Soft Autumn color palette
Also called Soft Warm Autumn
Soft Autumn shares Soft Summer’s mutedness but leans warm: a warm-neutral undertone, medium depth, and low contrast.
The palette is soft and earthy — terracotta, sage, camel, dusty gold, muted teal — all slightly greyed.
Soft Autumn colouring at a glance
- Skin
- Warm-neutral, often golden-beige with a soft, muted quality.
- Eyes
- Soft hazel, greyed green or muted warm brown.
- Hair
- Mousy or golden-brown, medium depth, often ashy-warm.
- Contrast
- Low — blended and gentle.
Best colours for Soft Autumn
Keep everything warm but softened; reach for antique gold rather than bright gold, and cream rather than white.
Best near your face
- Soft terracotta #C77B5A
- Salmon #DDA187
Statement colours
- Muted teal #4F8A80
- Dusty gold #C9A24A
- Soft brick #9E4B37
Neutrals
- Warm taupe #9C8973
- Camel #B5946A
- Coffee #5A4634
- Warm beige #D5C3A5
Soft blenders
- Sage #A8AE86
- Olive #8A8452
Metals
- Antique gold #B79A5E
Colours for Soft Autumn to avoid
- Black #101010 Too dark and hard for soft, warm colouring.
- Icy pastel #D9E6F2 Cool and thin — the undertone is warm.
- Fuchsia #E5308A Bright and cool; overpowers a muted face.
- Stark white #FFFFFF Choose cream — pure white is too stark.
- Bright cobalt #0057D9 Saturation and coolness both clash.
Soft Autumn makeup
Lipstick
- Soft terracotta #C57F68 Warm muted everyday lip.
- Warm rosewood #B26A55 A touch deeper.
- Muted brick bold #A85C43 Warm statement.
Blush
- Soft peach #DCA089 Warm diffused flush.
- Warm apricot #D08E76 Slightly more colour.
Eyeshadow
- Soft bronze #B39371 Muted warm lid.
- Warm taupe #8A7350 Soft crease.
- Muted moss bold #6E8A72 An earthy accent.
Metals: antique gold, brushed bronze.
Warm but muted — every shade slightly softened. Terracotta and rosewood on the lips, peach blush, soft bronze on the eyes. Brown liner, never black; keep shimmer low.
Nearby seasons
If Soft Autumn does not feel right, you may be one of its neighbours: True Autumn or Deep Autumn . Its opposite is True Summer , whose palette shows the direction to avoid.