Cadmium Orange is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1278d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2c92ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cadmium Orange Color. The Chocolate color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Apricot Sorbet (#e8a760) for more calm effect. Try Iron Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2c92ed is the best complementary color to Cadmium Orange. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ed872d complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Carrot Orange are #ed2c33 and #ede72c. Thus found on the left and right of #ed872d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Cadmium Orange.
The split-complementary Cadmium Orange palette consists of #2c32ed and #2cede7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c92ed). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ed872d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ed872d offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cadmium Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cadmium Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Malachite, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed872d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cadmium Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2c92ed) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ced87 and #ed2c92.
In a RGB color space, hex #ed872d is made of 57% red, 32% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Cadmium Orange has a hue angle of 28.13°, a saturation of 84.21% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed872d is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ed872d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,135,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 32%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 75.29, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(28.13,84.21%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.13,81.01%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.153,32.8653,61.4592) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0627,35.5219,7.0167) |