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 (159-114-29)
#9f721d
vivid and dark — a orange that reads as grounded.
The Basin toward Cordial Collecting →RGB (162-71-52)
#a24734
A moderate red: medium, considered, and steady.
What Sure Basin Around Carving →RGB (150-131-23)
#968317
This dark yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Canyon of Patient till Lining →RGB (187-42-37)
#bb2a25
This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Toasted Bog before the Spanning →:root { --autumn-1: #9f721d; --autumn-2: #a24734; --autumn-3: #968317; --autumn-4: #e82c51; --autumn-5: #734926; --autumn-6: #bb2a25;}