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The 12 color seasons

Which colors make you look rested, and which ones quietly drain you.

Seasonal color analysis sorts coloring on four dials — undertone (warm or cool), depth (light or deep), clarity (muted or clear) and contrast (how far apart your own hair, skin and eyes sit). Those four produce twelve seasons across the four families. Your season is not about what you like; it is about which colors stop competing with your face.

Most people who feel "nothing suits me" are wearing the right depth in the wrong undertone, or the right undertone at the wrong clarity. The pages below give each season's palette, the neutrals worth building a wardrobe on, which metals to wear, and the one season it is most often mistaken for.

Spring

Light SpringWarm and light, with soft rather than intense coloring.True SpringWarm and clear, with medium depth and a bright, golden glow.Bright SpringWarm and vivid — the brightest, clearest coloring in the spring family.

Summer

Light SummerCool and light, with soft, powdery coloring.True SummerCool and muted, with medium depth and a gentle contrast.Soft SummerCool, with the softest, most muted coloring of the four seasons.

Autumn

Soft AutumnWarm and muted, with earthy, gently blended coloring.True AutumnWarm and rich, with medium-deep, earthy coloring.Deep AutumnWarm and deep, with rich, high-contrast coloring.

Winter

Deep WinterCool and deep, with dramatic, high-contrast coloring.True WinterCool and clear, with striking, high-contrast coloring.Bright WinterCool and the most vivid of all — icy, jewel-bright coloring.

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Color is half of it. The other half is line — see the 13 Kibbe body types.

Torn between two neighbouring seasons? Compare the pairs people actually mix up, side by side, with the test from both guides.

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