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 (145-72-39)
#914827
A dark, moderate orange with a quiet presence.
The Acre of Hardy atop Holding →RGB (179-70-55)
#b34637
This medium red sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Bay of Matronly in Bearing →RGB (184-156-46)
#b89c2e
A moderate yellow: medium, considered, and steady.
When Moderate Bluff of Ripening →RGB (196-49-64)
#c43140
This medium red sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Sound Bluff between Forming →RGB (210-138-70)
#d28a46
A moderate orange: light, considered, and steady.
Ingrained Brook after Stirring →RGB (199-73-51)
#c74933
A medium, moderate red with a quiet presence.
When Copper Bay amidst Delineating →:root { --autumn-1: #914827; --autumn-2: #b34637; --autumn-3: #b89c2e; --autumn-4: #c43140; --autumn-5: #d28a46; --autumn-6: #c74933;}