Season paletteNo. 08 of 12 · Autumn
True Autumn
Suits warm, rich, golden colouring
Warm first. Rich, earthy, golden colours. Icy pastels and blue pinks fight you.
Warm or cool
Strongly warm
Light or deep
Leans deep
Soft or bright
Leans soft
The True Autumn colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a True Autumn, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The True Autumn color palette, in American spelling.
- Rust#985341
- Mahogany#5d3429
- Terracotta#c3886f
- Pumpkin#aa7647
- Mustard#c7aa6f
- Olive#64733c
- Moss#84955c
- Teal#36837b
- Petrol#3479a0
- Ink#1b3d50
- Aubergine#845376
- Heather#ad799d
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsIvory, Camel, Chocolate
- Ivory#eee3cc
- Camel#a3825c
- Chocolate#3d2211
MetalsGold, Bronze
Four to keep away from your face
From True Winter
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of True Winter, the opposite season to True Autumn. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Cherry#aa3d59
- Emerald#008057
- Cobalt#4c6cc1
- Lemon#b9b34a
The opposite season
True Winter
True Autumn's best colours are True 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 True AutumnWorst on True WinterBest on True WinterWorst on True Autumn
- Rust#985341Cherry#aa3d59
- Olive#64733cEmerald#008057
- Petrol#3479a0Cobalt#4c6cc1
- Mustard#c7aa6fLemon#b9b34a
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the True Autumn guide
- Base
- Warm: golden or yellow undertone.
- Lips to try
- Brick and terracotta.
- Jewellery
- Yellow gold, bronze, copper, brass. Hammered or antique.
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- 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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