Pumpkin Seed is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #000227 |
| Complementary Color | #d8daff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumpkin Seed Color. The Parchment color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Granulated Sugar (#fffdf2) for more calm effect. Try Orchid White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d8daff is the best complementary color to Pumpkin Seed. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fffdd8 complementary color is Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scotch Mist are #ffe9d8 and #edffd8. Thus found on the left and right of #fffdd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Karry and Carla colors as they work well with Pumpkin Seed.
The split-complementary Pumpkin Seed palette consists of #e9d8ff and #d8edff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8daff). Try Blue Chalk and Pattens Blue colors in combination with #fffdd8, 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 #fffdd8 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pumpkin Seed. Thus White Pointer and Baby Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumpkin Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fog, Aero Blue, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffdd8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Seed tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d8daff) and two others. The Baby Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmos – 120° from the complementary Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8fffd and #ffd8da.
In a RGB color space, hex #fffdd8 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pumpkin Seed has a hue angle of 56.92°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffdd8 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fffdd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,253,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 15.29, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(56.92,100%,92.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.92,15.29%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.6181,-5.3202,17.9717) |
| XYZ | xyz(88.7599,96.4684,78.9079) |