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🍂 Autumn Color Palette 2009

Deep oranges, warm reds, golden yellows, rich browns, and the occasional surprise of crimson — the most painterly season.

2008 2009 2010

Autumn is the most painterly season. As chlorophyll retreats from the leaves, the pigments that were always there — carotenoids and anthocyanins — are revealed in a last, extravagant display that lasts only weeks before the frost takes them. The result is a palette that feels simultaneously warm and melancholic: the amber of maple, the rust of oak, the deep crimson of liquidambar, the gold of birch catching low afternoon light. Against a sky that has shifted from summer blue to a cooler, more considered grey-blue, these colours glow as if lit from within. The air smells of woodsmoke and damp earth. This palette draws from all of that — the warmth of the fire and the chill of the shadow, the brilliance of the leaf and the darkness of the bark beneath.

The 6 colors

RGB (229-80-21)

#e55015

A vivid orange: medium, considered, and steady.

The Fertile Bog Inside the Knotting →

RGB (165-61-49)

#a53d31

A medium, moderate red with a quiet presence.

Sustained Acre in the Pacing →

RGB (154-154-29)

#9a9a1d

vivid and dark — a yellow that reads as grounded.

The Arch During Patient Brewing →

RGB (221-44-59)

#dd2c3b

A vivid red: medium, considered, and steady.

The Gentle Cape down Tending →

RGB (165-72-18)

#a54812

This dark orange sits at the vivid end of its family.

The Atoll without Autumnal Mending →

RGB (228-30-27)

#e41e1b

A vivid red: medium, considered, and steady.

The Rustic Basin between Following →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --autumn-1: #e55015;  --autumn-2: #a53d31;  --autumn-3: #9a9a1d;  --autumn-4: #dd2c3b;  --autumn-5: #a54812;  --autumn-6: #e41e1b;}

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