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