#EDE62C#EDE62C
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-cadmium-orange-primary: #ED872D;
--palette-cadmium-orange-secondary: #2C93ED;
--palette-cadmium-orange-surface: #ED2C32;
--palette-cadmium-orange-background: #EDE62C;
--palette-cadmium-orange-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Cadmium Orange Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#ED872D
Black 8.1:1 · White 2.59:1
Best #000000
Secondary#2C93ED
Black 6.5:1 · White 3.23:1
Best #000000
Surface#ED2C32
Black 5.01:1 · White 4.19:1
Best #000000
Background#EDE62C
Black 15.96:1 · White 1.32:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Cadmium Orange Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Cadmium Orange Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Cadmium Orange Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3552
Black text8.1:1AA Pass
White text2.59:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#ED872D",
    "name": "Cadmium Orange"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#2C93ED",
    "name": "#2C93ED"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#ED2C32",
    "name": "#ED2C32"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#EDE62C",
    "name": "#EDE62C"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#ED872D",
    "name": "Cadmium Orange",
    "blackContrast": 8.1,
    "whiteContrast": 2.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#2C93ED",
    "name": "#2C93ED",
    "blackContrast": 6.5,
    "whiteContrast": 3.23,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#ED2C32",
    "name": "#ED2C32",
    "blackContrast": 5.01,
    "whiteContrast": 4.19,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#EDE62C",
    "name": "#EDE62C",
    "blackContrast": 15.96,
    "whiteContrast": 1.32,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "cadmium orange palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-cadmium-orange-primary: #ED872D;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-secondary: #2C93ED;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-surface: #ED2C32;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-background: #EDE62C;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cadmium-orange",
  "name": "Cadmium Orange Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cadmium-orange",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cadmium Orange, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cadmium Orange Palette combines primary #ED872D, secondary #2C93ED, surface #ED2C32, background #EDE62C, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
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    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
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    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#ED872D",
      "slug": "cadmium-orange",
      "name": "Cadmium Orange",
      "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"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadmium-orange/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2C93ED",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#2C93ED",
      "rgb": [
        44,
        147,
        237
      ],
      "hsl": [
        208,
        84,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        81,
        38,
        0,
        7
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2752,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.5,
        "white": 3.23
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#ED2C32",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#ED2C32",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        44,
        50
      ],
      "hsl": [
        358,
        84,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        81,
        79,
        7
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2004,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.01,
        "white": 4.19
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDE62C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EDE62C",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        230,
        44
      ],
      "hsl": [
        58,
        84,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        81,
        7
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7478,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.96,
        "white": 1.32
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
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      ],
      "luminance": 0,
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        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
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          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#ED872D",
      "name": "Cadmium Orange"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2C93ED",
      "name": "#2C93ED"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#ED2C32",
      "name": "#ED2C32"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDE62C",
      "name": "#EDE62C"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#ED872D",
      "name": "Cadmium Orange",
      "blackContrast": 8.1,
      "whiteContrast": 2.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2C93ED",
      "name": "#2C93ED",
      "blackContrast": 6.5,
      "whiteContrast": 3.23,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#ED2C32",
      "name": "#ED2C32",
      "blackContrast": 5.01,
      "whiteContrast": 4.19,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDE62C",
      "name": "#EDE62C",
      "blackContrast": 15.96,
      "whiteContrast": 1.32,
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      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-cadmium-orange-primary: #ED872D;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-secondary: #2C93ED;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-surface: #ED2C32;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-background: #EDE62C;\n--palette-cadmium-orange-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cadmium-orange.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cadmium-orange/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cadmium-orange.json"
}
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