What color is #FF7518?

#FF7518 is a vivid orange known as Pumpkin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pumpkin?

The RGB value is 255, 117, 24: 255 red, 117 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pumpkin?

The complementary color is #18A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7518?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pumpkin color: hex code #FF7518

#FF7518 rgb(255, 117, 24)

Shades of orange

Pumpkin has the hex code #FF7518. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 45.9% green and 9.4% blue (255, 117, 24).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 91% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

Pumpkin (#FF7518) color codes

HEX	`#FF7518`
RGB	`rgb(255, 117, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 45.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 91%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, 48.37, 68.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 83.8, 54.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.771, 34.055, 4.922)`
Decimal	`16741656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pumpkin, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF7518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF7518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7518; }
.text { color: #ff7518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 117 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7518, #ffe818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF7518 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7518?: #FF7518 is a vivid orange known as Pumpkin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pumpkin?: The RGB value is 255, 117, 24: 255 red, 117 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pumpkin?: The complementary color is #18A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7518?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.