Light Summer color palette
Also called Light Cool Summer
Light Summer is the most delicate cool season: light overall, cool or cool-neutral, with very low contrast between features.
The palette is cool, powdery pastels and light greyed brights — soft rose, powder blue, lavender, cool mint.
Light Summer colouring at a glance
- Skin
- Light, cool or cool-neutral; often pink or rosy-beige.
- Eyes
- Light blue, grey-blue, soft green or light cool hazel.
- Hair
- Ash blonde to light ash brown, cool-toned.
- Contrast
- Low — very blended colouring.
Best colours for Light Summer
Stay light and cool throughout, and keep contrast low — tone-on-tone outfits suit Light Summer better than sharp light–dark pairings.
Best near your face
- Soft rose #E3B7BE
Statement colours
- Soft fuchsia #D479A8
- French blue #6E93C6
- Cool mint #9AD9C6
Neutrals
- Soft white #EFEFEA
- Rose beige #CDB8AE
- Grey-blue #9FB0C0
- Cool cocoa #6B5B57
Soft blenders
- Lavender #C3B6DE
- Powder blue #AFCAE0
- Dusty periwinkle #B9C6D6
Metals
- Soft silver #C9B7C0
Colours for Light Summer to avoid
- Black #101010 Far too heavy for light, delicate colouring.
- Orange #E2681C Warm and loud — clashes with a cool face.
- Tomato red #C8102E Warmth and intensity overwhelm the softness.
- Warm gold / mustard #C9A24A Yellows the skin; the undertone is cool.
- Espresso brown #3C2A1C Dark and warm; drains a light cool face.
Light Summer makeup
Lipstick
- Cool rose #D98BA3 Soft cool pink for every day.
- Dusty pink #C97C97 A slightly deeper cool neutral.
- Soft berry bold #C25C86 More colour for evening.
Blush
- Cool pink #E7AEBC Soft, natural flush.
- Soft rose #E09BB2 A touch more colour.
Eyeshadow
- Soft mauve #CDBBC6 Everyday cool wash.
- Cool taupe-grey #A9AEC0 Gentle crease definition.
- Soft blue bold #9CC3D4 A cool accent.
Metals: silver, white gold, rose gold (soft).
Everything stays light and cool. Choose rose and soft berry over coral, silver and soft mauve over bronze, and grey-brown liner instead of black. One soft focus at a time.
Nearby seasons
If Light Summer does not feel right, you may be one of its neighbours: True Summer or Soft Summer . Its opposite is True Autumn , whose palette shows the direction to avoid.