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.
RGB (221-149-54)
#dd9536
vivid and medium — a orange that reads as open.
Balanced Arch after Continuing →RGB (230-47-30)
#e62f1e
This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.
When Tilled Border nearby Connecting →RGB (150-147-44)
#96932c
A medium, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.
Amber Bog beside Curving →RGB (210-81-91)
#d2515b
This light red sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Warm Alcove within Setting →RGB (162-105-52)
#a26934
This medium orange sits at the moderate end of its family.
What Known Bog up Knitting →RGB (217-79-58)
#d94f3a
This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.
Trusty Bay within the Dividing →:root { --autumn-1: #dd9536; --autumn-2: #e62f1e; --autumn-3: #96932c; --autumn-4: #d2515b; --autumn-5: #a26934; --autumn-6: #d94f3a;}