When I think of an autumn palette, I think about that nostalgic glow that you can’t really identify, but it just makes you feel warm inside. What I most associate with autumn is the crunch of fall leaves and how much more cozy and nostalgic things seem. If you’re interested in reading more about the 12 types, check out my Super Simple Seasonal Color Analysis Guide! What is Autumn Deep Winter, Warm Spring), but for this post we are going to focus on the four types. Within the four seasons, there are 3 types for each, making 12 possible combinations (ex. Seasonal color analysis uses the 4 seasons and the colors that are associated with them to give a specific “season” to an individual, based on what their eye/skin/hair color is. You’re in the right place, but before we start, let me give you a quick catch up lesson on just what seaseonal color analysis even is. Similarly, neutrals-only combinations may look a bit bland on you.The leaves are falling and the pumpkin spice is popping, and you’re thinking that autumn just might be your seasonal color palette. If you want to go down that road, make sure to combine the very lightest with the very darkest shade of your chosen hue otherwise, your naturally contrasting appearance will look dull behind your gentle outfit. Less flattering colour combinations for Dark Autumn are those that have very little contrast, such as monochromatic looks. Pair hues that sit opposite each other on the colour wheel, such as yellow and blue. If you want to create even more contrast, you can also opt for hue contrast. If you have dark skin, you can create contrast by wearing outfits in lighter colours and accenting them with darker ones. You can pair darker colours with lighter, brighter accent colours. This means pairing light with dark colours is the best way for you to create contrast. Specifically, Dark Autumn's contrast is a contrast in value rather than hue. Therefore, the best colour combinations for your outfits are similarly contrasting. Those are the combinations that repeat the level of contrast naturally present in your appearance.ĭark Autumn’s natural appearance is highly contrasting. But certain combinations will look much better than others. Technically, you can combine any of the colours on the Dark Autumn palette with each other. If you lean more towards Dark Winter, stick with the darker colours on the Dark Winter palette – such as Grape Royale, Rio Red and Courtyard. If you lean more towards True Autumn, opt for the less rich colours on the True Autumn palette – such as Summer Fig, Spruce Yellow and Maroon Banner. Depending on where you fall on the Dark Autumn spectrum, you can borrow some colours from your sister palettes since they are close enough to the Dark Autumn colour palette. Winter also turns up the brightness, so that Dark Autumns can get away with higher contrast combinations than Soft and True Autumns.Ĭompared to the third Autumn season Soft Autumn, the colours share the same neutral-warm hue but are darker and more saturated.Īs sister palettes, True Autumn and Dark Winter both share Dark Autumn’s aspects of warm and dark, respectively. Winter’s effect on Dark Autumn is to cool the colours somewhat. Therefore, the colours are more saturated, cooler and darker than those of True Autumn.Ĭompared to Dark Winter, the colours are similarly dark but more muted and warmer. It falls at the Winter end of the Autumn palette. They do, however, appear rich due to their warmth.ĭark Autumn sits between True Autumn and Dark Winter on the seasonal flow chart. The colours are medium in chroma meaning they are neither extremely soft and muted, nor extremely bright and vibrant. These are required to create highly contrasted outfits. However, there are also lighter and medium colours on the palette.

In keeping with Dark Autumn’s primary colour aspect, most colours have a lot of depth. Even if you choose blue (which is the coolest colour of all), you will find only warmer shades, like turquoise and greenish blues that have a tint of yellow. This means they contain more yellow than blue undertones.

The colours lean towards the warm end of the scale but are not extremely warm.

True autumn vs dark autumn