What Is My Color Season?

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Do you waffle between outfits, not sure which colors look the most flattering on you? This quiz is for you! Understanding your color season can help you figure out which color palette looks best on you based on your eye color, hair color, and skin tone. Answer these 9 questions to learn if you’re a winter, spring, summer, or autumn!

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1. What sort of jewelry looks best on you?
  1. Yellow gold.
  2. Silver or white gold.
  3. I love them both!
  4. Neither, or I don’t wear jewelry.
2. Look at your wrists. Are your veins more bluish-green or purplish-blue?
  1. Bluish-green.
  2. Purplish-blue.
  3. Uhh…blue? Just…blue.
  4. I see blue, green, and purple.
3. What color are your eyes?
  1. Dark brown or gold.
  2. Black or gray.
  3. Hazel or olive green.
  4. Light green or blue.
4. Speaking of your eyes, how bright are they?
  1. Very bright. People tell me that they pop.
  2. Pretty bright, but only if I’m wearing certain colors.
  3. They’re a little more stormy and gray.
  4. Not very bright—they’re more muted.
5. Onto the hair! What color is yours?
  1. Reddish brown or black.
  2. Golden blonde, warm light brown, or red.
  3. Bleach blonde, ash blonde, or ash brown.
  4. Red, brown, or black with blue undertones.
6. Now, how light is your hair color?
  1. Very light—like bleach-blonde light!
  2. Pretty light—think ash blonde or light brown.
  3. Pretty dark—think chestnut brown or deep red.
  4. Extremely dark—if not pure black, then very deep brown.
7. Let's talk about skin tone next. How light is your skin?
  1. My skin is very pale.
  2. My skin is pretty light, but not super pale.
  3. My skin is pretty dark, but not that dark.
  4. My skin is very dark.
8. Compared to your skin tone, how much do your eyes and/or hair pop?
  1. A lot! My eyes and/or hair are significantly darker or lighter than my skin.
  2. A fair amount. My eyes and hair are a little darker/lighter, but it’s not that big of a contrast.
  3. A little. My eyes and hair are almost the same value as my skin.
  4. Not much. My eyes, hair, and skin are pretty much the same value—there’s no contrast.
9. As far as clothes go, what colors do you naturally gravitate towards?
  1. Soft pastels and muted earth tones—like lilac, ballet slipper pink, sage green, or burnt orange.
  2. Subdued dark colors—mostly blue, gray, or navy.
  3. Bright, saturated hues—like firetruck red, piercing turquoise, or highlighter green.
  4. Delicate, fresh shades—think sky blue, mint green, or sunshiny yellow.

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If you have high contrast between hair, eyes, and skin color, you're probably a bright spring<\/b>. Take a look in the mirror. If something (your hair, eyes, or skin) is much lighter or darker than your other features, you're a bright spring. Bright spring is just one step away from winter.

  • What to wear:<\/b> Saturated colors are your best friend. Wear bright pinks, greens, and blues to really make your features pop.<\/li>
  • What to avoid:<\/b> Skip any muted or desaturated hues, like pale yellow or pastel pinks and purples.<\/li><\/ul>
    If you have medium contrast and warm, honeyed features, you're probably a true\/warm spring<\/b>. Your eyes likely have some golden coloring, whether they're yellow-green, warm blue, hazel, or honey-brown. Your hair probably has the same worth: possibly strawberry blonde, honey, or a golden brown. Your skin has warm undertones.
    • What to wear:<\/b> Opt for warm colors: gold-green, scarlet, warm yellow, peach, tan, teal, and sky blue.<\/li>
    • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid pale or cool colors, like icy blue, deep purple, or black.<\/li><\/ul>
      If you have low contrast features with golden undertones, you're probably a light spring<\/b>. If your eyes, hair, and skin are all similar shades and seem to blend together, you're a light spring (ex: light yellow-green eyes, light gold skin, and strawberry blonde hair). Light spring is just one step away from summer.
      • What to wear:<\/b> Go for light colors, especially floral colors like pink, purple, green, and blue, as well as soft grays. These colors will make your skin tone really pop and look fresh.<\/li>
      • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid autumnal shades and bright hues, like orange or red. Skip cool and dark colors\u2014like black, navy, or dark brown.<\/li><\/ul>
        At the end of the day, though, remember that your seasonal color palette has nothing to do with your personal taste, and if you gravitate towards colors that aren\u2019t in your season, who cares? The most important thing is that you do YOU!","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You","id":1654266,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors","image":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/42\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg","alt":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You"},{"title":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette","id":11851969,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette","image":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/08\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg","alt":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re a summer.","meaning":"You\u2019re a total summer, babe. Whatever your skin color, you\u2019ve probably got a pinkish blush and cool undertones (meaning silver jewelry is the way to go for you!) and have ashy medium- or light-colored hair. You likely rock light gray, green, gray-brown, gray hazel, blue, or light blue eyes\u2014whatever their color, there\u2019s a cool undertone of gray to them. Lots of summers have a gorgeous, ethereal, magical aura to them. And you\u2019re probably just the same. Basically, your color palette is light, soft, and cool\u2014just like you! As a matter of fact, \u201clight,\u201d \u201csoft,\u201d and \u201ccool\u201d are the 3 subcategories summers fall into. Which one fits you best?

