Did you know that there are certain clothing colors for your skin tone? Just like choosing jewelry, you can compliment your complexion with the colors you wear! This involves looking at your undertone, hair color, and eye color. Typically, people are sorted into four different seasons, or color palettes. If you want to get even more in depth, there are subcategories to look into for each season. Check out the graphic quiz below to find color palettes that can accentuate your skin tone.
Build a Wardrobe with Clothing Colors for Your Skin Tone
What Color Seasons Mean
Were you able to discover your skin tone season using the graphic flow chart above? There are four official color seasons that are defined when talking about wardrobe palettes. Once you’ve determined your season, you can look further into subcategories of each season that can establish an even better idea of the colors that will look good with your skin, hair, and eyes. Each season has a set of hues that will look best on you based on your natural tones!
Summer Wardrobe Colors
If you got summer color palette as your season, chances are you have lighter skin with blue veins, and lighter eyes paired with ashy-colored hair. It can be a bit confusing, because we relate tanned skin with summertime. However, when it comes to wearing a summer color palette, clothing looks best on those that have cool undertones! In fact, you probably burn easily when out in the sun. For a True Summer, the wardrobe color palette that will feel the most vibrant will be muted colors with a cool hue. You will look great in rosey-pink lipstick and may often wear sky blue.
SHOP SUMMER COLOR PALETTE
Winter Wardrobe Colors
On the other hand, if you are a winter, then you will have dark hair, dark eyes, and a cool undertone. This undertone shouldn’t be mistaken for being fair skinned, but rather, your skin and hair often contrast in a harmonious way. True Winters look best in sharp, contrasted colors. They will feel the most vibrant when wearing bright colors with a cool hue. You will look good in firecracker red lipstick and may often wear navy blue.
SHOP WINTER COLOR PALETTE
Spring Wardrobe Colors
In contrast to the latter seasons, if you are a spring, you will have a warm skin undertone and will see your veins as green. Similar to Summer, you will have light hair and light eyes (this does not refer to the color, but rather the brightness and dimension of your hair and eyes). Springs will tan easily and have a golden look. True Springs look the most vibrant in bright colors and with a warm hue. You will look good in an orangey-red lipstick and may often wear aqua blue.
SHOP SPRING COLOR PALETTE
Autumn Wardrobe Colors
Likewise, an autumn will also have warm skin undertones, but unlike Spring, will have darker hair and eyes. Autumns will also tan easily and look like they are very contrasted. True Autumns look the most vibrant in muted colors and with a warm hue. You will look good in a cranberry red lipstick and often wear teal blue.
SHOP AUTUMN COLOR PALETTE
Which wardrobe season do you identify with? Tell me in the comments below, and don’t forget to save this post to Pinterest to refer back to later.
Cierra Hatch
July 22, 2022I feel at a loss lol
I look at your chart there and I’m going back and forth for almost quite few categories
I have cool undertones but dark auburn hair with brown eyes
lauryncakes
July 25, 2022It sounds like you have dark hair and dark eyes, but cool skin? If so, then you are a winter.
Cosmina
January 18, 2023My eyes are sort of dark-green, with some gray spots but also some brown in the middle/center. 😐
My weins are blue.
My hair is brown with some greys natural like this.
What can i be?
Thank you 🌹
Bronwyn
June 18, 2023I can’t figure mine out.
Blue almost purple veins.
I have very dark blonde hair, when highlighted I need a toner because of auburn undertones. My eyes are a very dark green. Skin burns but tans easily. I was going with Winter, but have recently been told I look good in colors like mustard, rust etc.
Sheri
December 14, 2023So confused 🤔 I have cool skin tone and blue eyes. I’m so lost over picking colors. And now I’m even more confused..
Tiffany Poplaski
August 23, 2022I think I am a winter.
I definitely have cool undertones and dark hair but I have hazel eyes.
lauryncakes
August 25, 2022You sounds like a winter– under each category are 3 subcategories called dark, true, and bright. Look up “dark winter skintone” and see if it matches you!
