Cadmium Orange sits in the warm orange family, with the hex code #ED872D mapping to rgb(237, 135, 45) in RGB and hsl(28.1, 84.2%, 55.3%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 72% perceptual lightness and 0.158 chroma — a highly saturated, dark reading that behaves well as a primary, accent or decisive colour in modern interfaces. Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Pure orange rarely passes WCAG AA against white at body sizes — reserve it for headings, icons or buttons with explicit ≥4.5:1 fallback text colour.
#ED872Drgb(237, 135, 45)hsl(28.1, 84.2%, 55.3%)hsv(28.1, 81%, 92.9%)lch(66.8% 71.6 60.21)oklch(72.04% 0.1577 56.69)lab(66.8% 35.57 62.14):root {
--color: #ed872d;
--color-rgb: rgb(237, 135, 45);
--color-hsl: hsl(28.1, 84.2%, 55.3%);
--color-oklch: oklch(72.04% 0.1577 56.69);
}How cadmium orange performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing cadmium orange with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing cadmium orange with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing cadmium orange with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.