Season paletteNo. 04 of 12 · Summer
Light Summer
Suits light, cool, soft colouring
Light first, then cool. Soft pastels with a blue lean. Dark and heavy colours swamp you.
Warm or cool
Leans cool
Light or deep
Strongly light
Soft or bright
Leans soft
The Light Summer colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a Light Summer, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The Light Summer color palette, in American spelling.
- Light raspberry#e08d95
- Cranberry#ad5f68
- Light rose#facdd5
- Light orchid#eab1cc
- Light primrose#f4f0d1
- Light sea green#7ebb93
- Mint#b2dcbf
- Light aqua#79c2ce
- Light cornflower#90b2ec
- Navy#4f70a9
- Light lavender#b197d0
- Wisteria#d8c6ef
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsSoft white, Dove grey, Slate
- Soft white#e5eaf1
- Dove grey#a2acb9
- Slate#525e73
MetalsSilver, Rose gold
Four to keep away from your face
From Deep Autumn
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of Deep Autumn, the opposite season to Light Summer. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Deep rust#763d33
- Deep olive#465a2e
- Deep petrol#245d84
- Deep mustard#aa8f4c
The opposite season
Deep Autumn
Light Summer's best colours are Deep 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 Light SummerWorst on Deep AutumnBest on Deep AutumnWorst on Light Summer
- Light raspberry#e08d95Deep rust#763d33
- Light sea green#7ebb93Deep olive#465a2e
- Light cornflower#90b2ecDeep petrol#245d84
- Light primrose#f4f0d1Deep mustard#aa8f4c
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the Light Summer guide
- Base
- Light and cool or neutral: look for pink or rose in the shade name.
- Lips to try
- Rose and soft pink.
- Jewellery
- Silver first, rose gold too. A soft shine.
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The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for Light Summer 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 Summer?
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