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Encyclopedia > Pumpkin (color)
Pumpkin
 
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF7518
RGB (r, g, b) (?, ?, ?)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) N (?, ?, ?, ?)
HSV (h, s, v) (?°, ?%, ?%)
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Pumpkin is a color that resembles pumpkins. Authors of web pages have a variety of options available for specifying colors for elements of web documents. ... The RGB color model utilizes the additive model in which red, green, and blue light are combined in various ways to create other colors. ... Cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black) CMYK (or sometimes YMCK) is a subtractive color model used in color printing. ... The HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) model, also called HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness), defines a color space in terms of three constituent components: HSV color space as a color wheel Hue, the color type (such as red, blue, or yellow): Ranges from 0-360 (but normalized to 0-100% in some... Pumpkins A pumpkin is a gourd (Cucurbitaceae), most commonly orange in colour when ripe, that grows from a trailing vine. ...


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"The Pumpkin Patch" by Deborah O'Toole for Ambermont Magazine (2200 words)
Pumpkins should be harvested when they have attained a deep, solid color (orange for the majority of the varieties), and when the rind feels hard.
The bright orange color of pumpkin is indicative of a large amount of beta-carotene, which is one of the plant cartenoids that converts to Vitamin A in the human body.
Pumpkins in colonial times were often used as an ingredient for the crust of the pies, not the filling.
Watch Your Garden Grow - Pumpkin (2113 words)
Pumpkins can be harvested whenever they are a deep, solid color (orange for most varieties) and the rind is hard.
Cut pumpkins from the vines carefully, using pruning shears or a sharp knife and leave 3 to 4 inches of stem attached.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds are members of the vine crops called "cucurbits." The name is derived from their botanical genus classification of Cucurbita (often abbreviated C.).
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