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Cadmium Orange
Castle Arts Soft Touch 017 Cadmium Orange is a light vivid orange colored pencil in the Orange family. It sits in the mid-light value range, making it well-suited for skin tones, warm earth, sunset. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.
Orange family
Warm temperature
64% lightness
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Marker Facts
- Marker Name
- Cadmium Orange
- Color Family
- Orange
- Temperature
- Warm
- Lightness
- 64%
- Saturation
- 92%
- Palettes Using This Marker
- 0
Suggested Blend Ladder
Orange family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.
Works Well With
Analogous Colors
Complementary Accent
Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.
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