Season paletteNo. 11 of 12 · Winter
True Winter
Suits cool, icy, sharp colouring
Cool first. Icy, sharp, blue based colours with clean contrast. Earthy browns dull you.
Warm or cool
Strongly cool
Light or deep
Leans deep
Soft or bright
Leans bright
The True Winter colour palette
12 core colours
The same twelve colours the drape test gives a True Winter, each with its name and hex code, so you can shop and dress by them. The True Winter color palette, in American spelling.
- Cherry#aa3d59
- Burgundy#53222d
- Fuchsia#d47698
- Magenta#b261a7
- Lemon#b9b34a
- Emerald#008057
- Ice mint#41af80
- Peacock#008398
- Cobalt#4c6cc1
- Midnight#1a2646
- Violet#6f54a2
- Icy lilac#a287da
Neutrals and metals
3 neutrals · 2 metals
NeutralsSoft white, Dove grey, Charcoal
- Soft white#e7ebf1
- Dove grey#818994
- Charcoal#1d2635
MetalsSilver, Platinum
Four to keep away from your face
From True Autumn
These are the main red, green, blue and yellow of True Autumn, the opposite season to True Winter. Wear them away from your face, and keep your own colours close to it.
- Rust#985341
- Olive#64733c
- Petrol#3479a0
- Mustard#c7aa6f
The opposite season
True Autumn
True Winter's best colours are True 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 True WinterWorst on True AutumnBest on True AutumnWorst on True Winter
- Cherry#aa3d59Rust#985341
- Emerald#008057Olive#64733c
- Cobalt#4c6cc1Petrol#3479a0
- Lemon#b9b34aMustard#c7aa6f
Makeup and jewellery, in short
From the True Winter guide
- Base
- Cool: pink or neutral cool undertone.
- Lips to try
- Blue red and fuchsia.
- Jewellery
- Silver, platinum, white gold. Polished.
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The full makeup, hair and jewellery guide for True Winter 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 True Winter?
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.