 Defining Seasons of Color
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Winter Palette
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Winters wear true primary colors with blue added. Colors are always clear tints (white) whether they are true or blue-based. Winter wears primaries, tints and shades. Tints have white to lighten and brighten. Shades have black to darken.
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Winter II
Palette
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Winter II wears blue-based hues that are medium to dark in value. The shaded ones are very saturated, particularly the deeper greens, taupe-brown and turquoise shades. There are no pastels in this palette. The only light hues are yellow. Some of the hues are slightly muted.
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Winter III Palette
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Winter III wears many of the bright clear tints and deep shades of the blue-based winter palette. However, Winter III is also able to successfully wear some bright, clear, yellow-based colors. Winter III colors are very clear and bold. There are no pastels in this palette. Festive combinations of colors are very exciting on this individual. Black and Brown are also included.
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Summer Palette
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Summer also wears basic primary colors or hues with a blue- base. However, dusty or powered colors are best. If the Summer is wearing the medium to light color values, the colors may be more clear. The medium to dark values must be dusty or muted, other wise this person would be overpowered by the clear, deep hues. Summer wears tones (gray has been added) the medium light colors are tints or tones.
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Spring Palette
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Spring wears basic primary colors with a yellow base. These colors are and should be clear in essence. Spring usually wears medium to light colors/hues best. It is not easy to achieve the clarity in woolen fabrics in many of the spring basic/neutral colors, so it is important to choose blouses and scarves in the clearest tones possible to wear with the woolens. Spring wears only tints - no shades or tones.
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Autumn Palette
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Autumn also wears basic primary colors with a yellow base. However, they are muted or muddied. Many of the autumn colors overlap the spring colors, particularly in the green and browns. It is much easier for Autumn to wear the clear spring colors than it is for the Spring to wear any of the muted shades of Autumn. Autumn should avoid any of the warm pinks and blues, as well as the clear light colors of the Spring palette. Autumn's light colors are tones; dark colors are tones and shades. The only true secondary color is orange.
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