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Cadmium Red Palette

Cadmium Red Palette: #E30022, #00E6C3, #E60095, #E65000. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Cadmium Red Palette assigns primary #E30022, secondary #00E6C3, surface #E60095, background #E65000, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #E30022 at 0.1645 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#E30022Cadmium Red
Secondary#00E6C3#00E6C3
Surface#E60095#E60095
Background#E65000#E65000
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-cadmium-red-primary: #E30022;
--palette-cadmium-red-secondary: #00E6C3;
--palette-cadmium-red-surface: #E60095;
--palette-cadmium-red-background: #E65000;
--palette-cadmium-red-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#E30022
Black 4.29:1 · White 4.9:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#00E6C3
Black 13.11:1 · White 1.6:1
Best #000000
Surface#E60095
Black 4.8:1 · White 4.38:1
Best #000000
Background#E65000
Black 5.51:1 · White 3.81:1
Best #000000
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Cadmium Red 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 Red Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1645
Black text4.29:1AA Fail
White text4.9:1AA Pass
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": "#E30022",
    "name": "Cadmium Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#00E6C3",
    "name": "#00E6C3"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E60095",
    "name": "#E60095"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E65000",
    "name": "#E65000"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E30022",
    "name": "Cadmium Red",
    "blackContrast": 4.29,
    "whiteContrast": 4.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#00E6C3",
    "name": "#00E6C3",
    "blackContrast": 13.11,
    "whiteContrast": 1.6,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E60095",
    "name": "#E60095",
    "blackContrast": 4.8,
    "whiteContrast": 4.38,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E65000",
    "name": "#E65000",
    "blackContrast": 5.51,
    "whiteContrast": 3.81,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "cadmium red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-cadmium-red-primary: #E30022;\n--palette-cadmium-red-secondary: #00E6C3;\n--palette-cadmium-red-surface: #E60095;\n--palette-cadmium-red-background: #E65000;\n--palette-cadmium-red-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cadmium-red",
  "name": "Cadmium Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cadmium-red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cadmium Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cadmium Red Palette combines primary #E30022, secondary #00E6C3, surface #E60095, background #E65000, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink 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": [
    "cadmium red palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E30022",
      "slug": "cadmium-red",
      "name": "Cadmium Red",
      "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": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadmium-red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00E6C3",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#00E6C3",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        230,
        195
      ],
      "hsl": [
        171,
        100,
        45
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        15,
        10
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6053,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.11,
        "white": 1.6
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E60095",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E60095",
      "rgb": [
        230,
        0,
        149
      ],
      "hsl": [
        321,
        100,
        45
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        35,
        10
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1899,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.8,
        "white": 4.38
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E65000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E65000",
      "rgb": [
        230,
        80,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        21,
        100,
        45
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        65,
        100,
        10
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2256,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.51,
        "white": 3.81
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E30022",
      "name": "Cadmium Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00E6C3",
      "name": "#00E6C3"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E60095",
      "name": "#E60095"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E65000",
      "name": "#E65000"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E30022",
      "name": "Cadmium Red",
      "blackContrast": 4.29,
      "whiteContrast": 4.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00E6C3",
      "name": "#00E6C3",
      "blackContrast": 13.11,
      "whiteContrast": 1.6,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E60095",
      "name": "#E60095",
      "blackContrast": 4.8,
      "whiteContrast": 4.38,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E65000",
      "name": "#E65000",
      "blackContrast": 5.51,
      "whiteContrast": 3.81,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-cadmium-red-primary: #E30022;\n--palette-cadmium-red-secondary: #00E6C3;\n--palette-cadmium-red-surface: #E60095;\n--palette-cadmium-red-background: #E65000;\n--palette-cadmium-red-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cadmium-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cadmium-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cadmium-red.json"
}
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