The Color of Anything · Seasons & Times of Day
The Color of Autumn
Warm rust between falling leaves and ripe grain.
#C97B3AColor values
- HEX
- #C97B3A
- RGB
- rgb(201, 123, 58)
- HSL
- hsl(27.3, 57%, 50.8%)
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Why is Autumn this color?
The intuitive primary color of Autumn is #C97B3A. Matched against 32,258 open-source color names, the nearest named color is "Summerset" (#C47A3D, ΔE <1), and 8 named colors directly contain the word "Autumn" — naming culture and semantic intuition converge here. Chinese traditional color pairings are listed below.
Summerset#C47A3D · Full color profileNamed colors containing "Autumn" (8)
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FAQ
▸What color is Autumn?
The intuitive primary is #C97B3A. We first choose the primary editorially, then cross-check it against 32,258 named colors, 659 Chinese traditional colors and 18,114 standard cards — the nearest named color and real colors containing "Autumn" are listed on the page.
▸How was this color determined?
Color words have no single canonical answer. Each primary is chosen from semantic imagery, common associations and real-world references, then backed with nearest-named-color (ΔE distance) and dictionary lookups shown in full on the page.
▸Can I use the color of Autumn in design?
Yes. The page gives #C97B3A in HEX, RGB and HSL formats with one-click copy; you can also fine-tune it in the palette editor or open the full color profile for contrast and pairing advice.
▸Why do different sources give different colors for Autumn?
Color words are cultural intuition, not standard cards — associations vary across languages and contexts. We provide one intuitive primary backed by database evidence, plus Chinese traditional pairings for cross-cultural comparison.