Season paletteNo. 12 of 12 · Winter
Bright Winter
Suits bright, cool, high contrast
Clear first, then cool. Vivid, high contrast jewel colours. Dusty shades grey you out.
Warm or cool
Leans cool
Light or deep
In the middle
Soft or bright
Strongly bright
The Bright Winter colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a Bright Winter, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The Bright Winter color palette, in American spelling.
- Clear cherry#c33353
- Burgundy#581a25
- Clear fuchsia#ef7492
- Clear magenta#d4599d
- Clear lemon#caba39
- Clear emerald#008b4e
- Ice mint#47c57d
- Clear peacock#008d9d
- Clear cobalt#3976de
- Midnight#0b2147
- Clear violet#8452b4
- Icy lilac#c391f8
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsSoft white, Dove grey, Charcoal
- Soft white#e9edf2
- Dove grey#878e97
- Charcoal#202734
MetalsPolished silver, Rose gold
Four to keep away from your face
From Soft Autumn
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of Soft Autumn, the opposite season to Bright Winter. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Dusty rust#966960
- Dusty olive#6f7f5f
- Dusty petrol#60839e
- Dusty mustard#c8bb9b
The opposite season
Soft Autumn
Bright Winter's best colours are Soft Autumn's worst, and the other way round. Each row below is one colour family, cut for the two seasons. You only see the difference when two colours sit side by side.
Best on Bright WinterWorst on Soft AutumnBest on Soft AutumnWorst on Bright Winter
- Clear cherry#c33353Dusty rust#966960
- Clear emerald#008b4eDusty olive#6f7f5f
- Clear cobalt#3976deDusty petrol#60839e
- Clear lemon#caba39Dusty mustard#c8bb9b
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the Bright Winter guide
- Base
- Neutral to cool, with a luminous finish.
- Lips to try
- Cherry red and fuchsia.
- Jewellery
- Polished silver, white gold, rose gold. Sparkle suits you.
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The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for Bright Winter is in Drapebook Pro.
- Lips, blush and eyeshadow shades, with a makeup tip
- Hair colours to try and to skip, with a note for your colourist
- Jewellery metals, the stones that suit you, and a jewellery tip
- Wardrobe notes: how much contrast, black and white, and prints
- A phone wallpaper of your colours, a shopping card and the 12 season guide as a PDF
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Not sure you are a Bright Winter?
Take the free drape test.
Two coloured drapes sit under your chin, side by side, and you tap the one that makes your face look clearer, nine times. Drapebook names your season from the 12 with an honest confidence. It runs in your browser, and your photos never leave your phone.