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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Pumpkin #FF7518 Full codes, palettes, and pairings →The color
Why Pumpkin works
Pumpkin is a medium, vivid orange that reads as warm and inviting. It earns its place in children's products and fitness brands. Because it leans warm, balancing it with a cyan keeps a palette from feeling one-note. Against dark backgrounds it stays legible (7.81:1), but avoid it as text on white.
Palettes
The day's palette
Five colors, engine-built: a mid shade for depth, Pumpkin itself, two tints for light surfaces, and the complement for accents. Every swatch copies its hex; every name opens that color's page.