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 (226-152-34)
#e29822
A vivid orange: medium, considered, and steady.
The Bluff betwixt Ample Ripening →RGB (156-50-48)
#9c3230
This medium red sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Mellowed Atoll betwixt Knitting →RGB (232-199-33)
#e8c721
This medium yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
Calm Bay by the Fastening →RGB (235-61-107)
#eb3d6b
This light pink sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Rough Canyon opposite Collecting →RGB (203-97-26)
#cb611a
vivid and medium — a orange that reads as grounded.
Mossbacked Arch across the Embedding →RGB (134-64-45)
#86402d
This dark red sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Basin off Grave-toned Grounding →:root { --autumn-1: #e29822; --autumn-2: #9c3230; --autumn-3: #e8c721; --autumn-4: #eb3d6b; --autumn-5: #cb611a; --autumn-6: #86402d;}