Pumpkin
Autumn and warmth, like a harvest table.
About pumpkin
Pumpkin tends to suggest autumn and warmth, like a harvest table. It feels bright, round and friendly.
- What color is pumpkin?
- Pumpkin is a bright, warm orange, like the squash. Its hex code is #FF7518.
- Is pumpkin warm or cool?
- Warm: it sits on the warm side of the color wheel, with the reds, oranges and yellows. It is a light color, value 7 of 10, and its opposite is cerulean. More in warm and cool colors.
- Value and codes
- Value 7 of 10, in the red-orange family. RGB 255, 117, 24. OKLCH 71.6% 0.191 47.1.
Where to use pumpkin
In a room
Cushions, a throw or a kitchen accent. It glows beside dark wood.
In an outfit
Sweaters and scarves in autumn. Good with denim and brown.
In art
A strong orange for fruit, leaves and evening light.
In design
Too pale for text on white, at 2.7 to 1. Use it as a background instead: dark text on it reads well, at 5.9 to 1.
What pumpkin pairs with
- Navy
Deep blue, its cool opposite.
- Cream
A soft light for a warm kitchen look.
- Chocolate brown
Dark and warm, for an autumn mix.
- Sage
A muted green, like pumpkin leaves.
The opposite of pumpkin: Cerulean #0FA2BD
Opposite pumpkin on the color wheel sits cerulean. Side by side, each makes the other look stronger; mixed, they turn each other gray.
Side by side
Pumpkin around cerulean
Cerulean around pumpkin
Often confused with pumpkin
How to mix pumpkin in paint
- On its own
cadmium orange
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics. Straight from the tube. It uses a paint beyond the basics. Practice in our Paint Mixer game.
Pumpkin tints, tones and shades
Tints
Tones
Shades
Tap a color to copy its code. A tint adds white, a tone adds gray of the same lightness, and a shade adds black. More in tints, tones and shades.
Pumpkin in paintings
Colors similar to pumpkin
Pumpkin inspiration
Find your own colors
Add the pictures you love to Color Taste to see which colors they share, or make a palette from one photo in Image to Palette.