Soft Summer Color Palette: Best Colors, Makeup and Hair

Soft Summers look best in colors that are cool and gently muted, like a foggy morning by the sea. Bright, saturated colors overpower them, and black often looks heavy.

What makes a Soft Summer

• Undertone: cool to neutral-cool.
• Chroma: soft. This is the strongest feature.
• Contrast: low to medium.

Typical coloring: ash blonde to ash or mushroom brown hair, grey, grey-blue, grey-green or soft hazel eyes, and skin that is light to medium beige with a rosy or neutral tone.

Your neighbor seasons are True Summer (clearer and cooler) and Soft Autumn (warmer).

Your best colors

• Blues: slate blue, denim, soft navy, grey-blue, dusty periwinkle
• Pinks and reds: dusty rose, mauve, muted raspberry, soft berry
• Purples: lavender grey, soft plum, heather
• Greens: sage-grey, soft spruce, muted teal
• Browns: cocoa, rose-brown, greyed taupe

Your best neutrals

• Charcoal and soft grey instead of black
• Soft navy
• Rose-brown and cocoa
• Soft white and light grey instead of stark white
• Greyed taupe

Colors to avoid near your face

• Black: try charcoal or soft navy.
• Orange and golden yellow: too warm.
• Neon and very saturated colors: they look harsh next to soft coloring.
• Stark white: soft white is kinder.

Makeup

• Lips: rose, mauve, soft berry, dusty pink, muted plum
• Cheeks: cool rose, soft pink, mauve
• Eyes: taupe, grey-brown, slate, soft plum, pewter
• Eyeliner: charcoal, grey-brown or soft navy instead of black

Hair colors

Ash blonde, mushroom brown and cool soft brown, with fine cool or beige highlights. Avoid brassy gold, bright copper and jet black.

Jewelry and metals

Silver, pewter, white gold and soft rose gold. Brushed or satin finishes suit you better than very shiny ones.

Soft Summer or Soft Autumn?

Both seasons love muted colors, so they're easy to mix up. Hold a cool grey and a warm camel under your face in daylight. If grey looks fresher, you're likely a Soft Summer. If camel looks warmer and healthier, see the Soft Autumn palette.

Not sure? Take one selfie with Huesette to see your season, your full palette and your makeup and hair shades.