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 (119-80-40)
#775028
This dark orange sits at the moderate end of its family.
When the Firm Brook round Grading →RGB (167-63-37)
#a73f25
moderate and medium — a red that reads as grounded.
The Serene Alcove Inside the Winding →RGB (161-137-43)
#a1892b
A medium, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.
The Anchored Border round Tending →RGB (228-27-67)
#e41b43
vivid and medium — a red that reads as open.
When Sienna Arch upon Filling →RGB (138-91-25)
#8a5b19
A dark, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
What the Canyon after Permanent Waiting →RGB (193-69-62)
#c1453e
A moderate red: medium, considered, and steady.
When Reflective Bluff after Girding →:root { --autumn-1: #775028; --autumn-2: #a73f25; --autumn-3: #a1892b; --autumn-4: #e41b43; --autumn-5: #8a5b19; --autumn-6: #c1453e;}