MD
August 27, 2022I’m neutral I guess cause I’m not straight match for anything. Plus the color palette that is suggested for winter looks absolutely horrible on me.
lauryncakes
August 29, 2022Under each category are 3 subcategories called dark, true, and bright. This may be why you aren’t a straight match. Check into Dark winter, True Winter, or Bright Winter and see if any of those palettes fit you.
Penni
September 5, 2022Helpful. Believe I am a summer, with Grey hair, and green eyes with gold flecks. Am I correct in presuming this?
lauryncakes
September 9, 2022Apologies, but it’s hard to know without seeing a photo of you or hearing how you tested on the chart provided.
Rose Ann Mathis
February 27, 2023Autumn always been an autumn but now graying and colors are not working.
Amy
September 3, 2022I have dark brown hair but blue/green eyes. My skin tone is quiet yellow but my veins are blue/green. I’m confused what I am!
lauryncakes
September 9, 2022You sound similar to me with a neutral skin tone (you can wear both gold and silver jewelry! Look up summer skin tone clothing colors, and be sure to look into warm summer, clear summer, and cool summer subcategories and see if that helps. The other possibility is spring, but it is hard to know without seeing a picture of you.
Hettie Middleton
September 4, 2022Morning I have Brown hair and eyes. I have i light skin. Please help me to pick the right colours for me.
lauryncakes
September 9, 2022I can’t pick the right colors without knowing your skin undertone or shades of your eyes and hair. Do you have blue, green, or both color veins? Is your hair light brown or dark brown? Are your eyes and are they light or dark brown?
Marilynn
September 8, 2022I am confused. Blue green veins, skin burns easily, but some warmth to it. Eyes are hazel green blue with yellow gold center. Help!!!
lauryncakes
September 9, 2022If you have blue/green veins, you’re a neutral skin tone. It’s hard to know what your clothing season is without knowing your exact hair color/eye color or seeing a photo.
Kenzie
September 13, 2022So I’m a neutral undertone (blue/green veins, burn then tan, silver and gold are great) but I get stuck on the rest. My hair would be closest to the first colour of Winter, but then my eyes are the first/second colour of Spring. Do you have an article about the subcategories?
lauryncakes
October 2, 2022I don’t have an article yet! Need to write them. If you have dark hair, light eyes, you probably fall in the summer or spring category depending on your skintone or tan level
Kelley Schmidt
September 23, 2022I think I’m a spring but could be summer. My veins are blue/green. My hair is dark brown. I burn at first but then tan. And, my eyes are hazel (green & gold).
lauryncakes
October 2, 2022You’re similar to me! You’re a neutral skintone, but probably fall under the spring category as a “warm spring”
Rhonda Martin
September 28, 2022I’m not sure if I’m a Summer or Winter. At 57 my hair is quite gray and not as dark as it once was. My real confusion comes with the eye color because my blue eyes change from a light blue to a very dark blue depending upon my mood or if I’m not feeling well. I could start my day as a summer and change to winter in a matter of minutes, or even the opposite. How do I know what to choose.
lauryncakes
October 2, 2022Dress for you mood or your eye color 🙂
Melissa
September 29, 2022So I have auburn hair-the weird red brown hair, light hazel eyes and fair skin. I look best in jewel tones like dark purples and emerald greens. What season would I be? Because I look horrible in pastels and I run from yellow.
lauryncakes
October 2, 2022Look into warm spring or summer. But, if you already know that jewel tones look best on you, this doesn’t matter 🙂
Joanne
October 2, 2022My hair is white and my eyes are dark brown.My skin is beige,my mother was half native so not brown but also not light coloured.
lauryncakes
October 2, 2022Do your veins look green or blue? if they look both, you have a neutral skin undertone.
