Deep Autumn at a glance
- Also called
- Dark Autumn
- Family
- Autumn: warm, soft and medium to deep
- Strongest trait
- Deep
- Hue
- Warm-leaning neutral
- Value
- Deep
- Chroma
- Rich (medium)
- Best neutrals
- Cream, deep camel, dark chocolate and espresso
- Black?
- Softened: warm black or espresso
What makes Deep Autumn different
Deep Autumn is defined by depth first. Its colours are rich and dark, so pastels and very light shades look washed out, while deep colours look natural and polished. As a Autumn season it also shares the family traits: warm, soft and medium to deep. Put together, the best colours for a Deep Autumn are tomato red, brick, rust and terracotta.
Are you a Deep Autumn?
Often dark brown to black hair with warmth, dark brown, deep hazel or deep green eyes, and medium to deep skin with golden, olive or bronze undertones. Medium to high contrast. Many women with deep skin tones are Deep Autumns or Deep Winters.
Colouring alone does not decide your season, because many people share the same hair and eye colour. What you see when colours sit next to your face matters more. You are likely a Deep Autumn if most of these are true:
- Pastels and light colours look washed out on you.
- Deep colours look natural and expensive on you.
- Gold and bronze outshine silver.
- Pure white and icy colours look harsh, while cream and ivory look good.
Not sure? Take the quiz, then compare this palette with your neighbours in the drape mirror.
The Deep Autumn color palette
Neutrals first: these are the base of a wardrobe, for coats, trousers, knits and bags.
Then the colours, for tops, dresses, scarves and anything near your face.
Tap a colour to copy its hex code. Screens show colour differently, so treat these as a guide and compare real fabric in daylight.
Colors a Deep Autumn should avoid
These fight Deep Autumn colouring most. They are not banned: keep them away from your face, in trousers, skirts, shoes and bags.
Can a Deep Autumn wear black?
Pure black can work, but warm black, espresso and dark chocolate look richer and kinder on you.
Best metals and jewelry
Gold, antique gold, bronze and copper, chunky as easily as fine. Your metal is the easiest colour decision you will make, because jewellery sits right at your face. If you are choosing gold, our guide to 14k vs 18k gold explains which one to buy for every day.
Deep Autumn makeup
- Lips: Brick, oxblood, warm burgundy, terracotta and chocolate rose.
- Cheeks: Terracotta, bronze and warm berry.
- Eyes: Bronze, espresso, deep olive and plum-brown, with black-brown liner.
Your season guides the colour of lipstick, blush and eyeshadow. Foundation is different: it should match your skin's depth and undertone exactly, whatever your season. See how to match your foundation shade.
Deep Autumn nail colors
Nails are the easiest place to wear your palette, since they sit near your face whenever you talk with your hands.
Hair color for a Deep Autumn
Dark chocolate, espresso, deep auburn, mahogany and warm black. Ash and platinum blondes and icy highlights clash with your warmth.
Outfits, contrast and prints
Medium to high contrast, such as deep teal against cream or oxblood with camel. Rich, dense prints and heavier textures such as leather, wool and velvet.
Three outfit formulas in Deep Autumn colours:
- Espresso coat, cream knit, deep olive trousers, gold hoops.
- Oxblood shirt, warm navy jeans, cognac boots.
- Deep teal dress, bronze sandals, brick lipstick.
Deep Autumn vs similar seasons
- Deep Autumn or Deep Winter? Deep Winter is the cool twin. If black, pure white and sapphire beat espresso, cream and olive, compare it.
- Deep Autumn or True Autumn? True Autumn is lighter and softer. If camel and pumpkin look better than espresso and oxblood, look there.
Your Deep Autumn palette card
Save the palette as an image for your camera roll, to check colours while you shop.
A 1080 by 1350 image, the size of a portrait phone post. It is drawn on your screen; nothing is uploaded.
