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🦃 Thanksgiving Color Palette 2008

Burnt orange, deep gold, russet, warm brown, and the particular amber of candlelight — the colours of harvest, abundance, and gratitude.

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Thanksgiving sits at the heart of autumn, and its palette is autumn distilled into something domestic and warm. These are colours of the table and the land — the burnt orange of acorn squash roasted at the edges, the deep gold of dried corn, the russet of stored apples, the warm brown of pecan and walnut, the amber of apple cider in a glass. They are colours that feel earned rather than chosen, colours of abundance gathered before the cold closes in. In candlelight, every one of them deepens and warms further. This is a palette for the long table, the slow afternoon, the particular quality of late November light.

The 5 colors

RGB (122-76-41)

#7a4c29

A moderate orange: dark, considered, and steady.

What the Atoll toward Fathomed Bordering →

RGB (170-78-24)

#aa4e18

A medium, vivid orange with a quiet presence.

When the Tender Atoll outside Balancing →

RGB (218-170-27)

#daaa1b

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

The Fixed Cape unto Curving →

RGB (111-39-32)

#6f2720

moderate and dark — a red that reads as grounded.

The Bereft Brine alongside Quelling →

RGB (178-117-52)

#b27534

moderate and medium — a orange that reads as grounded.

What Anchored Bay upon Connecting →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --thanksgiving-1: #7a4c29;  --thanksgiving-2: #aa4e18;  --thanksgiving-3: #daaa1b;  --thanksgiving-4: #6f2720;  --thanksgiving-5: #b27534;}

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