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 (190-99-30)
#be631e
vivid and medium — a orange that reads as grounded.
When Strong Brook in Building →RGB (196-75-54)
#c44b36
moderate and medium — a red that reads as grounded.
Thoughtful Basin opposite Settling →RGB (192-201-24)
#c0c918
vivid and medium — a yellow that reads as grounded.
When the Ingrained Bog up Cradling →RGB (175-24-67)
#af1843
This medium pink sits at the vivid end of its family.
When Unshaken Bluff beside Carrying →RGB (141-68-12)
#8d440c
This dark orange sits at the vivid end of its family.
Solemn-warm Acre off Sounding →RGB (222-53-53)
#de3535
This medium red sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Hazel Bluff across the Working →:root { --autumn-1: #be631e; --autumn-2: #c44b36; --autumn-3: #c0c918; --autumn-4: #af1843; --autumn-5: #8d440c; --autumn-6: #de3535;}