Season · Summer
Summer type colors: characteristics and color palette
Cool, soft and fresh. Are you a summer type? Discover the summer type characteristics, which summer colors make you glow and which of the three summer types suits you.
Light Summer
True Summer
Soft Summer
The summer type color palette
Summer colors are cool, soft and light to medium. A selection from the palette:
Powder pink
Lavender
Light aqua
Sky blue
Sea green
Grey blue
Steel blue
Dusty rose
Raspberry
Plum
Soft teal
Navy
Better avoid: orange, mustard yellow, black and camel
How to recognize a summer type
Summer type characteristics: cool, soft and fresh
The summer type has a cool undertone and a soft look, with low to medium contrast. Cool, soft shades make your face look fresh and even.
Undertone
Cool to neutral-cool, without a golden glow
Skin
Light to medium, rosy or cool beige
Hair
Ash blonde to medium brown, with an ashy sheen
Eyes
Blue, grey-blue, grey-green or soft cool brown
Contrast
Low to medium: everything blends softly
Jewelry
Silver, white gold and rose gold
The three summer types
Light, True or Soft Summer?
All three cool and soft, but each with its own accent. Which one do you recognize?
01 · The lightest
Light Summer
The lightest and airiest version of summer. Think powder pink, light aqua and lavender: fresh, soft and never heavy.
Depth: light
Clarity: soft
02 · The coolest
True Summer
The coolest summer, with a clear blue base in every color. Sky blue, steel blue and raspberry look beautiful on you.
Depth: light to medium
Undertone: cool
03 · The softest
Soft Summer
The most muted summer, with a touch of grey in every color. Grey blue, dusty rose and soft teal give you a calm, elegant look.
Clarity: muted
Undertone: neutral-cool
Summer or winter?
Soft or bright?
Summer type
Soft and muted
Low to medium contrast
Grey blue, dusty rose, lavender
or
Winter type
Bright and intense
High contrast
Royal blue, fuchsia, black
Quick check in daylight
Hold a soft grey blue and a bright royal blue next to your face. Do you look fresher with grey blue? Then you're more likely a summer type. Do you light up with royal blue? Then more likely a winter type.
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Discover which summer type you are
We review your photos personally and within 48 hours you know whether you're Light, True or Soft Summer. The difference is whether you also want your colors in your hand.
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Questions about
the summer type
The questions we get most often about the summer type.
Can't find your question? Check our FAQ page or contact us.
How do I know if I'm a summer type?
A summer type has a cool undertone and a soft look. Your hair has no red or golden sheen, your eyes are often blue, grey or soft green and silver suits you better than gold. Sound familiar? Then you're most likely a summer type.
Which colors suit a summer type?
Cool, soft colors with a blue or pink base: powder pink, lavender, grey blue, sea green and raspberry. How light or muted you wear them depends on your type: Light, True or Soft Summer.
Can a summer type wear black?
It's possible, but black is harsh next to your soft features. Choose navy, charcoal or a deep grey blue instead. Wearing black anyway? Combine it with a color from your palette near your face.
What is the difference between a summer type and a winter type?
Both have a cool undertone. The difference is in contrast and clarity: a summer type is soft with little contrast, a winter type is bright with a lot of contrast.
Which hair color suits a summer type?
Cool, ashy shades without a red or golden glow, such as ash blonde, pearl blonde or cool light brown. How light or dark depends on your summer type.
Which makeup suits a summer type?
Makeup with a cool, pink base: dusty rose blush, soft pink lips and taupe eyeshadow. Better skip orange and golden shades.
Which summer type am I?
The free color test gives a first indication. For certainty, get a personal color analysis: we review your photos ourselves, without AI, and within 48 hours you know whether you're Light, True or Soft Summer. View the packages.