Pumpkin Pie is soft, 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 | #1661a9 |
| Complementary Color | #55a1e9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumpkin Pie Color. The English Custard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cookie Crust (#e3b258) for more calm effect. Try Goldsmith as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#55a1e9 is the best complementary color to Pumpkin Pie. 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 #e99e56 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Porsche are #e95557 and #e9e755. Thus found on the left and right of #e99e56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Confetti colors as they work well with Pumpkin Pie.
The split-complementary Pumpkin Pie palette consists of #5557e9 and #55e9e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55a1e9). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e99e56, 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 #e99e56 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 Pumpkin Pie. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumpkin Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #e99e56 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. Pumpkin Pie tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#55a1e9) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55e99e and #e955a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e99e56 is made of 49% red, 33% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Pumpkin Pie has a hue angle of 29.39°, a saturation of 76.96% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e99e56 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 57.64% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e99e56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,158,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 33%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 57.64, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(29.39,76.96%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.39,63.09%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1796,21.0411,48.1918) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5108,42.4492,14.4935) |