# Autumn color palettes

Looking for an autumn palette? These 5 are hand-picked — pumpkin, rust, ochre and moss balanced on warm paper or a fireside dark, so the season reads without the clip-art — each with role tokens, AA-checked text contrast, and a one-line note on why it works. Open one in the palette tool to lock what you like and regenerate the rest.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/autumn
- Count: 5

## Palettes

### Harvest

- Slug: `harvest`
- Hexes: #b5451b, #8a6a2f, #d99a2b, #f8f1e4, #2b1c12
- Roles: primary #b5451b, secondary #8a6a2f, accent #d99a2b, surface #f8f1e4, text #2b1c12
- Text on surface: 14.63:1
- Moods: autumn, warm, muted
- Why: Pumpkin, straw and burnt gold on parchment — the autumn palette that still feels like a product, not a place-mat.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b5451b-8a6a2f-d99a2b-f8f1e4-2b1c12
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b5451b, https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a6a2f, https://brandsweets.com/colors/d99a2b, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f8f1e4, https://brandsweets.com/colors/2b1c12

### Maple

- Slug: `maple`
- Hexes: #c1272d, #e8730c, #f2b705, #fff8ee, #2a1a0a
- Roles: primary #c1272d, secondary #e8730c, accent #f2b705, surface #fff8ee, text #2a1a0a
- Text on surface: 15.92:1
- Moods: autumn, warm, vivid
- Why: The three colours a maple goes through in October, on a warm white — loud, seasonal, and readable because the type is near-black.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c1272d-e8730c-f2b705-fff8ee-2a1a0a
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c1272d, https://brandsweets.com/colors/e8730c, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f2b705, https://brandsweets.com/colors/fff8ee, https://brandsweets.com/colors/2a1a0a

### Woodsmoke

- Slug: `woodsmoke`
- Hexes: #d68a3c, #8c6d4f, #a63d2a, #241b16, #f1e6d6
- Roles: primary #d68a3c, secondary #8c6d4f, accent #a63d2a, surface #241b16, text #f1e6d6
- Text on surface: 13.7:1
- Moods: autumn, dark, warm, muted
- Why: Amber and oxblood on smoky brown — a fireside dark mode that photographs whisky, leather and wool.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d68a3c-8c6d4f-a63d2a-241b16-f1e6d6
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/d68a3c, https://brandsweets.com/colors/8c6d4f, https://brandsweets.com/colors/a63d2a, https://brandsweets.com/colors/241b16, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f1e6d6

### Cider

- Slug: `cider`
- Hexes: #8b3a1f, #b8862b, #5f6b3a, #faf3e6, #2e1f16
- Roles: primary #8b3a1f, secondary #b8862b, accent #5f6b3a, surface #faf3e6, text #2e1f16
- Text on surface: 14.37:1
- Moods: autumn, warm, elegant
- Why: Rust, honey and a moss green on cream — the orchard palette; the green keeps it from being all one temperature.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/8b3a1f-b8862b-5f6b3a-faf3e6-2e1f16
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8b3a1f, https://brandsweets.com/colors/b8862b, https://brandsweets.com/colors/5f6b3a, https://brandsweets.com/colors/faf3e6, https://brandsweets.com/colors/2e1f16

### Bramble

- Slug: `bramble`
- Hexes: #6b2d3e, #9a6f3c, #c8a97e, #1e1519, #f2e9e4
- Roles: primary #6b2d3e, secondary #9a6f3c, accent #c8a97e, surface #1e1519, text #f2e9e4
- Text on surface: 14.92:1
- Moods: autumn, muted, elegant, dark
- Why: Blackberry and bark with a wheat highlight on a plum-black surface — late-autumn, quiet, slightly gothic.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6b2d3e-9a6f3c-c8a97e-1e1519-f2e9e4
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6b2d3e, https://brandsweets.com/colors/9a6f3c, https://brandsweets.com/colors/c8a97e, https://brandsweets.com/colors/1e1519, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f2e9e4

## Palette tool

Every tool URL is the palette's state: `/palettes/new/<hex>-<hex>-<hex>-<hex>-<hex>?lock=0,2&style=vibrant`. Hand a link to a human, let them lock and regenerate, and read `lock=` back from the link they return.

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same collection and engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `list_palettes` (e.g. `list_palettes({ mood: "autumn" })`), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry/seed → curated-first, with rationale), `generate_palette`, `analyze_color`, `check_contrast`.