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.
#d6621f
RGB(214, 98, 31) · hsl(22, 75%, 48%)
vivid and medium — a orange that reads as grounded.
What the Earnest Basin amid Spanning →#ae3a29
RGB(174, 58, 41) · hsl(8, 62%, 42%)
moderate and medium — a red that reads as grounded.
What the Border amid Untroubled Changing →#e7b923
RGB(231, 185, 35) · hsl(46, 80%, 52%)
This medium yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
When Hazel Atoll till Inscribing →#e3313f
RGB(227, 49, 63) · hsl(355, 76%, 54%)
This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.
What the Plain Brook behind Tilling →#e69b33
RGB(230, 155, 51) · hsl(35, 78%, 55%)
A vivid orange: light, considered, and steady.
When Sedate Bluff out Seasoning →#942610
RGB(148, 38, 16) · hsl(10, 81%, 32%)
A vivid red: dark, considered, and steady.
The Earthbound Alcove toward Rolling →:root { --autumn-1: #d6621f; --autumn-2: #ae3a29; --autumn-3: #e7b923; --autumn-4: #e3313f; --autumn-5: #e69b33; --autumn-6: #942610;}