The 12 color seasons
Seasonal color analysis groups people by three qualities of their natural coloring: undertone, depth and clarity. Four families (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) split into twelve seasons, each named for the quality that leads.
Every season below has its palette with hex codes. No season is better than another, and every one appears across every skin tone.
Three qualities, twelve seasons
Undertone
The color under your skin’s surface: golden and peachy, or pink and rosy. It decides whether gold or silver, cream or bright white looks more natural on you.
Depth
How light or dark your coloring is overall, across hair, skin and eyes. Light seasons wear airy colors; deep seasons carry rich, dark ones.
Clarity
How clear or blended your coloring is. Bright seasons look lively in saturated colors; soft seasons look at home in muted, grayed ones.
Spring
Warm and clear. Spring colors are fresh and sunny, from peach to poppy red.
Light Spring
Light, warm and sunny, like a garden at nine in the morning.
Full guide coming soonWarm Spring
Warm, clear and cheerful, like a bowl of citrus in the sun.
Full guide coming soonBright Spring
Vivid, warm and clear, like a box of new paints.
Full guide coming soonSummer
Cool and soft. Summer colors are gentle and blue-based, from powder blue to raspberry.
Light Summer
Light, cool and airy, like sea glass and sweet peas.
Full guide coming soonCool Summer
Cool, fresh and gentle, like hydrangeas after rain.
Full guide coming soonSoft Summer
Cool, smoky and serene, like a cloudy sky over the sea.
See the Soft Summer paletteAutumn
Warm and muted. Autumn colors are earthy and rich, from sage to oxblood.
Soft Autumn
Warm, gentle and a little hazy, like late-afternoon light on dry grass.
See the Soft Autumn paletteWarm Autumn
Golden, earthy and rich, like a harvest field at sunset.
Full guide coming soonDeep Autumn
Rich, warm and deep, like a forest in October and a cup of dark coffee.
See the Deep Autumn paletteWinter
Cool and clear. Winter colors are crisp and high-contrast, from icy pink to black.
Deep Winter
Deep, cool and dramatic, like jewels on black velvet.
See the Deep Winter paletteCool Winter
Cool, crisp and clear, like fresh snow under a blue sky.
Full guide coming soonBright Winter
Vivid, icy and electric, like neon on a winter night.
Full guide coming soonWhich season are you?
Start with your undertone: the free quiz takes a minute. For all three qualities at once, MaxAura reads them from one daylight photo.
