13 Unique Pumpkin Colors And What They Mean In Iowa, Illinois, And Wisconsin

Turns out, there's a pumpkin for everything.

We use pumpkins, both real and fake, for so much this time of the year. We carve them, we decorate with them, and we most certainly cook with them.

Now that ~aesthetics~ are super in because of Instagram, a lot of porches are getting covered in white pumpkins, tan squash, and maybe a few orange pumpkins. Some are getting painted to match whatever the paint scheme is but those specific colors have meanings.

For example, if you see a half-carved orange pumpkin on a doorstep, it likely means the parent really did try to get the kid to carve a pumpkin before giving up and turning on "Bluey".

But really, when kiddos come to your house on Halloween night to get their annual candy haul, you need to pay attention to the color of their trick-or-treat pumpkin. If it's a certain color it could mean something that you need to know.

Likewise, if your neighbors put out green or pink pumpkins, that could also be a signal of what they have going on in their lives.

Parade broke down the meanings of pumpkin colors and they range from awareness to life changes to showcasing how you feel about fall in general. Are these the forever definitive meanings? No. But these reasons are why the colors are most often used. They talked to Emily and Jessica Leung of Love Twintuitives, who explained the chakra and spiritual meanings behind several of the pumpkin colors.

Scroll down to see the meanings of different color pumpkins!