Redness in your cheeks can look like a cool undertone when it is only blood flow, so test warm against cool with a rested face.
- Cream
Fair to deep skinDeep burgundy #6A1B2B
True Spring
Your season is 26 colors to wear and to mix. Start with three.
Tap to mix
At the window#F7CC3D
Golden yellow
Black can sit heavy
Golden yellow warms your face.
On a video call#F26B5B
Coral
Cool gray can look flat
Coral stays friendly on a small screen.
In the closet#B98B52
Camel
Blue-red can pull away
Camel and warm brown sit easy.
Tradition Stylist practice. No study tests season color lists.
26colors, named
Your palette.
Each drop is the closest color next door. Tap one.
Neutrals
Accents
Statements
Handle with care
Hold it to your face
True Spring or a neighbor?
Two answers? They are often next door.
True Spring your season
- Cream
- Golden tan
- Warm brown
- Warm navy
- Coral
- Orange
Bright Spring the neighbor
- Warm white
- Golden camel
- Clear navy
- Soft black
- Bright coral
- Bright orange
Both lean warm. Bright Spring is sharper in clarity, where True Spring is clear but a little gentler.
The swap test
Hold a sharp coral under your chin by a window, then a coral with a touch of gray in it, at the same depth. If the sharp one keeps your face first, Bright Spring is closer. If it feels loud, True Spring is closer.
True Spring your season
- Cream
- Golden tan
- Warm brown
- Warm navy
- Coral
- Orange
Light Spring the neighbor
- Warm ivory
- Light camel
- Soft brown
- Coral
- Light warm pink
- Light orange
Both lean warm. Light Spring stays light, where True Spring sits at medium depth.
The swap test
Use this swap only if the gray strip left you close to the line between light and medium. Hold a light peach under your chin by a window, then a medium coral, changing nothing else. The one that leaves your eyes looking clearer is the closer season.
- Bare face, window light.
- Phone under your chin, like a scarf.
- Watch your skin and your eyes.
Your skin
Same season, your skin.
A tan can shift your depth reading, so run the strip again in another season if your swaps feel different.
- Coral
- Golden yellow
Olive tends to sit between warm and cool, so a very orange color can pull yellow.
- Orange
- Warm turquoise
On deep skin, warm, clear colors tend to read best when they are rich and saturated, like a poppy red or a clear teal.
- Poppy red
- Clear teal
Use it
Lips, closet, hair. Start anywhere.
Questions about True Spring
Two apps gave me two seasons.
Photos carry their own light, and a consultant's room has another. The two answers are often next door: Bright Spring and Light Spring. Hold both to your face by a window.
Can deep skin be True Spring?
On deep skin, warm, clear colors tend to read best when they are rich and saturated, like a poppy red or a clear teal. Look at your jaw and lips, not just the cheek, since a color can look fine at the cheek and read gray at the jaw.
Do I have to give up black?
No. Keep the black you love. Near your face, warm brown or warm navy sit closer to you, so black tends to work best lower down.
Can True Spring wear black?
It can. Black is cool and very deep, so next to a warm, clear coloring it tends to read stark near the face. Try a warm dark brown there and keep black for trousers or shoes. If you love a black top, put a warm scarf between it and your face.
Is True Spring the same as Warm Spring?
Some systems use other names for the same idea, and Warm Spring is a common one for what I call True Spring. The twelve season names are a convention, so they drift from one source to the next. Judge a palette by what its colors do next to your face, not by the label.
What lip color suits True Spring?
Coral or a warm red tends to read as part of a warm, clear coloring. Pick the depth by how far your lips sit from your skin, and check the shade by a window. If it turns orange by noon, try a rosier coral.
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- 57named colors
- 14outfits drawn
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