The Spring Color Season: Palette, Colors and Makeup
The spring color season is a warm and fresh coloring: skin with a golden or peachy undertone, hair with a sunny, golden cast and a bright, radiant complexion. Springs glow in clear, luminous, warm colors and get dimmed by heavy, muted and cool shades.
Ewa · Warm Spring
Spring is the most radiant of the four seasons. Women with spring coloring look as if they are always lightly sun-kissed: the skin tans golden and the hair catches warm glints in the light. Paradoxically, many springs dress in black and cool pastels, which strip away that natural energy.
In the 12 season system, spring splits into three subtypes: light spring, warm spring and bright spring. All share a warm undertone; what separates them is the dominant trait: lightness, warmth or clarity of color. Telling the subtypes apart by eye is hard, which is why a photo analysis works best.
The 3 spring subtypes: light, warm, bright
Light spring is the most delicate and luminous, warm spring has the most golden, sunny coloring, and bright spring carries the clearest, most vivid colors. The dominant trait of your coloring decides the subtype, and it is best measured from a photo.
From sunny blonde through honey to golden or reddish brown. A warm, golden shine is always visible in the light.
Eyes
Most often green, warm hazel, light blue with a warm glint, or amber. Usually light and bright.
Skin
Warm undertone: golden, peachy or ivory. Tans easily to a golden brown; blush reads as peach.
Contrast
Low to medium, but fresh and luminous. The overall impression is light and warm.
The spring color palette
30 colors with hex codes, from the same engine that builds the personal reports. In your own report the palette is tuned to your exact subtype and coloring.
Coral peach#F4845F
Warm turquoise#4AADA8
Golden yellow#E8C04A
Honey green#8FAF4A
Salmon pink#F0A080
Warm mango#F5A633
Light khaki#B5A86A
Pale apricot#F7C8A0
Warm aquamarine#5FC4B8
Light brick#D4724A
Warm olive#A0A040
Vanilla cream#F5E6C8
Peach coral#F4A07A
Mint green#8FD8B5
Light turquoise#5CC8C8
Warm sky blue#7AB8D4
Apricot pink#F2AA80
Light tea#D4B483
Golden olive#C8B45A
Warm salmon#F08070
Sunny yellow#F2C94C
Ivory cream#FFF0D6
Coral orange#F06030
Warm emerald#2E9980
Deep apricot#E8703A
Lime#C8D830
Warm linen beige#E8D8B8
Sandy gold#D4B87A
Light caramel#C09050
Cream white#F5EDD8
Colors to avoid
Cool and muted colors smother a spring's natural warmth: the complexion turns gray next to them and loses its glow.
✕Cool fuchsia#D4006A
✕Icy blue#7AB8D8
✕Cold lavender#B090C8
✕Ash gray#909090
✕Pure black#1A1A1A
✕Snow white#F0F4F8
Metals and jewelry
Brushed gold#C9A84C
Rose copper#B87333
Light rose gold#E8B87A
Spring makeup colors
Spring makeup should add freshness, not cover it up. Peaches, corals and warm browns instead of cool pinks and grays. The result should look radiant and light.
LipsCoral, peach and warm pink instead of raspberries and cool reds.
CoralPeachWarm pink nude
CheeksA peachy pink that looks like a natural flush after a walk.
Peach pinkSalmon
EyesWarm beiges, golden browns and greens. Swap black for a warm brown.
Golden beigeWarm brownHoney green
Spring hair colors
Spring hair should stay in the family of warm, sunny shades: honey, caramel, golden blonde. The biggest mistake is cool, ashy dye and platinum, which dim the whole face.
Flattering
Warm golden blonde
Honey blonde
Light caramel blonde
Strawberry blonde
Golden brown
Avoid
✕Cool platinum blonde
✕Ash blonde
✕Blue black
✕Cool violet brown
✕Cold intense red
Outfit formulas
1Cream white instead of snow white: the base of a spring wardrobe is ecru, vanilla and warm beige.
2A coral dress or blouse near the face: an instant healthy, rested-skin effect.
3Warm turquoise with sandy gold: a vacation pairing that works all year round.
4Instead of a black blazer: warm navy, caramel or chocolate brown.
Is this your season?
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Reading about the spring palette tells you what the colors are. The free quiz tells you whether they are yours, and the AI photo analysis goes further: it assigns your exact subtype and shows your best colors on your own photo.
Frequently asked questions about the spring season
What colors suit a spring color season?
Warm and clear colors: coral, peach, golden yellow, warm turquoise, fresh green, cream white and light caramel. Colors should be luminous and light, with no gray in them.
Is the spring season warm or cool?
Warm. Spring skin has a golden or peachy undertone, so gold suits it more than silver, and warm colors bring the face to life instead of dimming it.
Am I a spring or an autumn?
Both seasons are warm, but spring is light and fresh while autumn is deep and earthy. Clear corals and turquoises light a spring up; an autumn looks better in rust, olive and mustard. When in doubt, a photo analysis settles it.
Can a spring wear black?
Black is the hardest color for a spring: it hardens the features and kills the glow. Chocolate brown, warm navy or deep green work much better; save black for accessories.
What hair color suits a spring?
Warm, sunny shades: golden blonde, honey, light caramel, strawberry blonde and golden brown. Avoid platinum, ashy shades and blue black, which extinguish the golden undertone.
What is the difference between light, warm and bright spring?
All three are warm. Light spring is dominated by lightness (sunlit pastels), warm spring by warmth (the most golden palette), and bright spring by clarity (the most vivid, saturated colors of the three).
