Pumpkin Color
Pumpkin is a brown color with hex code #E17701. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with pumpkin, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Pumpkin Color Values
What Does Pumpkin Mean?
Pumpkin belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Pumpkin sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Pumpkin is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: vivid orange, #F38400). It is also known as Pumpkin Soup.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Pumpkin
Pumpkin and #0169DF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #DF0901 and #D8DF01, which sit beside pumpkin on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair pumpkin with triadic partners #01DF78 and #7801DF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Tahiti Gold —
#E97C07(Delta E 2) - Christine —
#E7730A(Delta E 5) - Tango —
#ED7A1C(Delta E 5) - Gold Drop —
#F18200(Delta E 6) - Zest —
#E5841B(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #E17701; }
.background { background-color: #E17701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #E17701; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E1770140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for pumpkin?
Pumpkin has the hex code #E17701. In RGB notation it is rgb(225, 119, 1), in HSL it is hsl(32, 99%, 44%), and its OKLCH value is 0.677, 0.165, 56.3.
What does the color pumpkin mean?
Brown-family colors like pumpkin carry distinct psychological associations. Pumpkin belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Pumpkin sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with pumpkin?
Pumpkin has three easy routes: its complement #0169DF for punch, its neighbors #DF0901 and #D8DF01 for something calmer, or triadic partners #01DF78 and #7801DF when you want energy.
Is pumpkin a standard web color?
No — Pumpkin is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #E17701 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make pumpkin lighter or darker?
To lighten pumpkin, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFEAD1 (lightest tint) to #241300 (darkest shade).
About Pumpkin
Pumpkin is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Pumpkin Soup. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #E17701 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.