Season paletteNo. 06 of 12 · Summer
Soft Summer
Suits soft, cool, smoky colouring
Soft first, then cool. Smoky, greyed colours that blend with you. Neon looks loud on you.
Warm or cool
Leans cool
Light or deep
In the middle
Soft or bright
Strongly soft
The Soft Summer colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a Soft Summer, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The Soft Summer color palette, in American spelling.
- Dusty raspberry#96676c
- Cranberry#714a4e
- Dusty rose#c399a1
- Dusty orchid#ac8396
- Dusty primrose#c2be9c
- Dusty sea green#61826c
- Mint#7a9c84
- Dusty aqua#5f8a91
- Dusty cornflower#6b80a1
- Navy#43536d
- Dusty lavender#7a6c8b
- Wisteria#9788a9
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsSoft white, Dove grey, Charcoal
- Soft white#d8dee5
- Dove grey#86919f
- Charcoal#28344b
MetalsBrushed silver, Rose gold
Four to keep away from your face
From Bright Spring
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of Bright Spring, the opposite season to Soft Summer. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Clear poppy#da4d39
- Clear leaf#68971e
- Clear cerulean#0095de
- Clear buttercup#eac66b
The opposite season
Bright Spring
Soft Summer's best colours are Bright Spring'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 SummerWorst on Bright SpringBest on Bright SpringWorst on Soft Summer
- Dusty raspberry#96676cClear poppy#da4d39
- Dusty sea green#61826cClear leaf#68971e
- Dusty cornflower#6b80a1Clear cerulean#0095de
- Dusty primrose#c2be9cClear buttercup#eac66b
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the Soft Summer guide
- Base
- Neutral to cool, with a soft satin finish.
- Lips to try
- Dusty rose and mauve.
- Jewellery
- Brushed silver, rose gold, pewter. Matte beats mirror shine.
Drapebook Pro · USD 7.99 once
The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for Soft 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 Soft Summer?
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.