The 12 seasonal color palettes.
The 12-season system gives color analysis more nuance than the classic four seasons. Each guide below explains the season's temperature, depth, chroma, best colors, colors to use carefully, makeup, hair, and wardrobe neutrals.
How to compare color seasons
Compare seasons by dominant trait first. Light seasons need delicacy, dark seasons need depth, soft seasons need muted color, bright seasons need clarity, true warm seasons need golden warmth, and true cool seasons need blue-based coolness.
Adjacent seasons can overlap. A Soft Autumn and Soft Summer may share muted colors, but temperature changes the best neutrals and makeup. A Dark Autumn and Dark Winter may share depth, but their warm and cool anchors differ.
All Paletta season guides
Use the guide list below to explore each palette. If you do not know your season yet, start with a photo analysis instead of guessing from examples.
Light Spring color palette guideA practical Light Spring color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
True Spring color palette guideA practical True Spring color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Bright Spring color palette guideA practical Bright Spring color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Light Summer color palette guideA practical Light Summer color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
True Summer color palette guideA practical True Summer color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Soft Summer color palette guideA practical Soft Summer color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Soft Autumn color palette guideA practical Soft Autumn color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
True Autumn color palette guideA practical True Autumn color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Dark Autumn color palette guideA practical Dark Autumn color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Bright Winter color palette guideA practical Bright Winter color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
True Winter color palette guideA practical True Winter color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Dark Winter color palette guideA practical Dark Winter color palette guide with best colors, colors to avoid, undertone notes, makeup, hair, and styling tips.Open guide
Paletta reads your photo and gives you a season, 24-color palette, and style boards.