        If your features are cool and light, you\u2019re probably a light summer<\/b>. For instance, you might have pale skin, light blonde hair, and light green eyes. This subtype is one step away from spring.
        • What to wear:<\/b> Opt for airy grays, blue-greens, and pinks.<\/li>
        • What to avoid:<\/b> Stay away from rich greens and reds, bright, saturated colors, and warm fall hues.<\/li><\/ul>
          If all of your features have cool undertones but aren\u2019t particularly muted or bright, you\u2019re probably a cool summer<\/b>, or true summer<\/b>. For instance, you might have ashy hair, blue-gray eyes, and purple-blue veins.
          • What to wear:<\/b> Go for refreshing, cool summer tones: blues, pinks, greens, and grays.<\/li>
          • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid dark, intense colors like true black and white and vibrant neons. Steer clear of earthy colors like burnt orange or chocolate brown.<\/li><\/ul>
            If your features are elegantly muted and low-contrast, you\u2019re probably a soft summer<\/b>. For example, you might have subtle gray eyes, medium-colored ashy hair, and blue veins (giving you more of a neutral-cool undertone). This subtype is one step away from autumn.
            • What to wear:<\/b> Choose muted, cool blues, dusty reds and pinks, pale grays, and off-whites.<\/li>
            • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid bright, saturated hues, including true black and white and neon colors.<\/li><\/ul>
              At the end of the day, though, remember that your seasonal color palette has nothing to do with your personal taste, and if you gravitate towards colors that aren\u2019t in your season, who cares? The most important thing is that you do YOU!","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You","id":1654266,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors","image":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/42\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg","alt":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You"},{"title":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette","id":11851969,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette","image":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/08\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg","alt":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re an autumn.","meaning":"The results are in: you\u2019re a major autumn. Autumns are warm and cozy and earthy. You likely have golden or honey undertones, whatever your skin color, and gold tends to look better on your than silver. Whether you\u2019ve got light blonde or dark brown hair, there\u2019s likely a golden, reddish, pinkish, or brown hint of color that makes your locks warm and autumnal. Your essence is gorgeous\u2014looking at you feels like sitting beside a bright, glowing campfire. There are 3 autumn subsets you could fall into:

              If your features are warm and high-contrast, you\u2019re a dark autumn<\/b>. For instance, maybe you have very dark brown or black hair, chocolate-brown eyes, and light golden skin. Dark autumn is one step away from winter.
              • What to wear:<\/b> Wear warm, earth tones: think copper, burnt red, deep olive and dark green, and warmer blues and purples, like turquoise or maroon. These colors will make your skin tone really pop and look fresh.<\/li>
              • What to avoid:<\/b> Steer clear of pastels, dusky hues, and bright white. Avoid bright spring colors\u2014these are the literal opposite of dark autumn.<\/li><\/ul>
                If all of your features are warm and rich and subtle, you\u2019re a warm autumn<\/b>, or true autumn<\/b>. For instance, you might have auburn or golden tones in your hair and rich brown eyes.
                • What to wear:<\/b> To make your features pop, go for warm, rich browns, olive green, dark, warm turquoise, and ivory.<\/li>
                • What to avoid:<\/b> No pastel blue and purple. While ivory looks great on you, true black and white will likely wash you out.<\/li><\/ul>
                  If your features are warm and pretty low-contrast, you\u2019re a soft autumn<\/b>. Maybe you have hair with soft, subtle hues and warm-colored eyes with a bit of a cool gray undertone. The overall effect is a sort of muted elegance. Soft autumn is one step away from summer.
                  • What to wear:<\/b> Opt for soft, ashy tones, especially warm autumnal colors, like orange, sage, and brown.<\/li>
                  • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid dark colors, like black and navy. As an autumn, avoid extremely cool tones\u2014but since soft autumn is so close to summer, you want to avoid saturated warm tones, as well, opting instead for muted, ashy fall colors.<\/li><\/ul>
                    At the end of the day, though, remember that your seasonal color palette has nothing to do with your personal taste, and if you gravitate towards colors that aren\u2019t in your season, who cares? The most important thing is that you do YOU!","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You","id":1654266,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors","image":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/42\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg","alt":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You"},{"title":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette","id":11851969,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette","image":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/08\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg","alt":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re a winter.","meaning":"The results are in: you\u2019re a total winter! You\u2019ve probably got cool blue skin undertones, (whatever your skin color) and medium-to-dark eyes in cool tones, like: piercing blue, icy hazel, brown, dark brown, or black. This means most winters can really rock silver jewelry, while gold may wash them out. While anyone of any skin color can be a winter, winters typically have a higher level of contrast between their features than other seasons\u2014for instance, maybe you have very light skin and very dark hair, or very dark skin and very light eyes. One thing\u2019s for sure though: if you\u2019re a winter, you have a piercing, irresistible, totally head-turning look to you. Want to narrow your type down even further? There are 3 winter subsets you might fall into:

