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 (200-161-55)
#c8a137
moderate and medium — a orange that reads as open.
The Basin of Lasting over Extending →RGB (171-51-43)
#ab332b
A moderate red: medium, considered, and steady.
The Deliberate Alcove nearby Aging →RGB (162-167-27)
#a2a71b
vivid and medium — a yellow that reads as grounded.
The Loyal Acre by Seeding →RGB (164-25-57)
#a41939
This dark red sits at the vivid end of its family.
What the Brook until Ingrained Hedging →RGB (208-157-47)
#d09d2f
A medium, moderate orange with a quiet presence.
What the Muffled Canyon outside Dividing →RGB (166-53-33)
#a63521
A vivid red: medium, considered, and steady.
Organic Basin via the Continuing →:root { --autumn-1: #c8a137; --autumn-2: #ab332b; --autumn-3: #a2a71b; --autumn-4: #a41939; --autumn-5: #d09d2f; --autumn-6: #a63521;}