Deep Autumn: wearing the dark warm colors

Deep and warm - espresso, burgundy and bronze drama.

Deep autumn is the warm end of the dark seasons. The neutrals go all the way down to espresso, but none of them is black, and that one substitution is what most of this palette is for. Burgundy and bronze do the work an evening usually asks black to do.

The twelve colors

These are the general starting colors for deep autumn, with the hex value beside each one so you can match a garment against it.

Neutrals

• Espresso#46342E
• Dark Camel#8D5524
• Warm Stone#C8B096

The stronger colors

• Burgundy#922B3E
• Forest Olive#6E8248
• Ochre#CAA14A

The softer ones

• Rosewood#9E5B50
• Golden Sand#E0C08F
• Deep Sage#77804D

Metals

• Bronze#A97142
• Antique Gold#C9A227
• Copper#B87333

Three combinations to try first

• • #922B3E
  • #46342E
  • #CAA14A
  • #C9A227

  After Dark

  Burgundy over espresso with one gold flash - depth is your drama, use it.

• • #6E8248
  • #C8B096
  • #9E5B50
  • #A97142

  Forest Floor

  Earthy greens and rosewood sit rich against deep coloring - never muddy on you.

• • #CAA14A
  • #8D5524
  • #E0C08F
  • #B87333

  Golden Hour

  Tonal golds at different depths read intentional, warm, and quietly luxe.

Where to go next

• Soft Autumn: your colors and where to start
• What is color analysis?
• What is my undertone? A three-question test
• Gold or silver: a two-question test

Not this season?

These are the seasons closest to deep autumn, and the ones most often mistaken for it.

• True Autumn
• Deep Winter
• Soft Autumn

Your exact colors

Your exact palette depends on your eyes and hair as well as your season. These are the deep autumn palettes in full, one per combination.

• Blue eyes, black hair
• Blue eyes, dark brown hair
• Brown eyes, black hair
• Brown eyes, dark brown hair
• Brown eyes, light brown hair
• Brown eyes, medium brown hair
• Brown eyes, red auburn hair
• Dark brown eyes, black hair
• Dark brown eyes, dark brown hair
• Dark brown eyes, light brown hair
• Dark brown eyes, medium brown hair
• Dark brown eyes, red auburn hair
• Green eyes, black hair
• Green eyes, dark brown hair
• Grey eyes, black hair
• Grey eyes, dark brown hair
• Hazel eyes, black hair
• Hazel eyes, dark brown hair
• Hazel eyes, medium brown hair
• Hazel eyes, red auburn hair

These twelve colors are the general starting set for this season. Answer the five questions and you get the set keyed to your own eye and hair color instead.