Burnt Pumpkin Color

#ca955c

Burnt Pumpkin is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #356aa3
Complementary Color #5b90ca
Color Shade: orange (31.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Burnt Pumpkin Color Sample
Burnt Pumpkin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ca955c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Pumpkin Color. The Soft Chamois color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Palomino (#bb7744) for more calm effect. Try Orange Squash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5b90ca is the best complementary color to Burnt Pumpkin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ca955c complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Antique Brass are #ca5d5b and #c7ca5b. Thus found on the left and right of #ca955c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Sundance colors as they work well with Burnt Pumpkin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burnt Pumpkin palette consists of #5d5bca and #5bc7ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b90ca). Try Indigo and Downy colors in combination with #ca955c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ca955c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burnt Pumpkin. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burnt Pumpkin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca955c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burnt Pumpkin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5b90ca) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5bca94 and #ca5b90.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ca955c is made of 46% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Pumpkin has a hue angle of 31.09°, a saturation of 50.93% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca955c is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #ca955c
RGB Decimal rgb(202,149,92)
RGB Percentage 46%, 34%, 21%
CMYK 0, 20.79, 43.14, 20.78
HSL hsl(31.09,50.93%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.09,54.46%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.6115,13.4282,37.6576)
XYZ xyz(37.0363,34.8242,14.8949)
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