Summer Color Analysis: Cool and soft
Summer coloring is cool and soft. Summers look their best in blue-based colors with a gentle, slightly greyed finish — elegant rather than electric.
Shared Summer traits
- Undertone
- Cool to neutral-cool
- Value (depth)
- Light to medium
- Chroma (clarity)
- Soft and muted
Summer coloring appears in people of every skin depth and background — these traits describe how colors interact with your features, not your skin shade.
The three Summer sub-seasons
SummerLight Summer
Airy, cool and gentle
Characteristics:
- Neutral-cool undertone
- Light depth, low contrast
Best colors:
- Powder Blue
- Lavender
- Rose Pink
SummerTrue Summer
Cool, calm and refined
Characteristics:
- Cool undertone
- Light to medium depth, medium contrast
Best colors:
- Ocean Blue
- Raspberry
- Soft Teal
SummerSoft Summer
Muted, dreamy and sophisticated
Characteristics:
- Neutral-cool undertone
- Medium depth, low contrast
Best colors:
- Dusty Rose
- Sage
- Smoky Blue
Which Summer are you?
- If lightness stands out most and dark colors feel heavy, look at Light Summer.
- If coolness stands out most and blue-based colors make you glow, look at True Summer.
- If softness stands out most and bright colors look loud on you, look at Soft Summer.
Summer FAQ
Summers usually look best in cool, gentle colors like dusty rose, soft blue and slate, and are overpowered by orange, gold and very saturated brights. Silver tends to flatter more than gold.
Both are cool. Summer colors are softer and lower in contrast; Winter colors are clearer, darker and higher in contrast.