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Fall Color Palette — Harbor at Harvest

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

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

There is something about fall that makes you want to wrap a room in warmth, and this palette does exactly that. Burnt Orange leads the way, that lived-in pumpkin tone that feels cozy without going loud, while Maple Red deepens the mood like the last leaves hanging on.

Warm Ochre is your breathing room here. It softens the two reds so the whole thing feels relaxed instead of intense, and it plays beautifully as a wall color if you want the season to surround you. Muted Olive is the unexpected friend in the group, a calm earthy green that keeps the palette feeling current rather than costume-y.

Finally, Deep Brown does the grounding. Think of it for a console, a door, or a frame, just enough to anchor all that warmth. This is a scheme that leans into the slow, layered, slightly moody feeling 2026 interiors are reaching for.

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Burnt Orange
Dominant
Behr Jack O Lantern · M220-7
#C25A31
LRV 19
Maple Red
Secondary
Sherwin-Williams Red Prairie · SW 2916
#8E3928
LRV 9
Warm Ochre
Base
Benjamin Moore Buttercup · 2154-30
#D5A14B
LRV 39
Muted Olive
Support
Behr Portsmouth Olive · HDC-CL-20
#6B6A43
LRV 14
Deep Brown
Accent
Sherwin-Williams Woodsy Brown · SW 2924
#3D271D
LRV 3

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Burnt Orange
#B85C2E · LRV 18 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6636 · ΔE 3.4
Behr · M220-7 · ΔE 2.88
Benjamin Moore · 2166-10 · ΔE 3.65
Valspar · V010-3 · ΔE 3.59
PPG / Glidden · PPG1192-7 · ΔE 4.7
Glidden · PPG1192-7 · ΔE 4.7
Dutch Boy · 208-6DB · ΔE 4.94
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1111 · ΔE 4.14
Dunn-Edwards · DE5181 · ΔE 4.82
Magnolia Home · JG-35 · ΔE 6.33
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9816 · ΔE 9.42
Diamond Vogel · 1053 · ΔE 7.04
Hirshfield's · 1039 · ΔE 4.36
Rodda · CA224 · ΔE 8.93
C2 Paint · C2-584 · ΔE 6.98
Clare · PNT100-DP-29 · ΔE 12.03
Portola Paints · MIEL · ΔE 11.02
Annie Sloan · SCANDINAVIAN PINK · ΔE 13.03
Backdrop · BD-BH · ΔE 16.5
Rust-Oleum · 329211 · ΔE 14.42
Kompozit · 1039 · ΔE 4.36
Maple Red
#8E3B2C · LRV 9 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2916 · ΔE 0.95
Behr · 210D-7 · ΔE 3.31
Benjamin Moore · CC-124 · ΔE 1.07
Valspar · 2002-5A · ΔE 1.21
PPG / Glidden · PPG1056-7 · ΔE 5.16
Glidden · PPG1056-7 · ΔE 5.63
Dutch Boy · 306-7DB · ΔE 1.9
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1071 · ΔE 3.49
Dunn-Edwards · DEA152 · ΔE 4.62
Magnolia Home · JG-28 · ΔE 8.92
Farrow & Ball · NO. 248 · ΔE 7.75
Diamond Vogel · H008 · ΔE 5.82
Hirshfield's · 1061 · ΔE 1.01
Rodda · CA227 · ΔE 4.31
C2 Paint · C2-565 · ΔE 5
Clare · PNT100-DP-67 · ΔE 10.36
Portola Paints · ZION · ΔE 11.01
Annie Sloan · PRIMER RED · ΔE 9.23
Backdrop · BD-PR · ΔE 6.28
Rust-Oleum · 329211 · ΔE 9.85
Kompozit · 1061 · ΔE 1.01
Warm Ochre
#D7A24B · LRV 41 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6382 · ΔE 3.94
Behr · M290-6 · ΔE 1.23
Benjamin Moore · 2154-30 · ΔE 0.42
Valspar · V052-4 · ΔE 2.76
PPG / Glidden · PPG1210-7 · ΔE 3.96
Glidden · PPG1210-7 · ΔE 3.82
Dutch Boy · 219-6DB · ΔE 4.57
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2143 · ΔE 3.94
Dunn-Edwards · DE5376 · ΔE 2.11
Magnolia Home · JG-45 · ΔE 7.82
Farrow & Ball · NO. W76 · ΔE 4.51
Diamond Vogel · 0913 · ΔE 1.97
Hirshfield's · 0913 · ΔE 1.03
Rodda · CA120 · ΔE 9.11
C2 Paint · C2-618 · ΔE 2.54
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 6.74
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 12.48
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 3.35
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 21.86
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 13.1
Kompozit · 0913 · ΔE 1.03
Muted Olive
#6E6B3E · LRV 14 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6425 · ΔE 2.63
Behr · HDC-CL-20 · ΔE 1.86
Benjamin Moore · 2144-10 · ΔE 3.78
Valspar · 8003-27F · ΔE 2.14
PPG / Glidden · PPG1111-7 · ΔE 3.25
Glidden · PPG1111-7 · ΔE 3.7
Dutch Boy · 322-7DB · ΔE 5.86
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2232 · ΔE 2.63
Dunn-Edwards · DE5573 · ΔE 6.44
Magnolia Home · JG-49 · ΔE 3.4
Farrow & Ball · NO. 298 · ΔE 4.31
Diamond Vogel · 0417 · ΔE 4.29
Hirshfield's · 0410 · ΔE 3.13
Rodda · R054 · ΔE 8.25
C2 Paint · C2-662 · ΔE 3.97
Clare · PNT100-DP-61 · ΔE 9.98
Portola Paints · CIGARRO · ΔE 13.78
Annie Sloan · OLIVE · ΔE 4.48
Backdrop · BD-BA · ΔE 15.08
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 16.79
Kompozit · 0410 · ΔE 3.13
Deep Brown
#3A2A20 · LRV 3 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2924 · ΔE 3.18
Behr · 790B-7 · ΔE 7.4
Benjamin Moore · AF-180 · ΔE 4.86
Valspar · 8004-2G · ΔE 6.77
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 11.68
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 10.75
Dutch Boy · 438-7DB · ΔE 10.23
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1441 · ΔE 10.23
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 10.32
Magnolia Home · JG-150 · ΔE 5.8
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 11
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 11.5
Hirshfield's · 0515 · ΔE 10.84
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 14.85
C2 Paint · BD49 · ΔE 11.7
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 12.42
Portola Paints · STORY TELLER · ΔE 12.3
Annie Sloan · BURGUNDY · ΔE 17.32
Backdrop · BD-HP · ΔE 12.7
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 14.13
Kompozit · 0515 · ΔE 10.84

Questions

Why do these autumn colors work together?

They all share a warm, earthy undertone, so they feel like one family pulled straight from a fall walk. The ochre keeps the deeper shades from feeling heavy, and the brown gives everything a place to land.

How much of each color should I use?

Let the burnt orange lead and use the maple red as its partner in smaller doses. Keep the ochre as your soft middle, the olive as a quiet supporting note, and the deep brown only for grounding edges.

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