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🍂 Autumn Color Palette 1989

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

1988 1989 1990

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 (168-97-21)

#a86115

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

The Leisurely Bog Inside the Aging →

RGB (195-40-29)

#c3281d

A vivid red: medium, considered, and steady.

The Canyon without Plain Carrying →

RGB (206-184-85)

#ceb855

moderate and light — a yellow that reads as open.

The Sedate Canyon betwixt the Grading →

RGB (232-59-108)

#e83b6c

This light pink sits at the vivid end of its family.

Real Arch out Centering →

RGB (183-122-42)

#b77a2a

A moderate orange: medium, considered, and steady.

Solemn-warm Canyon betwixt the Crafting →

RGB (125-30-28)

#7d1e1c

A moderate red: dark, considered, and steady.

Placid Basin on Spanning →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --autumn-1: #a86115;  --autumn-2: #c3281d;  --autumn-3: #ceb855;  --autumn-4: #e83b6c;  --autumn-5: #b77a2a;  --autumn-6: #7d1e1c;}

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