Light Summer colour season
Cool, soft and quiet. Whispered cool – powder blue, rose, dove grey, soft lilac.
Summer seasons have a coolness and refinement – soft, dusty tones with a quiet elegance.
Your colour palette
These are the shades that work in harmony with Light Summer colouring – from your statement colours through to your best neutrals.
Light Summer celebrities
These well-known faces are often cited as examples of Light Summer colouring – useful reference points, though every Light Summer looks a little different.
- Margot Robbie
- Cate Blanchett
- Princess Diana
- Natalie Dormer
- Son Ye-jin
- Lili Reinhart
How to dress your season
Your neutrals are true white, dove grey and cool silver – not ivory or beige. Warm yellow-based shades will pull against your undertone. Your colouring has a natural softness. Toned-down, blended colours harmonise with your overall look. High-saturation, very vivid colours can look harsh – lean into the softness. Your natural depth is light. Light-to-medium values work best – very dark, heavy pieces tend to dominate rather than complement your colouring.
Common questions
How do I know if I'm a Light Summer?
Light Summer colouring typically has light overall depth – fair to medium skin, lighter hair and eyes, cool, ashy undertones, and a natural softness – features that blend together rather than contrast sharply. The key is looking at skin, hair and eyes together as a whole. If you're unsure, the Draped quiz maps you to one of the 12 seasons in under two minutes.
What colours suit Light Summer colouring?
Your neutrals are true white, dove grey and cool silver – not ivory or beige. Warm yellow-based shades will pull against your undertone. Your colouring has a natural softness. Toned-down, blended colours harmonise with your overall look. High-saturation, very vivid colours can look harsh – lean into the softness. Your natural depth is light. Light-to-medium values work best – very dark, heavy pieces tend to dominate rather than complement your colouring.
What should a Light Summer avoid wearing?
Light Summer generally does best avoiding warm, golden or yellow-based shades and highly saturated, very vivid shades and very dark or heavy shades near the face. Everything near the face should harmonise with your natural colouring rather than work against it.
Not sure if Light Summer is your season?
The Draped quiz maps you to one of 12 seasons in under two minutes – then shows you every colour in your palette draped on you.
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