Season paletteNo. 09 of 12 · Autumn
Deep Autumn
Suits deep, warm, rich colouring
Deep first, then warm. Dark, rich colours like espresso, forest and burgundy.
Warm or cool
Leans warm
Light or deep
Strongly deep
Soft or bright
Leans soft
The Deep Autumn colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a Deep Autumn, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The Deep Autumn color palette, in American spelling.
- Deep rust#763d33
- Mahogany#3c1f1a
- Deep terracotta#aa6a59
- Deep pumpkin#965537
- Deep mustard#aa8f4c
- Deep olive#465a2e
- Moss#637d45
- Deep teal#156865
- Deep petrol#245d84
- Ink#0b2333
- Deep aubergine#623f5e
- Heather#90608a
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsIvory, Camel, Espresso
- Ivory#e9dfc8
- Camel#937450
- Espresso#270e01
MetalsGold, Rose gold
Four to keep away from your face
From Light Summer
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of Light Summer, the opposite season to Deep Autumn. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Light raspberry#e08d95
- Light sea green#7ebb93
- Light cornflower#90b2ec
- Light primrose#f4f0d1
The opposite season
Light Summer
Deep Autumn's best colours are Light Summer'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 Deep AutumnWorst on Light SummerBest on Light SummerWorst on Deep Autumn
- Deep rust#763d33Light raspberry#e08d95
- Deep olive#465a2eLight sea green#7ebb93
- Deep petrol#245d84Light cornflower#90b2ec
- Deep mustard#aa8f4cLight primrose#f4f0d1
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the Deep Autumn guide
- Base
- Warm to neutral warm.
- Lips to try
- Brick red and deep terracotta.
- Jewellery
- Gold first, rose gold too. Antique and chunky both work.
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The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for Deep Autumn 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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