Pumpkin is vivid, 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 | #008ae7 |
| Complementary Color | #18a1ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumpkin Color. The Salsa Habanero 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 Scarlet Ibis (#f45520) for more calm effect. Try Pizazz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#18a1ff is the best complementary color to 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 #ff7518 complementary color is Dodger 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 Pumpkin are #ff182e and #ffe818. Thus found on the left and right of #ff7518 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Broom colors as they work well with Pumpkin.
The split-complementary Pumpkin palette consists of #182eff and #18ffe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#18a1ff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ff7518, 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 #ff7518 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. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumpkin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff7518 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#18a1ff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #18ff75 and #ff18a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff7518 is made of 64% red, 30% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Pumpkin has a hue angle of 24.16°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff7518 is made of 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 90.59% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff7518 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,117,24) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 30%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 54.12, 90.59, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(24.16,100%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.16,90.59%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.0011,48.382,68.4279) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7662,34.0485,4.9186) |