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Autumn Color Palette — Maple Hollow

A warm five-color autumn scheme built around burnt orange and maple red, grounded by ochre, olive, and deep brown — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Burnt Orange
Dominant
Kompozit Pretty Parasol · 1039
#AC5D3E
LRV 17
Maple Red
Secondary
Kompozit April Love · 1061
#8B3D2F
LRV 9
Golden Ochre
Base
Kompozit Yellow Shout · 0935
#D19932
LRV 37
Olive Grove
Support
Kompozit Old School · 0410
#686945
LRV 13
Deep Walnut
Accent
Kompozit Silent Sea · 0515
#2A2B2C
LRV 2
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This is the palette I reach for when I want a room to feel like a cool October afternoon. Burnt Orange leads the way, warm and a little spicy, and Maple Red backs it up with that deep, rosy-brown tone you see on the prettiest leaves.

To keep it from feeling heavy, Golden Ochre does the everyday work as your lightest color, while Olive Grove adds a soft, dusty green that makes the warm tones pop without clashing. A touch of Deep Walnut as your accent grounds the whole thing.

If you are new to color and worried about it feeling too much, here is the easy version — paint most of the room in the ochre, use the orange and red on a feature wall or in your textiles, and let the walnut show up only on trim or a single dark shelf. It reads cozy and current, not costume-y.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Burnt Orange
#B5562A · LRV 17 · Dominant
Kompozit Pretty Parasol · 1039 ΔE 4.09
Backdrop Bahaus · BD-BH ΔE 14.86
Behr Thanksgiving · M210-7 ΔE 3.77
Benjamin Moore Pilgrimage Foliage · 2175-20 ΔE 2.49
Clare Sriracha · PNT100-DP-29 ΔE 11.85
Dunn-Edwards Iron Ore · DE5153 ΔE 6.77
Farrow & Ball Blazer · No. 212 ΔE 11.21
Magnolia Home On Bosque · JG-36 ΔE 4.84
PPG / Glidden Orange Vermillion · 1194-7 ΔE 5.45
Sherwin-Williams Jalapeño · SW 6629 ΔE 5.98
Valspar Ripe Peach · P045 ΔE 3.13
Maple Red
#8E3B2E · LRV 9 · Secondary
Kompozit April Love · 1061 ΔE 0.9
Backdrop Punk Rock · BD-PR ΔE 5.81
Behr Firebrick · 210D-7 ΔE 2.64
Benjamin Moore Copper Clay · 2172-10 ΔE 2.39
Clare Vintage · PNT100-DP-67 ΔE 9.93
Dunn-Edwards Deep Crimson · DEA152 ΔE 3.99
Farrow & Ball Incarnadine · No. 248 ΔE 6.75
Magnolia Home Create · JG-28 ΔE 8.23
PPG / Glidden Brick Dust · 1056-7 ΔE 5.04
Sherwin-Williams Bolero · SW 7600 ΔE 2.79
Valspar Decadent Red · 2002-5A ΔE 0.57
Golden Ochre
#C99A4B · LRV 36 · Base
Kompozit Yellow Shout · 0935 ΔE 3.52
Backdrop Carry the Two · BD-CT ΔE 15.91
Behr Solid Gold · M280-6 ΔE 0.61
Benjamin Moore Fields of Gold · 203 ΔE 1.81
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 5.07
Dunn-Edwards Gingerbread House · DE5334 ΔE 1.12
Farrow & Ball India Yellow · No. 66 ΔE 2.11
Magnolia Home Juniper Tree · JG-166 ΔE 14.18
PPG / Glidden Mayan Treasure · 1208-6 ΔE 1.86
Sherwin-Williams Alchemy · SW 6395 ΔE 1.51
Valspar Wild Mustard Seed · M159 ΔE 3.15
Olive Grove
#6B6A3C · LRV 14 · Support
Kompozit Old School · 0410 ΔE 2.9
Backdrop Buenos Aires · BD-BA ΔE 15.81
Behr Portsmouth Olive · HDC-CL-20 ΔE 1.87
Benjamin Moore Guacamole · 2144-10 ΔE 3.24
Clare Daily Greens · PNT100-DP-61 ΔE 9.93
Dunn-Edwards Dill Pickle · DE5573 ΔE 6.04
Farrow & Ball Bancha · No. 298 ΔE 3.34
Magnolia Home Landscape · JG-49 ΔE 4.09
PPG / Glidden Sphagnum Moss · 1111-7 ΔE 4.51
Sherwin-Williams Relentless Olive · SW 6425 ΔE 2.77
Valspar Crocodile Style · V095-5 ΔE 2.5
Deep Walnut
#3A2A22 · LRV 3 · Accent
Kompozit Silent Sea · 0515 ΔE 10.46
Backdrop Hocus Pocus · BD-HP ΔE 12.13
Behr Bitter Chocolate · 790B-7 ΔE 6.98
Benjamin Moore Wenge · AF-180 ΔE 3.73
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 12.21
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 9.93
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 9.17
Magnolia Home Moments · JG-150 ΔE 5.38
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 10.9
Sherwin-Williams Raisin · SW 7630 ΔE 6.03
Valspar Noblesse Oblige · 8004-2G ΔE 5.65

Questions

Why do these autumn colors work together?

They all share a warm, earthy undertone, so they feel like they came from the same handful of fallen leaves. The orange and red bring the energy while the ochre, olive, and brown calm everything down.

How do I use these colors without making a room feel dark?

Lead with the golden ochre on big surfaces to keep things light, then add the burnt orange and maple red in smaller doses. Save the deep walnut for trim or one piece of furniture so it grounds the space instead of swallowing it.

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