The Spring palette
Spring colouring is warm and bright at the same time. There is golden warmth in the skin and usually a genuine lightness to hair and eyes, so colors that are both clean and sunlit look right, while anything dusty flattens the face.
Signs you might be a Spring
- Golden, peach or ivory undertone in the skin
- Hair with warmth in it — honey, golden brown, strawberry, wheat
- Eyes that read clear rather than smoky: warm green, light hazel, bright blue-green
- Freckles and a face that lifts in sunlight rather than washing out
What to wear
Coral, warm turquoise, apricot, grass green, clear golden yellow, warm periwinkle. Neutrals are camel, ivory and warm light grey rather than black.
What tends not to work
Heavy black, cold burgundy and dusty pastels — they add weight the face does not have and tend to make the skin look grey.
Metals
Gold and warm brass sit better than cool silver.
Commonly confused with
Spring is most often mistaken for Summer because both are light. The tell is temperature: Summer stays cool and soft, Spring stays warm and clear.
The Spring palette in Color Curator
A glimpse of it. The working palette — 72 colors plus 24 neutrals, sortable by family, lightness or hue, and checkable against real-world colors with Smart Match — lives in the app.
65 more Spring colors and 24 neutrals are in Color Curator.
Spring questions
How do I know if I am a Spring?
Golden, peach or ivory undertone in the skin. Hair with warmth in it — honey, golden brown, strawberry, wheat. Eyes that read clear rather than smoky: warm green, light hazel, bright blue-green. Freckles and a face that lifts in sunlight rather than washing out. If several of those describe you, Spring is likely — and Color Curator can confirm it from a photo in a couple of minutes.
What colors suit a Spring?
Coral, warm turquoise, apricot, grass green, clear golden yellow, warm periwinkle. Neutrals are camel, ivory and warm light grey rather than black.
What should a Spring avoid?
Heavy black, cold burgundy and dusty pastels — they add weight the face does not have and tend to make the skin look grey.
Gold or silver for a Spring?
Gold and warm brass sit better than cool silver.