Deep skin
On deep skin, True Autumn colors tend to read rich in their deepest versions, like a deep rust or a dark olive. Deep skin can also be cool, so hold a berry against the rust before you settle on Autumn.
- Rust
- Olive
Autumn, the warm one
TrueAutumn.
Think warm, earthy and full, with nothing icy in it.
- Rust
#B5481FAt the window - Forest green
#2F6B3AOn a video call - Camel
#B8874AIn the closet
01 Is this you
Is this you?
- DepthMedium to deep
- ClaritySoft to medium
- TemperatureWarm
Temperature leads. Warmth stands out first, so temperature names this season, and richness and depth confirm the side.
Warm colors with some depth and a little softness tend to read cleanest.
02 Your colors
Your colors.
Tap a color to copy its HEX.
Neutrals
Accents
Statements
Handle with care
Best white
Cream
#F3E3BFA softer black
Dark brown
#4F3320Denim
Warm medium indigo, rinse wash; skip icy gray denim
03 Wear it
Wear it.
Keep warm, rich color closest to your face.
Try rust, olive or warm brown.
Cream, camel, golden brown and olive are your neutrals.
If you wear black, keep a warm color between it and your face.
Let your pieces sit a few steps apart in lightness.
Add one warm accent near your face.
04 Neighbors
Or a neighbor?
Deep Autumn
True Autumn
Deep Autumn
Both lean warm. Deep Autumn is deeper, where True Autumn sits at medium to deep.
The swap test. Use this swap only if the gray strip left you close to the line between medium and deep. Hold a medium brown under your chin by a window, then a very dark brown.
Soft Autumn
True Autumn
Soft Autumn
Both lean warm. Soft Autumn is more muted, where True Autumn is richer.
The swap test. Hold a muted moss under your chin by a window, then a rich olive and a rust. If the rich colors keep your face first, you are closer to True Autumn.
05 Your skin
Same season, your skin.
Olive skin
Olive tends to sit between warm and cool, so a very orange color can turn it yellow. Hold a deep olive green and a warm brown by a window and ask whether your skin looks grayer or more yellow-green.
- Olive
Medium to tan skin
A tan can shift your depth reading, so run the strip again in another season, and compare a rust with a cooler berry. Skin in this range can land in warm, cool or neutral seasons, not just the warm ones.
- Rust
Fair skin
Redness in your cheeks can look like a cool undertone when it is only blood flow, so test with a rested face. Cream against cool white, by a window, is a quick first swap.
- Cream
07 Questions
Questions about True Autumn.
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 Soft Autumn.
Do I have to give up black?
No. Dark brown is your dark near your face.
Is True Autumn the same as Warm Autumn?
Some systems use other names for the same idea, and Warm Autumn is a common one for what I call True Autumn. The twelve season names are a convention, so they drift from one source to the next.
Does deep skin mean I am an Autumn?
No. Depth is one of three readings, and deep coloring can be warm, cool or neutral.
Can True Autumn wear pink?
Yes, in warm versions. Warm rose and terracotta-leaning pinks tend to sit well, while icy or cool pinks can read cold near the face.
Carry True Autumn with you.
A closet in warm, rich colors with outfit formulas, the words for a colorist, and a page for your skin tone.
or just the palette on your phone
Not sure it is yours? Take the free test.
