Seasonal color analysis: what's my color season?

Seasonal color analysis matches your clothes, makeup and hair color to your natural coloring. It looks at three things: your undertone (warm, cool or neutral), your depth (how light or deep your skin, hair and eyes are) and your contrast and clarity (soft and muted or bright and clear). Together they place you in one of 12 seasons.

How to find your undertone

• Veins: greener veins lean warm, bluer or purple veins lean cool, a mix suggests neutral.
• Metals: if gold flatters you more, you likely lean warm; if silver does, you likely lean cool.
• White test: cream and ivory suit warm undertones; crisp optic white suits cool undertones.

Lighting changes how skin looks on camera, which is why DIY color analysis from selfies often goes wrong. BeU's AI color read corrects for your lighting and judges undertone, true skin depth, natural hair and eye color the way a color analyst does.

The 4 color families and 12 seasons

Spring

Springs are warm and light-to-bright: golden undertones, clear eyes and fresh, sunny colors.

• Light Spring — Light, warm and fresh. You glow in delicate, sunny colors — heavy dark shades overpower you.
• True (Warm) Spring — Clearly warm, bright and clean. Golden, sunny, saturated colors light you up.
• Bright (Clear) Spring — High contrast and vivid with a warm lean. Saturated, clear colors — muted tones make you look tired.

Summer

Summers are cool and soft: rosy or neutral-cool undertones, gentle contrast and muted, powdery colors.

• Light Summer — Light, cool and soft. Airy pastels and cool light shades flatter you — harsh darks drain you.
• True (Cool) Summer — Cool and gently soft. Blue-based, medium-depth colors with some gray in them look effortless on you.
• Soft Summer — Muted and cool-leaning. Smoky, grayed, blended colors — high-contrast brights overwhelm you.

Autumn

Autumns are warm and muted: golden or olive undertones and rich, earthy colors.

• Soft Autumn — Muted and warm-leaning. Earthy, blended, softened colors — neon brights and icy shades clash.
• True (Warm) Autumn — Rich, warm and earthy. Spice, olive and golden colors look like they were made for you.
• Deep Autumn — Deep and warm. Rich, dark, earthy colors with depth — pastels wash you out.

Winter

Winters are cool and high-contrast: blue or neutral-cool undertones and deep, vivid or icy colors.

• Deep Winter — Deep and cool with strong contrast. Dark, rich, jewel-toned and high-contrast colors.
• True (Cool) Winter — Cool, clear and high contrast. Crisp icy tones, jewel tones, black and white.
• Bright (Clear) Winter — Vivid, cool-leaning and high contrast. The brightest, clearest colors — muted tones dull you.

What your color season tells you

Your season gives you a palette of best colors to wear near your face, neutrals for your wardrobe basics, colors to keep away from your face, your best jewelry metals, lipstick, blush and eyeshadow shades, and the hair colors that harmonize with your skin.

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