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🍂 Autumn Color Palette 1986

Deep oranges, warm reds, golden yellows, rich browns, and the occasional surprise of crimson — the most painterly season.

1985 1986 1987

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.

The 6 colors

RGB (230-128-25)

#e68019

A medium, vivid orange with a quiet presence.

What the Bay During Steady Forming →

RGB (199-71-35)

#c74723

A medium, vivid red with a quiet presence.

When Fixed Atoll underneath Remaining →

RGB (233-188-43)

#e9bc2b

A vivid yellow: medium, considered, and steady.

The Pragmatic Basin beyond Flowing →

RGB (228-33-75)

#e4214b

A medium, vivid red with a quiet presence.

The Wild Canyon beyond Carving →

RGB (220-93-24)

#dc5d18

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

When the Lingering Arch throughout Weaving →

RGB (189-51-46)

#bd332e

A moderate red: medium, considered, and steady.

When Permanent Bay within Clearing →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --autumn-1: #e68019;  --autumn-2: #c74723;  --autumn-3: #e9bc2b;  --autumn-4: #e4214b;  --autumn-5: #dc5d18;  --autumn-6: #bd332e;}

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