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🍂 Autumn Color Palette 2012

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

2011 2012 2013

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 (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 (232-44-81)

#e82c51

A vivid red: medium, considered, and steady.

Loamy Bog beside the Arching →

RGB (115-73-38)

#734926

A moderate orange: dark, considered, and steady.

Warm Acre via Echoing →

RGB (187-42-37)

#bb2a25

This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.

The Toasted Bog before the Spanning →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --autumn-1: #9f721d;  --autumn-2: #a24734;  --autumn-3: #968317;  --autumn-4: #e82c51;  --autumn-5: #734926;  --autumn-6: #bb2a25;}

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