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It just turns orange as it ripens, which also shows when the pumpkin is ready to be picked. There isn't really a reason why vegetables/fruits turn colors. It is just the natural color they turn when they ripen.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is the color that they really are in the absence of chlorophyll (food) for the pumpkin to grow. Chloraphyll is green so when the plant stops producing food for the pumpkin to grow, the pumpkin turns orange.
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∙ 11y agoPumpkin color is nothing but a 'greyed' or toned down orange. Try mixing a little blue into the orange.
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What color would look good with pumpkin orange for a bedroom?
brown
What spider has an orange pumpkin body and a happy?
A pumpkin spider, or an orange orb-weaver spider.
What is the difference between a pumpkin and a shrub?
a pumpkin is orange and a pumpkin while a shrub is not....
Why does the annoying orange call the pumpkin plumpkin?
Because the pumpkin is huge
What a big orange vegetable that rhymes with skin?
pumpkin
What is a large orange fruit that is often made into pie?
Pumpkin!
What does a pumpkin look like before it's big ripe and orange?
pretty much the same only smaller and green
What if you mix pumpkin color with color blue?
Since pumpkin is like orange, and orange and blue are complementary colors, the likely result is brown.
What makes a pumpkin orange?
The orange color of a pumpkin is caused by the same chemical that makes carrots orange, which is called carotene. This is a nutritious substance which human beings use to make vitamin A.
What is the color in pumpkin?
light orange (yellowy)
What is pumpkin orange?
Pumpkin is a shade of orange that is commonly associated with pumpkins, it is also the name of an Anything Muppet pattern (the tall kind with the oval head)
What color are pumpkins?
Pumpkins are definitely orange. When you see one, you will know its a pumpkin!
