Season paletteNo. 07 of 12 · Autumn
Soft Autumn
Suits soft, warm, earthy colouring
Soft first, then warm. Earthy, greyed warm colours: sage, camel, dusty teal.
Warm or cool
Leans warm
Light or deep
In the middle
Soft or bright
Strongly soft
The Soft Autumn colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a Soft Autumn, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The Soft Autumn color palette, in American spelling.
- Dusty rust#966960
- Mahogany#714c45
- Dusty terracotta#c49b91
- Dusty pumpkin#af8674
- Dusty mustard#c8bb9b
- Dusty olive#6f7f5f
- Moss#889978
- Dusty teal#608b89
- Dusty petrol#60839e
- Ink#3a566a
- Dusty aubergine#856881
- Heather#a3859f
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsIvory, Camel, Chocolate
- Ivory#e8dcc2
- Camel#ae885c
- Chocolate#4b2c18
MetalsBrushed gold, Rose gold
Four to keep away from your face
From Bright Winter
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of Bright Winter, the opposite season to Soft Autumn. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Clear cherry#c33353
- Clear emerald#008b4e
- Clear cobalt#3976de
- Clear lemon#caba39
The opposite season
Bright Winter
Soft Autumn's best colours are Bright 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 Soft AutumnWorst on Bright WinterBest on Bright WinterWorst on Soft Autumn
- Dusty rust#966960Clear cherry#c33353
- Dusty olive#6f7f5fClear emerald#008b4e
- Dusty petrol#60839eClear cobalt#3976de
- Dusty mustard#c8bb9bClear lemon#caba39
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the Soft Autumn guide
- Base
- Neutral to warm: golden beige. A soft satin finish.
- Lips to try
- Peach nude and terracotta.
- Jewellery
- Brushed gold, rose gold, antique finishes.
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The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for Soft 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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Not sure you are a Soft Autumn?
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.