Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pumpkin

Pumpkin is a vibrant orange color with HEX #FF7518. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 117, 24, HSL 24, 100%, 55%, warm temperature, and is useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes.

#FF7518 orange warm vibrant
HEX #FF7518
RGB rgb(255, 117, 24)
HSL hsl(24 100% 55%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 54, 91, 0)
Luminance 0.3405
Contrast Black 7.81:1White 2.69:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pumpkin: #FF7518;
.bg-pumpkin { background-color: #FF7518; }
.text-pumpkin { color: #FF7518; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3405
Black text7.81:1AA Pass
White text2.69:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    24
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}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#FF1A30",
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}
Variants
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  "dark": "#BD4B00",
  "saturated": "#FF751A",
  "desaturated": "#E67A33",
  "pastel": "#F7C3A1",
  "neon": "#FF8E42"
}
Pairings
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    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
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    "#FFAC75",
    "#E67A33"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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    "interior palettes"
  ],
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      "warmth",
      "comfort",
      "approachability"
    ],
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      "hospitality",
      "craft",
      "food",
      "home decor"
    ],
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    ]
  },
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  },
  "family": "orange",
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    "approachability"
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    24
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      "#FF1A30",
      "#FFE81A"
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      "#E67A33",
      "#FFAC75"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#000000"
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      "#FFAC75",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Pumpkin Color

Pumpkin sits in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Pumpkin is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, comfort, and approachability, which makes it relevant for hospitality and craft. In design work, Pumpkin is most useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Pumpkin accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FF7518.Pumpkin CSS utilitiesUse Pumpkin in CSS variables and utility classes.#FF7518 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pumpkin paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pumpkin.Pumpkin harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pumpkin against black and white text.

Black text7.81:1AA Pass
White text2.69:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Neon Orange#FF5F1F
Safety Orange#FF7900
Construction Orange#FF7F00
Hazard Orange#FF6700
Tangerine#F28500

Color Harmonies

#1AA3FF#1AA3FF
#FF1A30#FF1A30
#FFE81A#FFE81A
#1AFF75#1AFF75
#751AFF#751AFF
Open full Pumpkin harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FFAC75#FFAC75
#BD4B00#BD4B00
#FF751A#FF751A
#E67A33#E67A33
#F7C3A1#F7C3A1
#FF8E42#FF8E42

Pairings

Black#000000
#1AA3FF#1AA3FF
#FF1A30#FF1A30
#FFE81A#FFE81A
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5