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.
#994514
RGB(153, 69, 20) · hsl(22, 77%, 34%)
A dark, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
What Level-headed Border before Reaching →#e66241
RGB(230, 98, 65) · hsl(12, 77%, 58%)
A light, vivid red with a quiet presence.
Autumnal Border unto the Working →#bbaf25
RGB(187, 175, 37) · hsl(55, 67%, 44%)
This medium yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Sandy Brook Against the Learning →#a71b4a
RGB(167, 27, 74) · hsl(340, 72%, 38%)
A vivid pink: medium, considered, and steady.
Constant Arch near the Bracing →#e06d2e
RGB(224, 109, 46) · hsl(21, 74%, 53%)
A medium, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
When Untroubled Alcove across Melding →#bc3b2f
RGB(188, 59, 47) · hsl(5, 60%, 46%)
moderate and medium — a red that reads as grounded.
What the Lukewarm Basin for Settling →:root { --autumn-1: #994514; --autumn-2: #e66241; --autumn-3: #bbaf25; --autumn-4: #a71b4a; --autumn-5: #e06d2e; --autumn-6: #bc3b2f;}