Soft Summer: your color palette
Muted and cool-leaning. Smoky, grayed, blended colors — high-contrast brights overwhelm you. Summers are cool and soft: rosy or neutral-cool undertones, gentle contrast and muted, powdery colors.
Best colors for Soft Summer
- Dusty rose
- Sage
- Soft teal
- Mauve
- Denim blue
- Heather plum
- Seafoam
- Smoky blue
Your neutrals
- Oyster
- Taupe
- Pewter
- Charcoal blue
Colors to wear away from your face
- Black
- Hot pink
- Bright orange
- Pure white
Best jewelry metals
Brushed silver, pewter, soft rose gold
Soft Summer makeup
Lipstick:
- Mauve nude
- Dusty rose
- Soft berry
Blush:
- Muted rose
- Soft mauve
Eyeshadow:
- Taupe
- Smoky plum
- Soft khaki
Blended, smoky, matte-to-satin finishes. Avoid frosty shimmer and stark liner.
Hair colors that harmonize
Soft ash brown, mushroom blonde, smoky balayage
Related seasons
Light Summer · True (Cool) Summer · All 12 seasons
Questions women ask
How do I know if I'm a Soft Summer?
Muted and cool-leaning. Smoky, grayed, blended colors — high-contrast brights overwhelm you. The surest way is a lighting-corrected color read of your undertone, depth and contrast — BeU's AI does this from a phone scan.
What colors should a Soft Summer avoid?
Keep black, hot pink, bright orange, pure white away from your face.
What lipstick suits a Soft Summer?
Mauve nude, Dusty rose, Soft berry. Blended, smoky, matte-to-satin finishes. Avoid frosty shimmer and stark liner.
Gold or silver for Soft Summer?
Brushed silver, pewter, soft rose gold
What hair color suits a Soft Summer?
Soft ash brown, mushroom blonde, smoky balayage