Cadmium Orange (#ED872D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.59:1 — vs black: 8.10:1

Color values

  • HEX #ED872D
  • RGB rgb(237, 135, 45)
  • HSL hsl(28, 84%, 55%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 43, 81, 7 )
  • Websafe #FF9933

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ED872D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cadmium Orange
#ED872D Base
#2D93ED
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cadmium Orange
#ED872D Base
#ED2D33
#EDE72D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cadmium Orange
#ED872D Base
#2DED87
#872DED
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cadmium Orange
#ED872D Base
#2DEDE7
#2D33ED
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cadmium Orange
#ED872D Base
#33ED2D
#2D93ED
#E72DED
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cadmium Orange
#ED872D Base
#773D0A
#BD6110
#DE7213
#F09C53
#F3AF73
#F9D8BA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cadmium Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#170C02
#472406
#763D0A
#A5550E
#D56D12
Cadmium Orange #ED872D Base
#F09C52
#F3B278
#F7C79D
#FADCC2
#FDF2E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ED872D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ED872D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ED872D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ED872D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ED872D,
        #2D93ED
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ED872D,
        #2D93ED
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cadmium-orange: #ED872D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cadmium-orange-r: 237;
$cadmium-orange-g: 135;
$cadmium-orange-b: 45;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cadmium-orange;
    color: rgba($cadmium-orange-r, $cadmium-orange-g, $cadmium-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cadmium Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ED872D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #ADAD1E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #97972F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F18080 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A1A1A1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cadmium Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cadmium Orange #ED872D Base
Princeton Orange #F58025 ΔE 2.89
Tangerine #F28500 ΔE 3.08
Tiger Eye #E08D3C ΔE 3.55

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.