Identify Your Season

What Color Season Am I?

Your color season is determined by two factors: whether your skin undertone is warm or cool, and whether your overall coloring is light or deep. Read the four season profiles below to see which matches your features — or take the quiz for a result in under two minutes.

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Start Here: The Gold vs Silver Test

The single most reliable at-home indicator of color season is the gold vs silver jewelry test. Hold a piece of gold jewelry and a piece of silver jewelry against your bare face in natural daylight (stand near a window, facing the light). Which metal looks more natural — as if it belongs — and which looks slightly harsh or stark?

Gold looks better → Warm undertone

You are either Spring (if your hair is lighter) or Autumn (if your hair is darker). Check the season profiles below to confirm.

Silver looks better → Cool undertone

You are either Summer (if your hair is lighter or ash-toned) or Winter (if your hair is very dark). Check the season profiles below to confirm.

Which Season Am I? The Four Profiles

Read each profile and see which combination of indicators best matches your natural features. The jewelry test narrows you to two candidates; hair depth confirms which one.

Spring

Warm & Light
Full guide

You might be Spring if…

  • →Skin has a peachy, golden, or warm ivory quality
  • →Gold jewelry looks clearly more natural than silver
  • →Natural hair is lighter: blonde, strawberry, golden, or light warm-brown
  • →Eyes are often blue-green, hazel, or warm light brown
  • →Veins appear green rather than blue in natural light
  • →You tan rather than burn in sun exposure

Best colors

Coral, peach, golden yellow, warm ivory, lime green, camel, warm turquoise

Check the adjacent season

If your hair is quite dark (auburn or darker) with the same warm undertone, you may be Autumn instead

Summer

Cool & Light
Full guide

You might be Summer if…

  • →Skin has a pinkish, rosy, or cool-beige quality
  • →Silver jewelry looks clearly more natural than gold
  • →Natural hair has an ash or cool quality: ash-blonde, ash-brown, cool medium-brown
  • →Eyes tend toward blue, grey, or cool green
  • →Veins appear blue or purple rather than green in natural light
  • →You burn fairly easily in sun exposure

Best colors

Dusty rose, lavender, powder blue, soft mauve, lilac, cool grey, rose beige

Check the adjacent season

If your hair is very dark (blue-black or dark brown) with the same cool undertone, you may be Winter instead

Autumn

Warm & Deep
Full guide

You might be Autumn if…

  • →Skin has a golden, olive, or warm-bronze quality
  • →Gold jewelry looks clearly more natural than silver
  • →Natural hair is darker and warm-toned: auburn, chestnut, dark warm-brown, dark red
  • →Eyes are often deep brown, hazel, or mossy green
  • →Veins appear green or blue-green in natural light
  • →Skin tans reasonably well in sun exposure

Best colors

Rust, terracotta, olive, burnt orange, mustard, chocolate brown, forest green, warm burgundy

Check the adjacent season

If your hair is on the lighter end (golden blonde or light warm-brown) with the same warm undertone, you may be Spring instead

Winter

Cool & Deep
Full guide

You might be Winter if…

  • →Skin is cool-toned: pinkish, cool-beige, or a clear cool depth (from porcelain to cool deep brown)
  • →Silver jewelry looks clearly more natural than gold
  • →Natural hair is very dark: dark brown, blue-black, or jet black — creating high contrast
  • →Eyes are often icy blue-green or very deep brown-black
  • →Veins appear distinctly blue or purple in natural light
  • →High contrast between hair and skin is a defining characteristic

Best colors

True red, navy, pure white, black, royal purple, emerald, magenta, icy pastels

Check the adjacent season

If your hair is ash-brown or ash-blonde (lighter) with the same cool undertone, you may be Summer instead

Frequently Asked Questions

What color season am I?

Your season is determined by undertone (warm vs cool) and depth (light vs deep). Gold jewelry + lighter hair = Spring. Gold jewelry + darker hair = Autumn. Silver jewelry + lighter hair = Summer. Silver jewelry + very dark hair = Winter. Take the quiz for a structured result in under two minutes.

How do I know what color season I am?

Test undertone with the gold vs silver jewelry test in natural daylight. Assess depth by looking at your natural hair color (lighter = Spring or Summer; darker = Autumn or Winter). The intersection of the two identifies your season. Confirm by holding fabric in candidate season colors near your face in natural light.

Can I be more than one color season?

No — you have one season, though you may sit near the border between two adjacent ones. In borderline cases, both adjacent palettes will suit you to a degree. Try each near your face in natural light — the one that makes your complexion look clearer and more radiant is your true season.

Does skin color alone determine your season?

No. Undertone (the warm vs cool quality beneath the skin) and hair depth together determine your season, not surface skin color alone. Two people can have similar-looking skin tones but different seasons if their undertones or hair depths differ.

Still not sure? Let the quiz decide.

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