Deep skin
On deep skin, clear colors tend to hold best in their purest, most saturated versions, like a bright turquoise or a clear coral. Check them at the jaw and lips, where a muted version can read gray.
- Bright turquoise
Spring, the bright one
BrightSpring.
Think clear, saturated color that stays crisp next to the face.
- Bright coral
#FF5E57At the window - Vivid pink
#F54778On a video call - Golden camel
#C49A5EIn the closet
01 Is this you
Is this you?
- DepthLight to medium, wide range
- ClarityVery clear
- TemperatureWarm
Clarity leads. Clarity stands out first, so it names this season, and warmth decides that it sits on the Spring side of the ring.
Soft, dusty colors can fade beside it, and clear, saturated colors tend to hold their own.
02 Your colors
Your colors.
Tap a color to copy its HEX.
Neutrals
Accents
Statements
Handle with care
Best white
Warm white
#FFF8ECA softer black
Soft black
#232326Denim
Crisp dark indigo, clean medium wash; skip heavy fading
03 Wear it
Wear it.
Keep clear, saturated color closest to your face.
Leave the muted shades lower down.
Warm white, golden camel and warm brown are your neutrals.
A softened black works when you want depth near your face.
Let one clear color near your face carry the outfit.
Keep the other pieces a few steps apart in lightness.
04 Neighbors
Or a neighbor?
Bright Winter
Bright Spring
Bright Winter
Both are very clear. Bright Winter leans cool where Bright Spring leans warm.
The swap test. Swap a sharp blue-red for a sharp coral-red, then cool white for ivory, one change at a time. Hold each under your chin by a window.
True Spring
Bright Spring
True Spring
Both lean warm. True Spring is clear but gentler, where Bright Spring is sharp.
The swap test. Hold a sharp coral under your chin by a window, then a coral with a touch of gray, at the same depth. If the sharp one keeps your face first, you are closer to Bright Spring.
05 Your skin
Same season, your skin.
Olive skin
Olive tends to sit between warm and cool, so a very warm orange can turn it yellow. Try a clear coral and a bright turquoise by the window and ask whether your skin looks grayer or more yellow-green.
- Bright turquoise
Medium to tan skin
A tan can change your depth reading, so run the strip again in another season. Bright turquoise and clear coral are fast swaps to hold against a dusty rose.
- Bright turquoise
Fair skin
Redness in your cheeks can read as a cool undertone when it is blood flow. With a rested face, hold a clear coral and a clear pink under your chin by a window and see which keeps your face first.
07 Questions
Questions about Bright Spring.
Two apps gave me two seasons.
Photos carry their own light, and a consultant's room has another. The two answers are often next door: Bright Winter and True Spring.
Can deep skin be Bright Spring?
On deep skin, clear colors tend to hold best in their purest, most saturated versions, like a bright turquoise or a clear coral. Check them at the jaw and lips, where a muted version can read gray.
Do I have to give up black?
No. Soft black is already one of your neutrals.
Is Bright Spring the same as Clear Spring?
Some systems use other names for the same idea, and Clear Spring is a common one for what I call Bright Spring. The twelve season names are a convention, so they drift between sources.
Can Bright Spring wear neutrals?
Yes. Warm white, golden camel, warm brown and navy keep the clarity without adding noise, and a softened black can work near the face.
I have dark hair. Can I still be Bright Spring?
Hair is one part of your depth reading, and clarity names this season, so dark hair does not rule it out. Depth is read from skin, hair and eyes together, and the band for Bright Spring is wide on purpose.
Carry Bright Spring with you.
A closet in clear, warm colors with outfit formulas, the words for a colorist, and a page for your skin tone.
or just the palette on your phone
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