Light Spring at a glance
- Family
- Spring: warm, clear and light to medium
- Strongest trait
- Light
- Hue
- Warm-leaning neutral
- Value
- Light
- Chroma
- Clear
- Best neutrals
- Ivory, cream, golden beige and light camel
- Black?
- Not near the face
What makes Light Spring different
Light Spring is defined by lightness first. Its colours are pale to medium, with very little darkness in them, so heavy shades such as black, burgundy and dark brown sit on top of the face instead of blending in. As a Spring season it also shares the family traits: warm, clear and light to medium. Put together, the best colours for a Light Spring are peach, apricot, light coral and salmon.
Are you a Light Spring?
Often light golden, strawberry or light warm-brown hair, light blue, green, aqua or light hazel eyes, and ivory to peachy skin that freckles easily. Overall contrast between hair, skin and eyes is low to medium.
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 Light Spring if most of these are true:
- Black and charcoal look heavy and harsh next to your face.
- Warm pastels such as peach and light aqua make your skin look fresh.
- Light, polished gold looks better on you than dark or antiqued metals.
- Dusty, greyed colors wash you out as much as very dark ones do.
Not sure? Take the quiz, then compare this palette with your neighbours in the drape mirror.
The Light Spring 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 Light Spring should avoid
These fight Light Spring colouring most. They are not banned: keep them away from your face, in trousers, skirts, shoes and bags.
Can a Light Spring wear black?
Not near your face; it looks heavy on light, warm colouring. Wear black away from the face, such as shoes or trousers, or swap it for light warm navy or a medium warm grey.
Best metals and jewelry
Light, polished yellow gold and rose gold. Bright polished silver can work too; avoid heavy, antiqued or very dark metals. 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.
Light Spring makeup
- Lips: Peach, warm pink, light coral and clear salmon; a sheer warm gloss works with almost anything.
- Cheeks: Peach and apricot.
- Eyes: Soft golden brown, warm taupe and champagne, with light teal or aqua as an accent liner, and brown rather than black mascara.
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.
Light Spring 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 Light Spring
Keep it light and warm: golden, honey, strawberry blonde and light caramel. Ash shades and very dark colours, including black, tend to drain colour from your face.
Outfits, contrast and prints
Keep contrast low to medium: pair light colours with light colours, such as cream with peach or aqua with ivory. Small, delicate prints suit you better than bold graphic ones.
Three outfit formulas in Light Spring colours:
- Cream knit, light camel trousers, light aqua scarf, light gold hoops.
- Peach shirt, light warm-navy chinos, ivory trainers.
- Light coral dress, golden beige cardigan, nude sandals.
Light Spring vs similar seasons
- Light Spring or Light Summer? Light Summer is the cool twin. If powder blue, lavender and silver flatter you more than peach and gold, compare it.
- Light Spring or True Spring? True Spring is warmer and brighter. If stronger corals, golden yellow and clear green still look light on you, look there.
Your Light Spring palette card
Save the palette as an image for your camera roll, to check colours while you shop.
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