Deep oranges, warm reds, golden yellows, rich browns, and the occasional surprise of crimson — the most painterly season.
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.
RGB (223-161-48)
#dfa130
vivid and medium — a orange that reads as open.
The Wise Acre Around Spreading →RGB (117-47-36)
#752f24
moderate and dark — a red that reads as grounded.
What Patient Canyon outside Clearing →RGB (168-148-36)
#a89424
This medium yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
What Grounded Bog on Tying →RGB (224-21-48)
#e01530
This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Furrowed Bay opposite Echoing →RGB (206-113-70)
#ce7146
moderate and medium — a orange that reads as open.
Evenhanded Bog past Fitting →:root { --autumn-1: #dfa130; --autumn-2: #752f24; --autumn-3: #a89424; --autumn-4: #e01530; --autumn-5: #ce7146; --autumn-6: #b24b34;}