Light Summer color palette
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Light Summer is the lightest cool color season: soft cool pastels like powder blue, pale lilac and cool rose, with low contrast.
Light Summer is the palest corner of Summer: cool colors kept light and slightly softened, never sharp.
Light Summer colors
- Powder blue
- Soft periwinkle
- Cool rose
- Pale lilac
- Sea foam
- Light gray-blue
- Cool cream
- Light denim
- Dusty cornflower
- Pale raspberry
- Silver gray
- Soft mint
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 · Dusty cornflower #7F9ED4 · Pale raspberry #DD8FA8 · Silver gray #C6C9CF · Soft mint #C6E3D8
- The feel
- Airy, watercolor and low-contrast. Think powder blue, soft periwinkle, cool rose and sea foam.
- Neutrals
- Cool cream, silver gray and light denim rather than black or beige.
- Metals
- Silver and white gold.
Light Summer colors to avoid
Warm earth tones and anything very dark break a Light Summer: burnt orange, mustard, rust and black.
- Burnt orange
- Mustard
- Black
- Rust
Burnt orange #CC5500 · Mustard #D1A520 · Black #111111 · Rust #B5522B
Are you a Light Summer?
Swatch Fan reads two things, your undertone and your depth, so it places you in one of six families rather than all twelve. For Light Summer that family is Summer — the same colors, one step wider. The twelve-season split adds a third axis, clarity, which the quiz does not measure.
Not sure between two?
The commonest reason a result feels wrong is a near miss between two seasons. These pages settle the ones people actually get stuck on.
The other 11 color seasons
Fresh, clear and cheerful. Think coral, peach, butter yellow and warm aqua.Summer
Gentle, airy and calm. Think powder blue, lilac, rose pink and soft white.Autumn
Cozy, grounded and warm. Think rust, olive, camel, honey and teal.Winter
Bold, clean and striking. Think navy, berry, emerald, true red and ice blue.Soft Summer
Quietly chic and low-contrast. Think slate, dusty rose, sage, mauve and mushroom.Bright Winter
Loud, confident and electric. Think hot pink, electric blue, lemon, cherry and violet.Light Spring
Delicate, sunlit and low-contrast. Think peach blossom, shell pink, buttercup and light aqua.Bright Spring
Vivid, clean and high-energy. Think bright coral, clear turquoise, sunflower and grass green.Soft Autumn
Warm, quiet and blended. Think soft rust, sage, oat, muted teal and dusty gold.Deep Autumn
Rich, dense and grounded. Think mahogany, dark olive, forest, aubergine and deep teal.Deep Winter
Dramatic, cold and high-contrast. Think black, dark navy, burgundy, pine and deep violet.