The 12 Color Seasons Explained: Which One Are You?

All 12 seasons are built from three sliders: undertone (warm ↔ cool), depth (light ↔ deep), and saturation (soft ↔ bright). Your position on each slider points to one season.

Each of the four classic seasons has a “True” center plus two neighbors that lean toward an adjacent season — which is how four becomes twelve.

Spring is warm and bright: Light Spring (delicate, warm-light), True Spring (warm and clear), and Bright Spring (warm with high contrast and vivid color).

Summer is cool and soft: Light Summer (cool-light and gentle), True Summer (cool and muted), and Soft Summer (low-contrast, misty, slightly neutral).

Autumn is warm and deep: Soft Autumn (muted, gentle warmth), True Autumn (rich, golden, earthy), and Deep Autumn (warm with dramatic depth — also called Dark Autumn).

Winter is cool and bright: Deep Winter (cool and dark — also called Dark Winter, the name ColorLo’s results use), True Winter (icy and clear), and Bright Winter (cool with striking, high-contrast color).

These are a few of the reference colors ColorLo’s in-app season wheel shows for each season (12 per season in the app), plus two it flags to skip. Use them as a quick way to see how the families differ.

Light Spring — wear cream, peach, light coral, soft mint; skip black and deep navy. True Spring — coral, warm gold, clear green, salmon; skip cool gray and lavender. Bright Spring — bright coral, turquoise, warm red, lime green; skip dusty rose and muddy brown.

Light Summer — powder blue, soft pink, periwinkle, rose quartz; skip rust and terracotta. True Summer — soft blue, rose, mauve, dusty blue; skip orange and golden yellow. Soft Summer — dusty rose, sage, soft mauve, muted teal; skip bright orange and neon green.

Soft Autumn — muted gold, olive green, caramel, sage green; skip vivid yellow and electric blue. True Autumn — burnt orange, terracotta, copper, warm teal; skip icy blue and cool pink. Deep (Dark) Autumn — deep olive, forest green, rust, maroon; skip lavender and cool mint.

Deep (Dark) Winter — black, navy, burgundy, emerald; skip camel and peach. True Winter — black, white, true red, royal blue; skip warm brown and orange. Bright Winter — hot pink, electric blue, fuchsia, bright turquoise; skip olive green and dusty gray.

Look at your overall contrast first: high contrast between hair, skin, and eyes points to Winter or Bright types; low contrast points to Summer or Soft types.

Then confirm undertone and depth. If you’re unsure between two neighbors, an AI analysis compares your features against each season’s signature and gives you the closest match plus your palette.