Soft Autumn color palette
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Soft Autumn is the muted, neutral-warm color season: dusty earth tones like soft rust, sage, oat and muted teal.
Soft Autumn is Autumn with the saturation turned down: warm colors greyed towards dust rather than jewel tones.
Soft Autumn colors
- Soft rust
- Sage
- Oat
- Muted teal
- Dusty gold
- Soft brick
- Warm taupe
- Cafe au lait
- Moss
- Soft salmon
- Muted olive
- Antique bronze
Soft rust #B9755A · Sage #9FA982 · Oat #E3D5BD · Muted teal #5F8D89 · Dusty gold #C9A55F · Soft brick #A8604F · Warm taupe #A08D78 · Cafe au lait #B89A7C · Moss #7D8A5A · Soft salmon #D59782 · Muted olive #8A8F5C · Antique bronze #9A7B4F
- The feel
- Warm, quiet and blended. Think soft rust, sage, oat, muted teal and dusty gold.
- Neutrals
- Oat, warm taupe and cafe au lait instead of pure white or charcoal.
- Metals
- Matte gold and antique bronze.
Soft Autumn colors to avoid
Clear, cold brights cut straight through a Soft Autumn: pure white, fuchsia, electric blue and black.
- Pure white
- Fuchsia
- Electric blue
- Black
Pure white #FFFFFF · Fuchsia #D0217A · Electric blue #1F6FFF · Black #111111
Are you a Soft Autumn?
Swatch Fan reads two things, your undertone and your depth, so it places you in one of six families rather than all twelve. For Soft Autumn that family is Autumn — 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.Light Summer
Airy, watercolor and low-contrast. Think powder blue, soft periwinkle, cool rose and sea foam.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.