Precious Pumpkin is vibrant, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1e9dcc |
| Complementary Color | #32b2e1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Precious Pumpkin Color. The Cajeta color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ruddy Brown (#bb6528) for more calm effect. Try Half-Smoke as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#32b2e1 is the best complementary color to Precious Pumpkin. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e16233 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flame Pea are #e1325a and #e1b832. Thus found on the left and right of #e16233 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Anzac colors as they work well with Precious Pumpkin.
The split-complementary Precious Pumpkin palette consists of #325ae1 and #32e1b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32b2e1). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e16233, 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 #e16233 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Precious Pumpkin. Thus Purple Heart and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Precious Pumpkin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e16233 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Precious Pumpkin tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#32b2e1) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32e161 and #e132b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e16233 is made of 60% red, 26% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Precious Pumpkin has a hue angle of 16.21°, a saturation of 74.36% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e16233 is made of 0% cyan, 49.81% magenta, 68.24% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e16233 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,98,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 26%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.81, 68.24, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(16.21,74.36%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.21,77.33%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0578,46.9146,49.6196) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0166,24.9819,6.0557) |