Color seasons / Summer
Soft Summer color palette
Cool-neutral and muted - soft, smoky, blended colour.
Soft Summer sits between Summer and Autumn: cool-neutral undertones with low contrast and a distinctly muted quality. Your colours are soft and smoky - dusty rose, sage and mauve - and the clear, bright colours that flatter other seasons are exactly what overpower you.
How Soft Summer reads
Undertone
Cool-neutral - mostly cool, softened by a touch of warmth.
Depth & contrast
Medium depth with low, blended contrast - nothing sharp.
Best chroma
Muted - soft, greyed colours flatter; clear brights look garish on you.
The Soft Summer palette
These are the colours that flatter Soft Summer colouring - the wardrobe and makeup shades that make it look its healthiest. Every swatch has its name and hex code so you can match paint, fabric or filters exactly.
Best colors
Dusty Rose
#C48A96
Soft Teal
#5E8E8E
Mauve
#9E7E96
Slate Blue
#6E88A6
Soft Plum
#7E5E74
Sage
#9AA88E
Muted Raspberry
#A65A72
Dusty Lavender
#A899BE
Best neutrals
Taupe
#A79A8E
Soft Grey
#A6ABAE
Greige
#C9C0B4
Slate
#6E7480
Colors to avoid
Orange
#FF6A13
Bright Yellow
#FFE23D
Tomato
#E1102A
Pure Black
#000000
How to wear it
Keep the whole outfit soft and tonal - dusty rose with taupe, or sage with soft grey. Blended, low-contrast looks flatter you; a stark black-and-white pairing is too hard for your muted colouring.
For makeup, soft mauves, muted roses and greyed tones flatter; skip anything bright, clear or warm, which looks stronger than your natural colouring.
Frequently asked
What colors are best for Soft Summer?
Muted, cool-neutral colours: dusty rose, soft teal, mauve, slate blue, sage and soft plum. Soft and smoky is the theme - gentle greyed shades, not clear brights.
What colors should Soft Summer avoid?
Bright, clear and warm colours - orange, bright yellow, tomato red and pure black - which overpower your soft colouring. Choose muted, tonal shades and soft neutrals instead.
How do I know if I'm a Soft Summer?
Your colouring reads soft and cool-neutral with low contrast, and muted colours flatter you far more than clear, bright ones. The free Color Analysis confirms your season from a photo.
The other Summer seasons
Seasonal colour analysis is a well-known styling framework, not a science. Your season is a useful starting point for a wardrobe, not a rule - plenty of people wear colours outside their season and look great.