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 (200-132-55)
#c88437
A medium, moderate orange with a quiet presence.
The Atoll of Humble over Bearing →RGB (143-47-40)
#8f2f28
A moderate red: dark, considered, and steady.
When the Oaken Border Inside Holding →RGB (115-119-34)
#737722
This dark yellow sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Acre across Leathery Weighing →RGB (235-66-111)
#eb426f
A light, vivid pink with a quiet presence.
What the Ponderous Border down Closing →RGB (213-83-32)
#d55320
A vivid orange: medium, considered, and steady.
The Stocky Arch among Lacing →RGB (144-50-39)
#903227
A moderate red: dark, considered, and steady.
The Bog of Strong onto Turning →:root { --autumn-1: #c88437; --autumn-2: #8f2f28; --autumn-3: #737722; --autumn-4: #eb426f; --autumn-5: #d55320; --autumn-6: #903227;}