Soft Pumpkin is soft, 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 | #2371ce |
| Complementary Color | #307edc |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Pumpkin Color. The Mustard Musketeers color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Curry (#d6a332) for more calm effect. Try Orange Ochre as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#307edc is the best complementary color to Soft 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 #dc8e31 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Punch are #dc3830 and #d4dc30. Thus found on the left and right of #dc8e31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Pear colors as they work well with Soft Pumpkin.
The split-complementary Soft Pumpkin palette consists of #3830dc and #30d4dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#307edc). Try Persian Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #dc8e31, 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 #dc8e31 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 Soft Pumpkin. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Pumpkin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc8e31 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Pumpkin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#307edc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30dc8e and #dc307e.
In a RGB color space, hex #dc8e31 is made of 54% red, 35% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Pumpkin has a hue angle of 32.63°, a saturation of 70.95% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc8e31 is made of 0% cyan, 30.58% magenta, 67.05% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dc8e31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,142,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 35%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.58, 67.05, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(32.63,70.95%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.63,77.73%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.5797,22.2523,58.5796) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7426,34.7834,7.5249) |