Light Summer Color Palette
Light · Cool · Soft · Summer family
Light is dominant and the undertone is cool. The palette is a watercolor wash — cool, pale and gently blended, with nothing sharp in it.
Dominant characteristic → value. That is the axis the quiz scores highest for this season; temperature then places it in the Summer family.
The palette
Anchors
- Metal
- Soft silver
- Your white
- Soft white
- Your red
- Watermelon
- Drains you
- Rust
How to wear it
- Hue
Blue-based versions of everything: rose rather than coral, mint rather than apple green, periwinkle rather than cobalt.
- Depth
Soft slate and grey-blue are your darks. True navy is usually a touch too heavy, and black is far too heavy.
- Blending
Tonal dressing suits you — several close pale tones together. Hard contrast cuts across naturally soft coloring.
- Makeup
Cool rose and soft plum. Anything orange-based — coral, brick, terracotta — fights the undertone.
Stylist's notePale cool colors show under-layers badly. A nude-to-you lining or slip in the same cool family keeps a powder-blue shirt reading clean rather than patchy.
Common questions
Can Light Summer wear navy?
A soft navy works; a true deep navy is usually a little heavy. Soft slate and grey-blue are the more reliable darks for this palette.
What is the difference between Light Summer and Soft Summer?
Which characteristic dominates. Light Summer is driven by lightness, Soft Summer by muting. Soft Summer sits deeper and greyer overall.