Seasonal Color Analysis
Seasonal color analysis matches your clothing and makeup palette to your natural coloring — your skin undertone, hair, and eye color. The modern system uses 16 seasons across 4 families, giving you a precise palette that makes your complexion look its best.
The 4 Color Families
Every person belongs to one family. Within it, your depth and chroma determine your exact sub-season.
Spring
4 sub-seasonsWarm & clear — golden warmth, peachy corals, vivid turquoise
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Summer
4 sub-seasonsCool & soft — dusty rose, muted lavender, blueberry grey
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Autumn
4 sub-seasonsWarm & earthy — terracotta, mustard, olive, warm chocolate
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Winter
4 sub-seasonsCool & vivid — jewel tones, stark black, icy pastels
Explore Winter →
Not sure which family you're in? The quiz figures it out in 3 minutes.
What Is Seasonal Color Analysis?
The theory is simple: every person has a natural undertone (warm or cool), a depth level (how light or deep their coloring is), and a chroma preference (how saturated or muted their best colors should be). Colors that match these qualities make your skin look clearer, your eyes brighter, and your whole appearance more put-together. Colors that clash create dullness, redness, or shadows.
The original 4-season system placed people into Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter. The modern 16-season system adds precision: within each family, your exact depth and chroma level determine your sub-season — giving you a far more specific and useful palette.
Temperature
Cool ↔ Warm
Whether your undertone is blue-pink (cool) or golden-peachy (warm). The most fundamental axis — it places you in Spring/Autumn vs. Summer/Winter.
Depth
Light ↔ Deep
How light or deep your overall coloring is. Affects which sub-season you land in within your family — e.g. Light Spring vs. Bright Spring.
Chroma
Muted ↔ Clear
How saturated or soft your best colors need to be. Autumn and Summer are muted families; Spring and Winter are clear families.
Contrast
Low ↔ High
The difference between your lightest and darkest features. High-contrast coloring (e.g. dark hair, light skin) needs high-contrast palettes.
All 16 Color Seasons
Each season has its own palette, makeup guide, and wardrobe strategy. Click any season to explore.
Light Spring
Warm, light & delicate
Lightest depth · Softest chroma · Low contrast
True Spring
The balanced warm classic
Medium depth · Clear chroma · Medium contrast
Bright Spring
Vivid, punchy & high-contrast
Medium depth · Bright chroma · High contrast
Clear Spring
Warm clarity with a bold edge
Medium depth · Bright chroma · High contrast — borders Winter
Light Summer
Cool, light & barely-there
Lightest depth · Softest chroma · Low contrast
True Summer
The balanced cool classic
Medium depth · Muted chroma · Medium contrast
Soft Summer
Most muted of all seasons
Medium depth · Most muted chroma · Low-medium contrast
Cool Summer
Purest cool undertone
Medium depth · Soft-clear chroma · Medium contrast
Soft Autumn
Warm, light & most delicate
Light-medium depth · Most muted chroma · Low contrast
True Autumn
The earthy warm classic
Medium depth · Muted-rich chroma · Medium contrast
Deep Autumn
Rich, warm & deeply colored
Deep depth · Rich chroma · Medium-high contrast
Dark Autumn
Darkest Autumn, high contrast
Deepest depth · Rich chroma · High contrast — borders Winter
Bright Winter
Vivid, saturated & electrifying
Medium depth · Brightest chroma · High contrast
True Winter
The pure cool classic
Medium-deep depth · Clear chroma · High contrast
Deep Winter
Rich, deep & cool-neutral
Deep depth · Clear-rich chroma · High contrast
Dark Winter
Deepest & most dramatic
Deepest depth · Clear chroma · Highest contrast — borders Autumn
Take the free quiz to find your exact season — no email, no signup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Seasonal color analysis is a system for matching colors to your natural coloring — skin undertone, hair color, and eye color. It groups people into 4 families (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) and, in the modern 16-season system, into 16 sub-seasons based on depth, chroma, and contrast. Wearing your season's colors makes your complexion look clearer and more alive.
The original system had 4 seasons. The modern extended system uses 16 — each of the 4 main families (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) is divided into 4 sub-seasons based on where you sit on the depth, chroma, and contrast axes. This gives much more specific and accurate results.
Spring (warm & clear), Summer (cool & soft), Autumn (warm & earthy), and Winter (cool & vivid). Every person belongs to one family, and within that family to one of four sub-seasons. Families share an undertone; sub-seasons differ in depth and chroma.
The most reliable home method is our free quiz — it measures your depth, chroma, and contrast through structured questions and assigns you a specific sub-season. You can optionally upload a photo for AI-assisted pre-fill. Professional draping by a certified analyst is the most accurate method but not accessible to everyone.
Your underlying undertone (warm or cool) is permanent. However, your depth and chroma can shift — hair going lighter or darker with age, skin tone changes with significant sun exposure, or simply better identifying your true undertone. Most people's season stays stable; occasional movement between adjacent sub-seasons is possible.
No — your season tells you which colors look most flattering near your face. Clothes away from your face (trousers, shoes) are less critical. Knowing your season is a tool, not a rule: use it to buy smarter and stop second-guessing colors that consistently don't work.
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