Gerri Vega
October 15, 2022Hi, I have green veins with yellow undertones. I look great in Auburn hair color. Mixture of brown and red. But my skin is light to medium. I do have sunburn often but a little tan . I’m unusual. I have Navy blue eyes like brown/blue eyes. When the sun brightens up, it looks like aqua or olive green eyes. My Mom has brown eyes, tans and dyed strawberry blonde. She’s an Autumn. My Dad was a blonde as a child and changed to brown to black and grey. Incredible light blue eyes , run in the family in generations. My Mom used to think I’m an Autumn but she thinks I’m a Spring. It’s hard because of dark eyes , light skin and reddish brown. What do you think?
lauryncakes
January 6, 2023Hi Gerri, most redheads are going to fall in the autumn category. Very few fall into the spring! If you’re a neutral, I’d look into soft autumn and true autumn subcategories.
Kate
October 28, 2022I got summer but I’m a little confused bc I don’t look great in bright “summery” colors. I have red hair, kinda coppery golden – true red hair. Light eyes blue/greenish. Pale skin but not translucent. I could get a slight tan if I tried and applied sunblock but naturally burn without any sunblock. My veins could go either way.
lauryncakes
January 6, 2023Hi Kate! I would say that most redheads are autumns. However, check out this blogpost about summer and see if it helps: https://lauryncakes.com/2023/01/how-to-dress-for-a-summer-color-palette.html
Ashley B.
May 31, 2023I’m pretty sure I have cool undertones, but I have green eyes and golden blonde hair. Every tests says I’m a summer and cool colors seem to look better against my skin, but I always feel like warm colors looks better against my hair and eyes, Help!
Loida Hayes
November 4, 2022Very informative and good suggestions!
lauryncakes
November 18, 2022Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Amy
May 19, 2023Hi, so I’m a bit of a mish mash!! have fair skin, dark blue eyes, my eyebrows are fair blonde and then my hair changed from light blonde through to dark auburn I’ve been told I’m strawberry blonde but I don’t agree that my hair matches any colors that I Google for strawberry blonde hair. My veins are blue and I prefer silver/platinum jewelry as good names my skin look old and washed out.
Violet Claire
November 28, 2022This is amazing. My skin colour midway -not light nor dark with brown eyes
Gina
December 12, 2022I’m either a winter or spring. My skin tone is neutral because my veins are bluish-green. My hair is naturally brown with cool blonde tones no red and my eyes are hazel with mostly green, then gold and a navy outline. What do you think I am?
lauryncakes
January 6, 2023It’s hard to say without seeing a picture of you and testing colors out on you in person. Based on what you’re saying here, you sound like a spring. Winters are known for having high contrast between their skin and their eye color/hair color
Helen
December 20, 2022My sister says I’m a neutral and I’m confused because I’m identify mostly as a cool undertone. My veins look blue, but I don’t burn and I tan easily. I’m pale with dark hair and and brown eyes. I can wear gold and silver and it flatters my skin also.
How would I figure out what season I am?
lauryncakes
January 6, 2023It’s hard to say without seeing a picture of you and testing colors out on you in person. Especially if you are unsure if you’re a cool, warm, or neutral undertone. That’s the first step to figuring this out! Do you look best in silver or gold? Maybe they both look equally good?
Anne
February 26, 2023I’m confused 😐 my hair is sliver grey eyes brown, my veins are blue , I tan easily without burning and I wear sliver not gold, which I think makes cool undertones but the summer clothes colour would be the last thing I would wear
Mila
January 20, 2023I might be autumn. I have curly dark hair and dark brown eyes and my skin tone is a bit yellowish with green veins.
CJ Bowen
January 24, 2023Hey I have warm undertones red auburn hair and light blue eyes what colors best for me
CJ Bowen
January 24, 2023Hey I have warm undertones red auburn hair and light blue eyes and wear gold jewelry so what season is best for me
Cherie Harrison
January 25, 2023Spring
Aleera Marishka
March 9, 2023I think Im a winter but when I turn the flashlight on me i look a bit yellow not as yellow as autumn though. I have dark hazel hair and eyes naturally and I’m fair skin and people notice a “pinkish tone”- what do you think?
