Soft Summer colour season
Cool-neutral and gently dusty. Smoky cool — cocoa, sage, dusty plum, faded denim.
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 Soft Summer colouring – from your statement colours through to your best neutrals.
Soft Summer celebrities
These well-known faces are often cited as examples of Soft Summer colouring – useful reference points, though every Soft Summer looks a little different.
- Kate Middleton
- Bella Hadid
- Emilia Clarke
- Leona Lewis
- Maisie Williams
- Hannah John-Kamen
How to dress your season
Your palette sits between warm and cool with a cool lean. Soft white and grey-based neutrals work better than cream or ivory; check each piece against your face. 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 colouring has balanced depth. The full mid-range works for you – the extremes (very pale or very dark) matter less than getting the undertone right.
Common questions
How do I know if I'm a Soft Summer?
Soft Summer colouring typically has medium overall depth – neither distinctly light nor dark, neutral undertones with a cool lean, 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 Soft Summer colouring?
Your palette sits between warm and cool with a cool lean. Soft white and grey-based neutrals work better than cream or ivory; check each piece against your face. 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 colouring has balanced depth. The full mid-range works for you – the extremes (very pale or very dark) matter less than getting the undertone right.
What should a Soft Summer avoid wearing?
Soft Summer generally does best avoiding very warm, golden-yellow tones near the face and highly saturated, very vivid shades. Everything near the face should harmonise with your natural colouring rather than work against it.
Not sure if Soft 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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