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(152,96,16) · hsl(35, 81%, 33%)
#986010
This dark orange sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Plainspoken Basin betwixt Learning →RGB(145,26,13) · hsl(6, 84%, 31%)
#911a0d
A vivid red: dark, considered, and steady.
The Bluff round Reasonable Bracing →RGB(232,202,69) · hsl(49, 78%, 59%)
#e8ca45
A light, vivid yellow with a quiet presence.
The Honeyed Acre atop the Adjusting →RGB(147,27,41) · hsl(353, 69%, 34%)
#931b29
vivid and dark — a red that reads as grounded.
What the Bay under Settled Clearing →RGB(231,126,64) · hsl(22, 78%, 58%)
#e77e40
This light orange sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Trusty Arch past Continuing →RGB(228,77,63) · hsl(5, 75%, 57%)
#e44d3f
A vivid red: light, considered, and steady.
What the Neutral Border alongside Meeting →:root { --autumn-1: #986010; --autumn-2: #911a0d; --autumn-3: #e8ca45; --autumn-4: #931b29; --autumn-5: #e77e40; --autumn-6: #e44d3f;}