Brianne
March 21, 2023After reading through this, I identity with the two comments saying nah I’m none of those, also having cool tone skin with blue veins and burn easily and wear silver jewelry… and but… also have warm, bright dark brown hair (dusky black that fades all the way to rich orange and golden in sunlight exposure) and warm, bright hazel eyes (dark stormy olive green with nods of golden, chartreuse, and dark orange) So I took the advice you gave to those two comments and Googled “true winter skintone” and read all about it, bright winter, bright spring, and dark winter, but I am clearly none of the above. I found this interesting because I recently started to wonder what colors would complement me well. I’ve never known.
Gen
March 31, 2023My veins are a bluish green. I don’t tan easily but also don’t burn easily either. My hair is on the dark blonde side with subtle red hints & my eye color is on the medium green/blue side lol As I get older, I’ve noticed my coloring has gone from burns easy, golden blonde & dark green eyes to what the heck? 🤣 I have noticed that medium- darker colors(I rock burgundy) look better but orange tones make me look pale as with lighter colors. Any suggestions?
Dana
April 3, 2023I don’t know what I am and would like to know. I have warm undertones with dark brown hair and green eyes. I’m between a Spring or Autumn. Help I don’t know.
Lynda
April 8, 2023I’m a Spring. Wondering if you have a suggestion for where to shop for clothing by colour season in Canada.
Mylee
April 21, 2023I am lost
I don’t understand I tan easily but my veins show up blue but I wear silver more than gold but I’ve been told that gold looks good on me 😂
Sheri
December 14, 2023Same!!
Yvette
April 27, 2023Is it possible to have neutral skin tone rather than only warm or cool?
If so, where would that fit in the season analysis? My veins seem more blue but if I burn it turns to a tan. Also I can wear both gold and silver. Thanks!
Louise Beaumont
July 12, 2023Is so much easier for me to find my colour type using skin tone , hair and eye colours. My hair has changed so much as I have aged that I almost need a new wardrobe. Please consider advising change of shoe types with age, I cannot attempt to wear heel anymore. I tend to wear sandals for evening and very casual sliders for day events ,any thoughts?
lauryncakes
August 1, 2023I totally understand, as I am not much of a heel wearer either (besides platforms and wedges). Great idea to talk about different shoe types for as we age!
Judi
July 16, 2023Why does the chart include hair colour? If you follow the chart it doesn’t matter what your hair colour is, you go on to the two lots of eye colour
lauryncakes
August 1, 2023Natural hair color absolutely matters when determining what clothing colors work best at flattering you
Becky Barbour
July 21, 2023How to determine skin undertone???
lauryncakes
August 1, 2023Here are some other posts I put together on how to determine skintone:
https://lauryncakes.com/2021/05/skin-undertone-how-to-choose-jewelry-for-you.html
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CHjGLeblho4/
Jeanne
September 2, 2023I couldn’t find a way to post a comment so I’m putting it here. I have warn skin tones and medium brown eyes with light gey hair. I don’t see any mention of grey hair . How do I figure out my colors?
lauryncakes
September 28, 2023Would you say that you have low-contrast between your skin tone, eyes, and hair?
Maria Melfe Delantar
August 6, 2023Hi@ i am sure if I have cool undertone. I have blue viens, but I think, gold complements my skin. I have black hair and dark brown eyes.
lauryncakes
September 28, 2023If you have a cool undertone, silver will complement your skin. If you’re neutral undertone, then you can wear both gold and silver interchangeably. See if this article about choosing jewelry colors helps you out.
Janeen
August 22, 2023What happened to bright REDS and all the hues of BLUE? Some of us can safely also wear GREENS!
NOT a good array of colours.
lauryncakes
September 28, 2023Have you checked out the other blogposts that go into detail about each season? There are more varieties of colors shown to wear, including red, blue, and green, listed on each of those articles. They’re linked at the bottom of this post.