                    If your features are bright and cool and saturated, you\u2019re a bright winter<\/b>. Your features may be high-contrast. For instance, you have pale skin and blue-purple veins, bright cool eyes, and saturated black hair. Bright winter is one step away from springtime.
                    • What to wear:<\/b> Opt for bright, saturated hues, especially cool colors, like hot fuchsia, bright cyan, black and white, and sharp, icy gray.<\/li>
                    • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid soft and muted colors, including pastels, as well as warm earth tones\u2014like burnt orange or dusty brown.<\/li><\/ul>
                      If your hair, eyes, and skin are ashy and cool with blue undertones, but not exceptionally high-contrast or intense, you\u2019re probably a cool winter<\/b>, or true winter<\/b>. Your eyes might be cool blue, icy hazel, or black, with ash-brown or black hair, and skin with blue-purple veins. Many cool winters have dark features.
                      • What to wear:<\/b> Opt for icy pink and blue hues, clear grays, and cool blue-greens.<\/li>
                      • What to avoid:<\/b> Stay away from muted, dusty blues and pinks, and avoid warm colors like yellows and oranges.<\/li><\/ul>
                        If your features are cool and muted and high-contrast, you may be a dark winter<\/b>. For example, you have dark skin with blue-purple veins, ashy black hair with blue hues, and icy blue eyes. Dark winter is only one step away from autumn.
                        • What to wear:<\/b> Opt for deep, dark greens, light blues, black and white, and light purples and pinks.<\/li>
                        • What to avoid:<\/b> Avoid desaturated or muted shades, and steer clear of warm, autumnal hues\u2014no gold, and no warm, chocolatey brown.<\/li><\/ul>
                          At the end of the day, though, remember that your seasonal color palette has nothing to do with your personal taste, and if you gravitate towards colors that aren\u2019t in your season, who cares? The most important thing is that you do YOU!","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You","id":1654266,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors","image":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/42\/Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Choose-Your-Best-Clothing-Colors-Step-13.jpg","alt":"How to Pick Clothing Colors that Look Good on You"},{"title":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette","id":11851969,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette","image":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/08\/Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Determine-Your-Seasonal-Color-Palette-Step-12-Version-2.jpg","alt":"Which Season Are You? Finding Your Color Palette"}],"minimum":0}]" class="quiz_results_data"/>\"What<\/picture>","alt":"What Is My Aesthetic Quiz"},{"title":"Jock Nerd Prep Goth Quiz","id":13985637,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Jock-Nerd-Prep-Goth-Test","image":"\"Jock<\/picture>","alt":"Jock Nerd Prep Goth Quiz"},{"title":"What Vibe Do I Give Off Quiz","id":13381647,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/What-Vibe-Do-I-Give-Off","image":"\"What<\/picture>","alt":"What Vibe Do I Give Off Quiz"}],"number":1},{"text":"I want to take more fashion quizzes!","result":"We hear you loud and clear! Learn more about what looks you should rock with these quizzes:","next_quizzes":[{"title":"What Makeup Should I Wear Quiz","id":13240117,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/What-Makeup-Should-I-Wear-Quiz","image":"\"What<\/picture>","alt":"What Makeup Should I Wear Quiz"},{"title":"What Color Should I Dye My Hair Quiz","id":13350484,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/What-Color-Should-I-Dye-My-Hair-Quiz","image":"\"What<\/picture>","alt":"What Color Should I Dye My Hair Quiz"},{"title":"Dear Peachie Makeup Quiz","id":14117189,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Dear-Peachie-Makeup-Quiz","image":"\"Dear<\/picture>","alt":"Dear Peachie Makeup Quiz"}],"number":2}]}" class="quiz_questionnaire_data"/>

What is Seasonal Color Analysis?

Seasonal color analysis is one way to figure out which color palettes look the most flattering on you based on the hue (warm or cool), value (light or dark), and chroma (muted or bright) of your skin tone, eye color, and hair color. There are 4 color seasons—fall, winter, spring, and summer—and the color palettes associated with each season might be warm and fertile and earthy, cool and clear and light, or some combination of each:

  • Someone who is a spring will generally have warmer and lighter coloring and will look most flattering in bright, warm hues that mimic the freshness and new life of the springtime season. Many springs have peachy or golden undertones.
  • A summer will likely have cooler and lighter coloring and will look amazing in subtle, soft hues. Most summers have pinkish or bluish undertones.
  • If you’re an autumn , you likely have warmer and darker coloring and may look best in warm tones that match the crisp cozy oranges, browns, reds, and warm greens of fall.
  • As a winter , you probably have cooler and darker coloring and may look best in cool color palettes.


If your color season is warm (i.e., autumn or spring), you may want to wear more warm colors and yellow gold; if your season is cool (winter or summer), you may look best in cooler shades and silver. But color season analysis isn’t a hard-and-fast rule to follow—the most important thing is that you wear what you like and feel comfortable in, so if your seasonal color palette doesn’t align with your personal taste, just do you !

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