After taking your test and an AI test, I seem to be Light Spring, but I’m drawn to strong colours. Which Spring subcategory suits me best?
It sounds like you’ve already done some research in colour analysis and landed somewhere in the Spring palette. When hesitating between Light Spring, True Spring (also called Warm Spring), and Bright Spring, it’s often about how much warmth and intensity harmonises best with skin tone, hair, and eyes.
What distinguishes Light Spring, True Spring, and Bright Spring?
- Light Spring – The lightest and mildest of the Spring types. The colours are warm but soft, such as peach, light yellow, and light green. The contrast between hair, skin, and eyes is often low to medium.
- True Spring – The classic Spring season with clear warmth. The palette includes coral, sun yellow, and apple green – shades with lots of glow that bring out the skin’s radiance when it’s naturally warm.
- Bright Spring – This palette is still warm but has more intensity and contrast. Think turquoise, cerise red, and clear blue. This type sits close to Bright Winter and requires being able to wear strong colours without them taking over.
Why are you drawn to stronger colours?
It’s common to like powerful colours even if you look better in somewhat softer shades. Personal preferences, trends, and associations with certain colours play a big role. Test your favourites near your face in daylight and compare them with slightly lighter alternatives. Notice when your skin looks more even and your eyes have the most radiance.
How to find your sub-season
- Undertone – Does the skin look clear and fresh in warm shades like coral and apricot? Then you lean more towards True or Bright Spring. If your skin instead turns slightly red or orange, a milder Light Spring may be more harmonious.
- Contrast – Do strong colours sit on top of you or blend in? If high-contrast tones take over, Light Spring may be more accurate.
- Overall impression – Compare how your features react to both light and clear colours. Take photos to see which palette gives the most balance.
When is a personal analysis needed?
Determining the exact sub-season can be difficult on your own, especially when you land between two types. A professional colour consultant considers your undertone, contrast, and how different colours reflect against your face. A digital colour analysis gives you a careful assessment and a personal colour palette to work from.
Read more about how seasons can overlap in Soft Autumn or Light Spring. For a complete analysis, book our digital colour analysis.