Soft Summer is defined by low chroma: muted, gray-softened colors with a cool-to-neutral undertone and a medium value. Typical coloring has gentle, blended contrast, such as skin with a neutral-cool or soft olive cast across light to deep tones, hair in ash brown, dark blonde or soft medium brown, and eyes in gray-green, gray-blue, soft hazel or cool brown. Use this page as a self-guided starting point.
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Muted, cool-leaning colors like dusty rose and slate blue make your skin look smooth, while bright or neon shades overpower you. Your hair, skin and eyes blend rather than contrast. If soft cool colors beat both bright and warm ones in daylight, Soft Summer is likely.
Both seasons are muted first. Soft Summer leans cool, suiting dusty rose, slate blue and gray. Soft Autumn leans warm, suiting sage, camel and terracotta.
Pure black is usually too harsh and can drain your face. Charcoal, deep slate or soft navy give definition without the heavy contrast.
Rose-taupe, mushroom, medium gray, charcoal taupe and soft white are the most flattering. Warm camel and stark white are harder to wear.
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