#FF7518Pumpkin (#FF7518) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 47°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.191. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF7518 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 117, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 100%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 91%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 91%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65 48.4 68.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.716 0.191 47) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pumpkin shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff6f0a — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ff7411 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged#ff7518 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff761a — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Pumpkin in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.69:1 and against black 7.81:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee6 · #ffb692 · #ff7518 · #c75600 · #903c00 · #5e2400
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#fdbd47 · #ff9b26 · #ff7518 · #e95e48 · #cd4d5f · #ae416b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d2c47b · #ff7518 · #d05f15 · #776800 · #7c3300 · #3b3200
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe4d6 · #e6bca7 · #ff7518 · #008fb8 · #8e502f · #613823
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f6ff · #ff7518 · #9c8275 · #46545b · #331a0d · #00050b
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4fa · #bfcdd4 · #92a3aa · #172d37 · #000b13 · #ff7518
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d6b0 · #ff7518 · #b17f91 · #217f88 · #283546 · #04110d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6c9e6 · #ff7518 · #5d96a0 · #426cab · #32324d · #1f0509
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ceffea · #ff7518 · #00a078 · #5232b2 · #240061 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0fcd6 · #ff7518 · #589c37 · #005a76 · #370047 · #00050b
#FF8E52 · #FFA477 · #FFB997 · #FFCDB5 · #FFE0D1
#D55D00 · #A94800 · #7F3400 · #582100 · #340F00
#EE8249 · #DC8D66 · #C8977F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.