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(153,69,20) · hsl(22, 77%, 34%)
#994514
A dark, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
What Level-headed Border before Reaching →RGB(230,98,65) · hsl(12, 77%, 58%)
#e66241
A light, vivid red with a quiet presence.
Autumnal Border unto the Working →RGB(187,175,37) · hsl(55, 67%, 44%)
#bbaf25
This medium yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Sandy Brook Against the Learning →RGB(167,27,74) · hsl(340, 72%, 38%)
#a71b4a
A vivid pink: medium, considered, and steady.
Constant Arch near the Bracing →RGB(224,109,46) · hsl(21, 74%, 53%)
#e06d2e
A medium, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
When Untroubled Alcove across Melding →RGB(188,59,47) · hsl(5, 60%, 46%)
#bc3b2f
moderate and medium — a red that reads as grounded.
What the Lukewarm Basin for Settling →:root { --autumn-1: #994514; --autumn-2: #e66241; --autumn-3: #bbaf25; --autumn-4: #a71b4a; --autumn-5: #e06d2e; --autumn-6: #bc3b2f;}