Summer vs Spring
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Undertone, at similar lightness. Both are light; Summer is cool and Spring is warm. Pastel test. Powder blue against peach. Summer takes the powder blue, Spring takes the peach.
Side by side
| Summer | Spring | |
|---|---|---|
| Undertone and depth | your lights are cool — lilac, powder blue, cool rose. | your lights are warm — peach, butter, light aqua. |
| Best colors | Powder #BCD4EF · Lilac #C7B3E5 · Rose pink #E58FB1 · Soft blush #F6C9CF · Sea glass #9FD3C7 · Dove gray #B8B8C2 · Cornflower #6F8FD9 · Soft white #F4F4F0 | Coral #FF7F61 · Peach #FFC3A0 · Butter #FBE38E · Warm aqua #5CCFC0 · Apple green #8CC63F · Golden tan #D9A066 · Poppy #F25C54 · Ivory #FFF5E1 |
| Colors to avoid | Burnt orange #CC5500 · Mustard #D1A520 · Espresso #4A2C20 · Tomato #F25C54 | Black #111111 · Charcoal #36393F · Dusty mauve #A3869B · Icy blue #A8D8F0 |
Three tests to tell them apart
- Pastel test. Powder blue against peach. Summer takes the powder blue, Spring takes the peach.
- Metal test. Silver against light yellow gold, in daylight rather than under a lamp, which warms everything.
- Cream test. Cool white against warm cream. Spring looks healthy in cream; on a Summer it reads yellowish.
Summer colors
- Powder
- Lilac
- Rose pink
- Soft blush
- Sea glass
- Dove gray
- Cornflower
- Soft white
Spring colors
- Coral
- Peach
- Butter
- Warm aqua
- Apple green
- Golden tan
- Poppy
- Ivory
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