Glee
August 23, 2023Are you I’ll dress all year in one season color ? Or each season I’ll have a different color ? I’m confused.
lauryncakes
September 28, 2023You dress for YOUR season all year long, not based on the seasonal colors that happen every year. Unless your skin tone changes drastically when you tan, or you change hair colors… then you would probably wear a different season.
Glee
August 23, 2023My undertone matches cool side, then do I follow lines down I hit Winter, so those colors (2) will be my colors all year all seasons ??
Dolma
September 12, 2023Hello , I think 🤔 my wardrobe season is Autumn because I have warm undertone and light brown hair and dark brown eye colour. Can you guide me which colours should I pick for my wardrobe.
lauryncakes
September 28, 2023Hi! You must have a beautiful complexion. Check out this Autumn Color Analysis post and see if it helps.
Hannah Wormald
October 12, 2023A really easy-to-understand explanation, thanks 🙂
Monique
October 17, 2023I’m at a loss. lol I have green and blue veins, so I’m warm undertones. My hair is dark brown with golden highlights and red natural highlights. I brown eyes and fair skin face but olive skin. What would I be?
Alysha
November 18, 2023I’m still very confused red and blacks seem to suit me well but I have a cool undertone going via the veins but if linking personality in it then I’d be an autumn so I’m very confused I might just match colours to my face in the shop as I don’t wear makeup often anyways
lauryncakes
November 20, 2023red and black can suit almost anyone as long as it’s the right tone/hue of those colors
Sheri
December 14, 2023So confused 🤔
Sheri
December 14, 2023So confused 🤔 I have a fair cool skin tone with pink undertones and blue eyes. I’m so lost over picking colors. And now I’m even more confused.. I forgot to mention I’ve got natural golden brown hair with blonde face framing highlights.. but I get it colored light blonde BC my eyebrows are white blonde lol. I’m a tough one to get..
Kerstin
December 28, 2023I was at a total loss. I go back and forth. My skin has a yellow/and red undertones, my hair is dyed (bright orange) light brown naturally, my eyes are hazel green gold and red flecks, and my veins are blue, I tan easily after I burn, and I can wear both gold and silver jewelry but I prefer gold. What you think?
Charlene
December 30, 2023I attended Color Me Beautiful parties in the late 70s and early 80s. They advised that I was Summer and that’s what I am with you!
lauryncakes
January 2, 2024Yay! I love to hear positive feedback like this
Barbie
January 10, 2024Looking at these charts it looks like I’m cool toned all the way until it reaches eye color. I have hazel green eyes. People say sometimes they can see the colors of the rainbow when they look into my eyes. The chart says that greenish eyes are warm tones. Now I’m confused.
My veins are blue and purple, I have natural dirty blonde hair and fair skin. When my hair gets lightened I have to use a toner or else it turns brassy. In the sun I burn unless I wear good sunblock. I’ve found that mint greens and light greys make me look sickly as well as bright and dark yellows. Light blues look great but sometimes navy blue washes me out. I would love to know what I really am and what colors look best for me. Can you help me?
Eniale
February 1, 2024These never work for me. I have blue-green veins. My hair seems to have cool tones (espresso brown), but my eyes are a warm tone (golden honey brown). True reds, true oranges, and aqua blues look good on me. Green, true blue, and navy do not. Muted colors do not.
Irene Madrid
March 11, 2024I DO see veins in my skin, burn easily, but have blue green eyes that change depending in what I wear. My haIR IS ASHY DARK BLONE. I LOVE PINKS ( IN BLUE TONES, NOTY CORAL) AND TEALS. I RECENTLY REDCORATED THE ENTIRE HOME ION THESE COLIORS. oops, caps.
I have always believed I am a Summer. YES?
Rachel
March 24, 2024I’m warm under tone with green veins dark hair and dark eyes