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A little color. A new perspective.

Published Jun 9, 2026

Early Autumn Window

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Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.

The first light morning of autumn, captured in five colors. Deep pine and quiet sage meet warm apricot sunlight, softened by a touch of sky blue and a paper-colored background.

The feeling

A clear, quiet early-autumn morning

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The mood

The first light morning of autumn, captured in five colors. Deep pine and quiet sage meet warm apricot sunlight, softened by a touch of sky blue and a paper-colored background.

How to use it

Leave generous paper-colored space and use pine text to give the layout a calm visual anchor.

Start with paper on the largest surfaces, bring in sage for selected panels and graphics, and use apricot to mark a clear focal point. Wellness apps are a useful starting place; adjust the amount of each color to the content you need to show.

What to watch

Avoid using apricot and sky blue across large areas at the same time, which can compete for attention. Check the text and surface pairs below before applying the palette. Small accents are decoration, not a substitute for readable labels or visible keyboard focus.

A considered balance

Make room for
the right colors.

Leave generous paper-colored space and use pine text to give the layout a calm visual anchor.

Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.

60 Base
30 Main
10 Point
Paper

Background & breathing room

Sage

Cards, graphics & sections

Apricot

Focal areas & key details

Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.

Text on background
10.50:1 #213B36 on #F4EFE4 · AAA normal text
Text on primary
3.35:1 #213B36 on #6F8F72 · AA large text only

Best available text on primary

The original text has low contrast (3.35:1). This example shows the strongest available pair: Pine (#213B36) on #6F8F72 at 3.35:1. It still falls below 4.5:1 for normal text. Use a different background to meet that contrast requirement.

Text on highlight
5.57:1 #213B36 on #E7A25B · AA normal text
Text on accent
4.09:1 #213B36 on #7C9BAA · AA large text only

Best available text on accent

The original text has low contrast (4.09:1). This example shows the strongest available pair: Pine (#213B36) on #7C9BAA at 4.09:1. It still falls below 4.5:1 for normal text. Use a different background to meet that contrast requirement.

Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.

IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES

One palette.
A world of possibilities.

See how these five colors come together in a website, a poster, a brand, and a presentation. Explore a different palette and watch the mood change.

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Design with
today’s color.

A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.

Prepared design previews, recolored with this palette.

COLOR NOTE

Using apricot and sky blue across large areas at the same time, which can compete for attention.

From inspiration to creation

Your next idea,
in these colors.

Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.

  1. Write your design request.
  2. Choose a color guide and copy it.
  3. Paste it after your request.
  4. Review the result and check readability.

Try it in the design or AI tool you already use. 

[Color guide — coloring.today / early-autumn-window]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Pine #213B36
Primary: Sage #6F8F72
Highlight: Apricot #E7A25B
Accent: Sky #7C9BAA
Background: Paper #F4EFE4

Mood: A clear, quiet early-autumn morning
Suggested uses: Wellness apps, Lifestyle brands, SaaS landing pages
Application note: Leave generous paper-colored space and use pine text to give the layout a calm visual anchor.
Avoid: Using apricot and sky blue across large areas at the same time, which can compete for attention.
Use approximately 60% background, 30% primary, and 10% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.

[Color guide — coloring.today / early-autumn-window]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Pine #213B36
Primary: Sage #6F8F72
Highlight: Apricot #E7A25B
Accent: Sky #7C9BAA
Background: Paper #F4EFE4

Mood: A clear, quiet early-autumn morning
Suggested uses: Wellness apps, Lifestyle brands, SaaS landing pages
Application note: Leave generous paper-colored space and use pine text to give the layout a calm visual anchor.
Avoid: Using apricot and sky blue across large areas at the same time, which can compete for attention.
Use approximately 60% background, 30% primary, and 10% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
  --color-text: #213B36;
  --color-primary: #6F8F72;
  --color-highlight: #E7A25B;
  --color-accent: #7C9BAA;
  --color-background: #F4EFE4;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.

[Color guide — coloring.today / early-autumn-window]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Pine #213B36
Primary: Sage #6F8F72
Highlight: Apricot #E7A25B
Accent: Sky #7C9BAA
Background: Paper #F4EFE4

Mood: A clear, quiet early-autumn morning
Suggested uses: Wellness apps, Lifestyle brands, SaaS landing pages
Application note: Leave generous paper-colored space and use pine text to give the layout a calm visual anchor.
Avoid: Using apricot and sky blue across large areas at the same time, which can compete for attention.
Use approximately 60% background, 30% primary, and 10% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Text/background contrast: 10.50:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.

This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.

Bring it into your project

Five colors.
Ready to use.

Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette. 

:root {
  --color-text: #213B36;
  --color-primary: #6F8F72;
  --color-highlight: #E7A25B;
  --color-accent: #7C9BAA;
  --color-background: #F4EFE4;
}

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