A near-black brown that reads as scorched tree trunk under thin winter light.
Rustwood
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rgb(122, 46, 29)
A deep oxidized red-brown pulled from bark stripped by wind and rain.
Ember Red
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rgb(193, 68, 30)
A hot, saturated orange-red that mimics a maple leaf caught mid-turn.
Amber Glow
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rgb(224, 138, 43)
A rounded, honeyed orange carrying the last warmth of a low autumn sun.
Dusty Cinder
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rgb(217, 184, 150)
A pale, ashy tan that settles the palette the way smoke settles over a field.
Maple Ember builds its mood from combustion rather than harvest — char, rust, and glow instead of pumpkin and hay. Char Bark and Rustwood sit low and dense, almost mineral, while Ember Red pushes up through them with real heat. Amber Glow softens that intensity into something more approachable, and Dusty Cinder pulls the whole set back down to a whisper before it tips into pure warmth. Together they feel less like a bright October afternoon and more like the hour after a fire's been banked for the night.
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Designers working on outdoor gear, whiskey or cider labels, and cabin-adjacent lifestyle brands will find real use in this set, since the charred tones photograph well against wood, leather, and wool. Restaurant and bakery identities leaning into wood-fired or slow-cooked menus can use Ember Red and Amber Glow as accent colors without tipping into cartoonish orange. Editorial layouts covering fall travel or foraging content benefit from the tonal range too, letting a spread shift from moody to bright without introducing a new hue family. Home goods brands selling candles, ceramics, or textiles in autumn collections can build an entire seasonal line around these five values alone.
Set Char Bark or Rustwood as a background for large blocks of copy, since both hold dark enough values to keep white or cream text legible at smaller sizes. Ember Red works best in small, high-impact doses — a button, a headline underline, a single product tag — rather than spread across large surfaces where its intensity can overwhelm a layout. Amber Glow pairs naturally with Dusty Cinder for secondary text or muted UI elements, giving designers a softer path when full contrast isn't needed. Export the palette as hex or RGB swatches directly from this page to keep values consistent across print materials, packaging mockups, and web builds.
