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🦃 Thanksgiving Color Palette 1994

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

1993 1994 1995

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 (119-84-14)

#77540e

vivid and dark — a orange that reads as grounded.

When Harrowed Ash underneath Dreading →

RGB (168-75-41)

#a84b29

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

What the Bog unto Calm Earning →

RGB (207-185-42)

#cfb92a

A medium, vivid yellow with a quiet presence.

Sober Acre for the Staying →

RGB (158-39-21)

#9e2715

A dark, vivid red with a quiet presence.

The Composed Cape beyond the Calming →

RGB (109-73-34)

#6d4922

moderate and dark — a orange that reads as grounded.

The Basalt along Sunless Dreading →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --thanksgiving-1: #77540e;  --thanksgiving-2: #a84b29;  --thanksgiving-3: #cfb92a;  --thanksgiving-4: #9e2715;  --thanksgiving-5: #6d4922;}

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