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🦃 Thanksgiving Color Palette 1982

Burnt orange, deep gold, russet, warm brown, and the particular amber of candlelight — the colours of harvest, abundance, and gratitude.

1981 1982 1983

Thanksgiving sits at the heart of autumn, and its palette is autumn distilled into something domestic and warm. These are colours of the table and the land — the burnt orange of acorn squash roasted at the edges, the deep gold of dried corn, the russet of stored apples, the warm brown of pecan and walnut, the amber of apple cider in a glass. They are colours that feel earned rather than chosen, colours of abundance gathered before the cold closes in. In candlelight, every one of them deepens and warms further. This is a palette for the long table, the slow afternoon, the particular quality of late November light.

The 5 colors

RGB (175-121-35)

#af7923

A vivid orange: medium, considered, and steady.

When Real Alcove with Delineating →

RGB (150-83-39)

#965327

This dark orange sits at the moderate end of its family.

The Bog of Russet in Standing →

RGB (169-138-45)

#a98a2d

A medium, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.

The Brook between Anchored Closing →

RGB (168-53-21)

#a83515

A vivid red: dark, considered, and steady.

The Intrinsic Bluff During the Bracing →

RGB (138-104-36)

#8a6824

This dark orange sits at the moderate end of its family.

What Earthbound Basin amidst Anchoring →

CSS custom properties

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