Season paletteNo. 01 of 12 · Spring
Light Spring
Suits light, warm, clear colouring
Light first, then warm. Your colours are warm pastels with a little clarity: nothing heavy, nothing dusty.
Warm or cool
Leans warm
Light or deep
Strongly light
Soft or bright
Leans bright
The Light Spring colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a Light Spring, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The Light Spring color palette, in American spelling.
- Light poppy#f28471
- Brick#b14a3a
- Light coral#ffcec0
- Light apricot#fcaf8c
- Light buttercup#feedc4
- Light leaf#93b967
- Pistachio#cae3b1
- Light turquoise#5ac9c4
- Light cerulean#62baf8
- Marine#00689d
- Light hyacinth#ce89c7
- Lilac#f5c9ef
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsIvory, Camel, Cocoa
- Ivory#f7eeda
- Camel#c2a585
- Cocoa#6e5445
MetalsGold, Rose gold
Four to keep away from your face
From Deep Winter
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of Deep Winter, the opposite season to Light Spring. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Deep cherry#81313e
- Deep emerald#176239
- Deep cobalt#305698
- Deep lemon#a29428
The opposite season
Deep Winter
Light Spring's best colours are Deep Winter'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 Light SpringWorst on Deep WinterBest on Deep WinterWorst on Light Spring
- Light poppy#f28471Deep cherry#81313e
- Light leaf#93b967Deep emerald#176239
- Light cerulean#62baf8Deep cobalt#305698
- Light buttercup#feedc4Deep lemon#a29428
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the Light Spring guide
- Base
- Light and warm: look for peach or golden in the shade name. A dewy finish suits you better than matte.
- Lips to try
- Peach and coral pink.
- Jewellery
- Gold first, rose gold too. Light, polished pieces.
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The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for Light Spring 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 Light Spring?
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