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(199,134,31) · hsl(37, 73%, 45%)
#c7861f
vivid and medium — a orange that reads as grounded.
What the Moderate Bog alongside Curving →RGB(202,50,47) · hsl(1, 62%, 49%)
#ca322f
moderate and medium — a red that reads as grounded.
What the Faithful Cape nearby Moving →RGB(197,209,26) · hsl(64, 78%, 46%)
#c5d11a
vivid and medium — a yellow that reads as grounded.
Unshaken Basin before the Stretching →RGB(188,47,66) · hsl(352, 60%, 46%)
#bc2f42
This medium red sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Brook alongside Homespun Sharing →RGB(212,170,64) · hsl(43, 63%, 54%)
#d4aa40
This medium orange sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Subtle Alcove from Building →RGB(189,58,40) · hsl(7, 65%, 45%)
#bd3a28
A medium, vivid red with a quiet presence.
When the Homespun Alcove over Melding →:root { --autumn-1: #c7861f; --autumn-2: #ca322f; --autumn-3: #c5d11a; --autumn-4: #bc2f42; --autumn-5: #d4aa40; --autumn-6: #bd3a28;}