Color seasons / Summer
True Summer color palette
Cool and soft - blue-based colour with a gentle, elegant mute.
True Summer is coolness at full strength, softened: blue undertones with medium depth and a soft, slightly muted quality. Your colours are cool and gently greyed - soft fuchsia, periwinkle and cool teal - and warm or harsh colours are the ones to skip.
How True Summer reads
Undertone
Distinctly cool and blue-based - the defining trait of the season.
Depth & contrast
Medium depth and medium, blended contrast - balanced, never stark.
Best chroma
Soft - cool colours with a slight mute flatter more than clear brights.
The True Summer palette
These are the colours that flatter True 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
Soft Fuchsia
#C0407E
Raspberry
#C21E56
Periwinkle
#7E8FD6
Cool Teal
#2E8B8B
Slate Blue
#4E6FA6
Dusty Rose
#C88A9E
Soft Plum
#7E4E74
Powder Blue
#9EC0D6
Best neutrals
Cool Grey
#9AA0A6
Soft Navy
#2E3A5E
Rose-Beige
#CDB3AE
Slate
#6E7480
Colors to avoid
Orange
#FF6A13
Warm Gold
#C9A227
Tomato
#E1102A
Rust
#A6431B
How to wear it
Wear cool colour with a soft edge - a raspberry or periwinkle piece with cool grey or soft navy. Blended, tonal outfits suit you more than hard high-contrast pairings, and cool neutrals beat warm camel or gold.
For makeup, cool roses, soft plums and blue-red lips flatter; avoid warm corals and bronzes, which fight your undertone.
Frequently asked
What colors are best for True Summer?
Cool, softly muted colours: soft fuchsia, raspberry, periwinkle, cool teal, slate blue and dusty rose. Blue-based and gentle, never warm or harsh.
What colors should True Summer avoid?
Warm colours - orange, warm gold, tomato red and rust - which clash with your cool undertone. Reach for cool greys, soft navy and blue-based shades instead.
Is Cool Summer the same as True Summer?
Yes - 'Cool Summer' and 'True Summer' name the same season: the purely cool member of the Summer family. Check yours free with the Color Analysis tool.
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.