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.
#c25929
RGB(194, 89, 41) · hsl(19, 65%, 46%)
A medium, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
What the Canyon Around Sedate Enduring →#871612
RGB(135, 22, 18) · hsl(2, 76%, 30%)
This dark red sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Alcove over Quiescent Remaining →#b3bc10
RGB(179, 188, 16) · hsl(63, 84%, 40%)
A medium, vivid yellow with a quiet presence.
The Worldly Bluff for Working →#d5344c
RGB(213, 52, 76) · hsl(351, 66%, 52%)
vivid and medium — a red that reads as open.
Real Bluff toward Stirring →#c58e34
RGB(197, 142, 52) · hsl(37, 58%, 49%)
A moderate orange: medium, considered, and steady.
What Muffled Basin betwixt Kindling →#d95f3a
RGB(217, 95, 58) · hsl(14, 68%, 54%)
A medium, vivid red with a quiet presence.
Enduring Bay despite the Cycling →:root { --autumn-1: #c25929; --autumn-2: #871612; --autumn-3: #b3bc10; --autumn-4: #d5344c; --autumn-5: #c58e34; --autumn-6: #d95f3a;}