Pumpkin Hue is calm, 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 | #095c86 |
| Complementary Color | #79ccf6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumpkin Hue Color. The Mellow Apricot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Akakō Red (#f07f5e) for more calm effect. Try Shrimp Toast as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79ccf6 is the best complementary color to Pumpkin Hue. 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 #f6a379 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Sandy brown are #f6798d and #f6e179. Thus found on the left and right of #f6a379 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Marigold Yellow colors as they work well with Pumpkin Hue.
The split-complementary Pumpkin Hue palette consists of #798df6 and #79f6e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79ccf6). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f6a379, 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 #f6a379 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 Hue. Thus Portage and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumpkin Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6a379 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 Hue tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#79ccf6) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79f6a3 and #f679cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6a379 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Pumpkin Hue has a hue angle of 20.16°, a saturation of 87.41% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6a379 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6a379 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,163,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 31%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 49.02, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(20.16,87.41%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.16,50.81%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2969,26.3174,34.3399) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5544,47.1677,24.3181) |