Deep skin
On deep skin, Deep Winter often reads as rich color against a deep base. Berry and ruby tend to stay red and clear, and a cool white at the neckline sharpens the contrast.
- Berry
- Ruby
- Cool white
Winter, the deep one
DeepWinter.
Think deep, strong color with a cool or neutral base.
- Plum
#5C2A5FAt the window - Berry
#8B1F4FOn a video call - Midnight navy
#14213DIn the closet
01 Is this you
Is this you?
- DepthDeep
- ClarityMedium to clear
- TemperatureCool-leaning
Depth leads. Depth stands out first, so it names this season, and a cool lean decides that it sits on the Winter side of the ring.
Dusty, pale or muted colors sit far from that, and deep, clear ones tend to sit with it.
02 Your colors
Your colors.
Tap a color to copy its HEX.
Neutrals
Accents
Statements
Handle with care
Best white
Cool white
#F7F8FAA softer black
Midnight navy
#14213DDenim
Dark indigo, black denim, raw denim
03 Wear it
Wear it.
Keep deep, clear, cool color closest to your face.
Try deep plum, emerald or cool burgundy.
Charcoal, midnight navy and cool white are your neutrals, and black works too.
Black gives a sharp frame near your face.
Let your pieces sit well apart in lightness.
Try cool white against a deep neutral, or one strong color near your face.
04 Neighbors
Or a neighbor?
Deep Autumn
Deep Winter
Deep Autumn
Same deep depth. Deep Autumn leans warm where Deep Winter leans cool.
The swap test. Run two swaps, one at a time: forest green or olive against deep emerald, then dark brown against black. Hold each under your chin by a window.
True Winter
Deep Winter
True Winter
Both lean cool. Deep Winter is deeper, where True Winter sits at medium to deep.
The swap test. Use this swap only if the gray strip left you close to the line. Hold black and dark wine under your chin by a window, then true red and royal blue.
05 Your skin
Same season, your skin.
Olive skin
Olive tends to sit between warm and cool, so a warm orange can pull yellow. Deep emerald and teal tend to sit well with the green in olive, so start there and hold a berry against a rust to see which keeps you from looking gray.
- Olive
- Deep emerald
- Teal
Medium to tan skin
A tan can shift your depth reading, so run the strip again in another season. Berry and plum tend to read cleaner than coral, and a berry against a rust is a good first swap.
- Berry
- Plum
- Rust
Fair skin
Deep Winter on fair skin is a high contrast look, light skin against dark hair and dark features. Keep the base light and the lip deep, and let one berry color carry the look.
- Berry
07 Questions
Questions about Deep Winter.
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: Deep Autumn and True Winter.
Do I have to give up black?
No. Black is one of your neutrals.
Can a Deep Winter wear brown?
Yes, in a cool, deep version. A dark brown with no orange in it sits close to your depth and shares your cool base, so try it in boots, belts and bags first.
Is Deep Winter the same as Dark Winter?
Some systems use other names for the same idea, and Dark Winter is a common one for what I call Deep Winter. The twelve season names are a convention, so they drift from one source to the next.
Can I be Deep Winter with fair skin?
Not usually. Depth is read from skin, hair and eyes together, and your cheek counts twice.
Carry Deep Winter with you.
A closet in deep, cool 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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