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Fall Color Palette — Fall Mist

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

By Maya Patel · Reviews Editor & Product Tester

Fall Mist is autumn without the cliche. The star is a soft, dusty Burnt Orange that feels more contemporary than a classic pumpkin tone, and it sets the temperature for everything around it.

Maple Red deepens the scheme and gives it that late-October richness, while Hazy Ochre works as a warm, sunlit base that keeps the room from going dark. Olive Grove is the quiet surprise here — a muted green that makes the warm tones look intentional rather than seasonal.

For 2026, I would push the orange across the dominant surface, let the ochre breathe on adjacent walls, and save Deep Cocoa Brown for the moments that need an anchor — a door, a cabinet, a frame. Used that way, the palette stays cozy but reads modern.

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Burnt Orange
Dominant
Benjamin Moore Gold Rush · 2166-10
#B5632C
LRV 19
Maple Red
Secondary
Sherwin-Williams Red Prairie · SW 2916
#8E3928
LRV 9
Hazy Ochre
Base
Benjamin Moore Buttercup · 2154-30
#D5A14B
LRV 39
Olive Grove
Support
Valspar Vineyard View · 8003-27F
#716A42
LRV 14
Deep Cocoa 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
#B5612E · LRV 19 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6636 · ΔE 4.88
Behr · S-H-280 · ΔE 4.99
Benjamin Moore · 2166-10 · ΔE 1.26
Valspar · 8002-15G · ΔE 4.13
PPG / Glidden · PPG1199-7 · ΔE 4.14
Glidden · 60YR 19/432 · ΔE 3.9
Dutch Boy · 208-6DB · ΔE 6.62
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2121 · ΔE 3.4
Dunn-Edwards · DE5181 · ΔE 5.97
Magnolia Home · JG-35 · ΔE 6.3
Farrow & Ball · NO. 316 · ΔE 7.13
Diamond Vogel · 1039 · ΔE 6.36
Hirshfield's · 1039 · ΔE 5.61
Rodda · CA224 · ΔE 9.52
C2 Paint · C2-616 · ΔE 5.35
Clare · PNT100-DP-29 · ΔE 13.72
Portola Paints · MIEL · ΔE 9.56
Annie Sloan · SCANDINAVIAN PINK · ΔE 13.54
Backdrop · BD-BA · ΔE 14.99
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 11.14
Kompozit · 1039 · ΔE 5.61
Maple Red
#8C3A2B · LRV 9 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2916 · ΔE 0.92
Behr · 230D-7 · ΔE 4.94
Benjamin Moore · CC-124 · ΔE 1.36
Valspar · 2002-5A · ΔE 1.32
PPG / Glidden · PPG1056-7 · ΔE 5.18
Glidden · PPG1056-7 · ΔE 5.64
Dutch Boy · 306-7DB · ΔE 2.11
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1071 · ΔE 3.58
Dunn-Edwards · DEA152 · ΔE 4.79
Magnolia Home · JG-28 · ΔE 8.84
Farrow & Ball · NO. 248 · ΔE 8.03
Diamond Vogel · H008 · ΔE 5.89
Hirshfield's · 1061 · ΔE 1
Rodda · CA227 · ΔE 4.5
C2 Paint · C2-565 · ΔE 5.22
Clare · PNT100-DP-67 · ΔE 10.36
Portola Paints · ZION · ΔE 11.19
Annie Sloan · PRIMER RED · ΔE 9.27
Backdrop · BD-SB · ΔE 5.24
Rust-Oleum · 329211 · ΔE 10.23
Kompozit · 1061 · ΔE 1
Hazy Ochre
#D7A24A · LRV 41 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6382 · ΔE 4.09
Behr · M290-6 · ΔE 1.23
Benjamin Moore · 2154-30 · ΔE 0.47
Valspar · V052-4 · ΔE 2.78
PPG / Glidden · PPG1210-7 · ΔE 3.8
Glidden · PPG1210-7 · ΔE 3.65
Dutch Boy · 219-6DB · ΔE 4.42
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2143 · ΔE 4.09
Dunn-Edwards · DE5376 · ΔE 2.06
Magnolia Home · JG-45 · ΔE 7.84
Farrow & Ball · NO. W76 · ΔE 4.56
Diamond Vogel · 0913 · ΔE 2.12
Hirshfield's · 0913 · ΔE 1.19
Rodda · CA120 · ΔE 9.26
C2 Paint · C2-618 · ΔE 2.42
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 6.85
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 12.64
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 3.47
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 22.02
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 13.22
Kompozit · 0913 · ΔE 1.19
Olive Grove
#6F6B3E · LRV 14 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6425 · ΔE 2.76
Behr · HDC-CL-20 · ΔE 2.1
Benjamin Moore · 2143-10 · ΔE 4.61
Valspar · 8003-27F · ΔE 1.84
PPG / Glidden · PPG1111-7 · ΔE 2.85
Glidden · PPG1111-7 · ΔE 3.3
Dutch Boy · 322-7DB · ΔE 5.47
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2232 · ΔE 2.76
Dunn-Edwards · DE5573 · ΔE 6.78
Magnolia Home · JG-49 · ΔE 3.24
Farrow & Ball · NO. 298 · ΔE 4.58
Diamond Vogel · 0417 · ΔE 4.54
Hirshfield's · 0389 · ΔE 3.69
Rodda · R054 · ΔE 7.87
C2 Paint · C2-662 · ΔE 3.9
Clare · PNT100-DP-61 · ΔE 10.22
Portola Paints · CIGARRO · ΔE 13.42
Annie Sloan · OLIVE · ΔE 4.22
Backdrop · BD-BA · ΔE 14.73
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 17.08
Kompozit · 0389 · ΔE 3.69
Deep Cocoa Brown
#3A2A1F · LRV 3 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2924 · ΔE 3.41
Behr · 790B-7 · ΔE 7.65
Benjamin Moore · AF-180 · ΔE 5.41
Valspar · 8004-2G · ΔE 7.32
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 11.86
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 10.99
Dutch Boy · 438-7DB · ΔE 10.47
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1441 · ΔE 10.47
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 10.53
Magnolia Home · JG-150 · ΔE 6.07
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 11.2
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 11.71
Hirshfield's · 0515 · ΔE 11.05
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 15.21
C2 Paint · BD49 · ΔE 12.19
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 12.55
Portola Paints · STORY TELLER · ΔE 12.5
Annie Sloan · BURGUNDY · ΔE 17.69
Backdrop · BD-HP · ΔE 13.01
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 14.31
Kompozit · 0515 · ΔE 11.05

Questions

Why do these autumn colors work together?

They all share a warm, earthy undertone, so they read like one family instead of five separate picks. The ochre acts as a soft bridge that keeps the orange and red from competing.

How do I use this scheme without it feeling heavy?

Let the burnt orange lead on the largest surface and keep the maple red and brown to smaller doses — trim, a single wall, or accents. The olive and ochre carry the in-between space and lighten the whole mood.

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