Light Spring vs Light Summer
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Undertone, at identical lightness. Both are pale and low-contrast. Cream test. Warm cream against cool cream. Light Spring takes the warm one; Light Summer takes the cool one.
Side by side
| Light Spring | Light Summer | |
|---|---|---|
| Undertone and depth | peach blossom, buttercup, light warm aqua. | powder blue, cool rose, pale lilac. |
| Best colors | Peach blossom #FFC9B0 · Light coral #FF9E8A · Warm cream #FFF3DC · Soft apricot #F7BB8A · Light warm aqua #86D9CF · Buttercup #FFE7A3 · Shell pink #F9C9CC · Light camel #DFC09A | Powder blue #B9D3EA · Soft periwinkle #AAB5E0 · Cool rose #EEB2C0 · Pale lilac #D3C4E8 · Sea foam #B6DED2 · Light gray-blue #AEBFCF · Cool cream #F3F2EC · Light denim #8FA8C8 |
| Colors to avoid | Black #111111 · Charcoal #36393F · Icy pink #F5D6E6 · Deep burgundy #5E1327 | Burnt orange #CC5500 · Mustard #D1A520 · Black #111111 · Rust #B5522B |
Three tests to tell them apart
- Cream test. Warm cream against cool cream. Light Spring takes the warm one; Light Summer takes the cool one.
- Metal test. Light yellow gold against silver — the tiebreak when the creams both look acceptable.
- Pink test. Peach-pink against rose-pink. On this pair the difference shows in the face faster than in any other colour.
Light Spring colors
- Peach blossom
- Light coral
- Warm cream
- Soft apricot
- Light warm aqua
- Buttercup
- Shell pink
- Light camel
The full Light Spring palette →
Light Summer colors
- Powder blue
- Soft periwinkle
- Cool rose
- Pale lilac
- Sea foam
- Light gray-blue
- Cool cream
- Light denim
The full Light Summer palette →
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