This is the third of four blog posts, exploring the different 'types' of each season. When discussing each season I will try to use the most commonly understood terms of each type, but please do contact us if you feel we've and missed out a term that would help colour analysis clients understand their season. Week three already! We've already explored the different types of Spring and Summer , so this week is Autumn's turn.
As I always say, it's important to note that your seasonal type is a guide, not a rule book. If you fall at one end of, say, the Summer palette, it doesn't mean you can't ever wear colours from other areas of the palette you may have been given, just that this particular area is the very best part of the best palette for your personal skin tone and contrast level.
This is the season we think of as the 'typical' autumn colours - the ones you see on an autumn tree in leaf or the ready to harvest fields of corn and wheat. Neither too bright nor too muted. Often a True Autumn will look like a 'typical' autumn, with reddish toned hair, light brown or green eyes and fair celtic skin that goes golden in summer. Your best colours are rust red, mustard yellow, medium olive green and mid-browns and camels.
Your best Kettlewell colours: paprika , chilli , light sand , tan , chocolate , chestnut marl , russet , peacock , moss , turtle green , dark olive , old gold , ochre , yellow ochre.
Soft Autumn is influenced by the summer palette, since it sits at that end of the Autumn spectrum. This influence lends the Autumn colours an even more muted tendency, and lightens them up. Soft Autumns might look like Summers, with more ashy tones in their hair or softer eye colour, but they will be brought to life by slightly warm toned soft shades rather than the cool Summer ones. Your best colours as a Soft Autumn are sage green, oyster white, palest old gold and warm grey.
Your best Kettlewell colours: cream , mellow rose , light coral , rose taupe , mole , taupe , mocha , aubergine , heliotrope , peacock , antique teal , blue jade , soft teal , new lime , pebble grey , old gold. Deep Autumn is the darkest of the Autumn palettes, sitting at the darkest and least warm end of the Autumn spectrum, without drifting into the cool Winter palette. Deep Autumns are often initially mistaken for Winters, and may have either a very dark or high contrast look compared to other Autumns.
Your best colours are the deep teals, aubergine purples and dark olive greens, contrasted with oyster white or a brighter Autumn colour to add interest. Your best Kettlewell colours: geranium , true red , poppy , soft white , dark mole , dark chocolate , cassis , aubergine , blackberry , purple , antique teal , marine blue , forest green marl , dark olive , pebble grey.
This is the end of the Autumn palette with the most vibrancy and brightness, with many colours that initially look like they belong to Spring, but on closer inspection have the added depth and golden undertones of the Autumn palette.
Much like their colours, vibrant autumns often look like Springs until they are properly analysed, and often have a very light bright look compared to other autumns. Your best colours are vibrant grass green, warm tomato red and the brightest golden browns. Your best Kettlewell colours: coral , orange spice , geranium , poppy , tan , chocolate , russet , purple , blue jade , aquamarine , soft teal , moss , turtle green , lime , new lime , leaf , saffron , yellow ochre.
This blog is helpful and it is a joy to read it. Thank you. I am still struggling to know whether I am a dark autumn or a dark winter. Or can you be both? My hair is black, my eyes are dark brown, my skin colour is tan but the colour of my face and my legs are much lighter than the rest of the body. I used to colour my hair brown but as the colour fades, the light brown colour makes me look sick. So, I decided to colour my hair to my natural colour, which is black. The vein test sounds simple, but is actually quite confusing for me.
Outfits are photographed and displayed according to Season so you can easily see how the different shades of Seasonal Color Analysis Spring harmonize and work together. You'll find all your wardrobe basics in flattering shapes and sizes - in fact all the hard work is done for you! It is this rich blend of color that makes the Autumn palette so intense and almost dramatic but retains the softness.
You don't have to look like a pile of Autumn leaves! I've compared forest color with a spectacular Florida sunset proving that the Autumn color palette isn't bound by climate or season of the year. No - your natural coloring is genetic so it never changes. However, as your hair begins to transition into grey losing pigment, your skin can also lose color.
This is probably more obvious with a Warm skin tone and coloring your hair will allow the warmth to stay dominant otherwise the muted softness can take over. If you do choose to color your hair ensure that you add a subtle mix of tones to create a natural look rather than a solid color.
Liking the look of the palette doesn't show you where to begin and many consultants will determine your color palette but give you no idea of how to translate this into a wardrobe. Time for a bit of clarification and a step by step guide! What do I do now? That's probably the first thing most of you say when you first hold a brand new color swatch in your hand!
All these ladies have had Online Color Analysis and are kind enough to share with us how they enjoy the Autumn colors. If you're used to sinking into soft warm woollen fabrics, deep piles and rich coloring of the Autumn colors, it might initially be difficult to visualize the same shades in the sunshine.
It's often considered a no-no but Autumn colors are brilliant and, as long as it doesn't wash you out, black can actually good! True Spring, on the other hand, has a fresh, bright and saturated colouring. Where True Autumn features complement each other, True Spring features contrast each other. True Autumn is the colour season reminiscent of the heyday of autumn in all its glory.
Golden crowns of trees flaunt against a bright blue sky; the fallen leaves show their most beautiful brown, orange and yellow colours. These colours are rich and warm like golden wheat fields, warm sun rays and golden sunsets. The other two Autumn palettes have been modified to accommodate the respective Summer and Winter influence.
True Autumn colouring combines warmth with softness. This season falls at the warmest, most golden end of Autumn. Therefore, the colours are warm with a clear yellow undertone. There is not a hint of coolness in this palette. The True Autumn palette contains warm greens, golden yellows, orangey reds and lots of golden browns. The colours are dense, rich and warm.
Autumn is a season of muted colours. However, the True Autumn colour palette overall appears rich and vibrant.
Thus, the colour palette sits at the warmest end of the hue scale. This means the colours contain yellow undertones but no blue undertones at all. Consequently, you will find very few shades of blue which is the coolest colour of all.
And you will only see warmer shades of blue that have a tint of yellow, like turquoise. Instead, there are more yellows, greens and warm browns, which are naturally yellow-based. The colours range from fairly light beige to fairly dark deep brown. And while most colours are in the middle of the value scale, there are more that lean towards the darker end.
This means they are not saturated. However, the colours may overall appear more saturated because our eyes are more reactive to warm colours. It is the heart of the Autumn family. And the colours are rich, medium-dark and very warm. With their opposite season True Spring, the colours share the same warmth but are muted and darker.
True Spring colours are vibrant, clear and more contrasting. And compared to the third Autumn season Dark Autumn, the colours are warmer, softer and slightly lighter. Depending on where you fall on the True Autumn spectrum, you can borrow some colours from your sister palettes since they are close enough to the True Autumn colour palette. Even though the True Autumn palette leans towards the darker end, true black a Winter colour is not the best colour for you since it is too dark, cool and harsh.
Ultimately the goal is for you to find your absolute best colors! Once you have an idea of which colors look best on you it can be translated directly into your sweater knitting. If you are an Autumn that means you have a warm skin tone and hair that is typically darker than medium brown. You have a lot of depth to your coloring with golden undertones including a warm undertone to your skin. Bluish or pinkish tints may exist but the warmth is dominant.
Peachy skin, which is a warm type of pink is considered warm. In general, your coloring is low in contrast but not as delicate as Spring and Summer. Some Autumns have a high contrast coloring but not as vivid as a Winter. A light, muted but rich coloring which appears mousy and a mix of both cool and warm tone might make you look neutral. But you still have some depth of color with an overall deep and warm look.
Within the overarching Autumn category there are three subcategories, warm, soft and deep.
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