Cadmium Orange (#ED872D)

The hex code for Cadmium Orange is #ED872D. It is rgb(237, 135, 45) in RGB, hsl(28, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 7%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED872D

HEX#ED872D

RGBrgb(237, 135, 45)

HSLhsl(28, 84%, 55%)

HSVhsv(28, 81%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.158 56.7)

LABlab(66.80% 35.57 62.14)

LCHlch(66.80% 71.60 60.21)

Colors Closest to Cadmium Orange

Cadmium Orange is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 6.9 Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 7.71 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 7.96 Fulvous#E48400ΔE 9.28 Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 10.68 Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 10.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#ED872D Channel Values

How Cadmium Orange breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 237 · G 135 · B 45	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 84% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 81% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 43% · Y 81% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.59:1 vs white · 8.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Cadmium Orange background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Cadmium Orange

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Cadmium Orange; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Cadmium Orange

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Cadmium Orange Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ED872D

Protanopia#9F9F2A

Protanomaly#C3962B

Deuteranopia#B1B118

Deuteranomaly#CCA222

Tritanopia#F08080

Tritanomaly#EF8368

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #ED872D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--cadmium-orange: #ED872D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED872D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'cadmium-orange': '#ED872D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.529, blue: 0.176)

Android XML<color name="cadmium_orange">#ED872D</color>

SVG fillfill="#ED872D"

More Orange Colors

Cadmium Orange sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ed9121 ecb176 edc9af ecb165 eeab2f eca674 efb39f eca58d efc881 ec5800 efcfae ebddcc f4e0d7 fad7b7 fdf7ed ff7802 ffa200 ffbc6b ffdab9 ffebcd fff8f0 c8ad7f dba875 e48400

#ED872D Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Cadmium Orange?

The hex code for Cadmium Orange is #ED872D. That is rgb(237, 135, 45) in RGB, hsl(28, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #ED872D?

#ED872D is rgb(237, 135, 45) — red 237, green 135, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED872D?

#ED872D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED872D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED872D scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED872D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED872D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 11.75, which is visibly different.

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