Pumpkin Seeds
What Pumpkin Seeds Actually Looks Like
Pumpkin Seeds reads as a light, warm cream with a gentle peachy glow. It sits far from any saturated orange territory. On the wall it feels like warmed milk, quiet and inviting without being loud. In bright daylight it can look almost like a clean off-white that leans golden. In lower or north-facing light it settles into a more pronounced peach-cream tone.
Pumpkin Seeds Undertones
The color carries peachy, warm undertones with a soft golden quality. It leans neither pink nor yellow on its own, but sits somewhere between the two. Warm artificial light will pull out the golden side. Cooler or northern daylight will nudge it toward a more noticeable peach.
Where Pumpkin Seeds Works Best
Because its LRV is high, Pumpkin Seeds reflects a good amount of light and works well in rooms where you want warmth without darkness. It suits living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and hallways. It can work in kitchens too, especially where the cabinetry is white or a warm wood tone. It holds up in both small and large spaces because its value is light enough to keep rooms feeling open.
Where to put Pumpkin Seeds
In a living room, Pumpkin Seeds adds a cozy, welcoming quality without feeling heavy. Pair it with natural wood furniture and cream or rust-toned textiles to lean into the warmth. White trim keeps the room crisp and stops the peachy tone from feeling muddy.
In a bedroom, the softness of this cream-peach reads as restful rather than energizing. It works especially well in rooms with warm wood floors or furniture. Use bedding in whites, tans, or muted terracottas to stay in harmony with the wall color.
Warm cream tones have a long track record in dining rooms because they flatter skin tones under candlelight or warm bulbs. Pumpkin Seeds will lean golden and inviting at dinner. Go with a warm wood table and simple white or cream upholstery to let the wall color do the work.
In a hallway, especially one with limited natural light, Pumpkin Seeds brings warmth without closing the space in. Its high reflectivity keeps the corridor feeling reasonably bright while the peachy undertone prevents the cold, flat feeling that pure white can produce.
What to Pair With Pumpkin Seeds
No specific coordinating colors are listed in our database for Pumpkin Seeds 113 at this time. As a general pairing guide, it works well alongside warm whites for trim, soft terracotta or clay tones for accent walls, and medium to deep warm browns or taupes for grounding furniture and textiles.
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Colors that clash with Pumpkin Seeds
If an adjacent room is painted in a cool gray or blue-gray, the transition into Pumpkin Seeds can feel abrupt and slightly clashing because the undertone temperatures are opposite.
Pairing Pumpkin Seeds with a stark, blue-based bright white trim can make the wall color look more orange or peachy than it actually is, by contrast.
Gray tile or cool-toned stone flooring can work against the warm peachy quality of the walls, creating a room that feels at odds with itself.
Common questions
Benjamin Moore Pumpkin Seeds has the color code 113, a hex value of #F7E8CE, and a precise LRV of 78.85, which puts it firmly in the light range.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulations, and you can order it in any Benjamin Moore sheen from flat through high-gloss.
No. Despite the name, this color reads as a soft warm cream with peachy undertones rather than anything close to true orange. Its high LRV keeps it light and airy. Only under very warm incandescent light might the peach quality become more noticeable.
It can, provided the rest of your home leans warm. It coordinates naturally with warm woods, creamy whites, and earth-toned accents. If your home mixes cool and warm palettes in different rooms, it may feel isolated rather than cohesive.