Colour season · Summer
Soft Summer
Soft Summer is the most muted season: cool-neutral colouring with very little contrast. Greyed, dusty colours suit it, like sage, mauve, dusty rose and stone grey, while bright, saturated colours overwhelm it.
- Temperature: cool-neutral
- Depth: medium
- Intensity: very soft
How to tell if you are a Soft Summer
- Skin: Neutral or slightly cool, often with an olive or greyish cast.
- Hair: Ash brown or dark ash blonde, with no shine of warm colour.
- Eyes: Grey-green, grey-blue or soft hazel.
Your palette
Colours to stand out
- Muted Teal (#6E8E8E)
- Dusty Blue (#7E92A6)
- Soft Cocoa (#A88878)
- Muted Burgundy (#8A5A60)
- Soft Olive (#787E5C)
- Ink Navy (#2A3A52)
Wardrobe neutrals
- Dusty Mauve (#B89898)
- Soft Sage (#A0AE96)
- Grey Lavender (#9088A0)
- Soft White (#F1F3F7)
- Pale Stone (#C7C5BE)
- Mid Grey (#8A8E94)
Colours best avoided
- Pure Red: Its high saturation smothers you instead of lifting you.
- Vivid Coral: Warm and saturated at once, it overwhelms you on both counts.
- Copper: Warm and metallic, it clashes with your cool softness.
Metals: best in matte silver and pewter; less so in bright gold.
How to build your wardrobe
Stone, taupe and soft charcoal as neutrals; dusty colours in tone-on-tone outfits. Avoid optical white and pure black near the face.
Seasons it is often confused with
- Soft Autumn: Soft Autumn is just as muted but leans warm: olive and camel instead of mauve and grey.
- True Summer: True Summer is cooler and a touch brighter.
Are you a Soft Summer?
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