Light Spring color palette

Light Springs look best in light, warm and clear colors. Here is the full palette with HEX codes, neutrals to build on and the shades to skip.

Best colors

Peach and coral pink are the easiest wins; light turquoise and periwinkle add the cooler side without losing warmth.

CoreAa 9.89:1

Peach #FFB38A RGB 255, 179, 138
CoreAa 6.98:1

Coral pink #F88379 RGB 248, 131, 121
CoreAa 9.50:1

Warm aqua #6FD1C4 RGB 111, 209, 196
CoreAa 10.70:1

Light turquoise #7FDBDA RGB 127, 219, 218
CoreAa 13.11:1

Butter yellow #F9E07F RGB 249, 224, 127
CoreAa 10.29:1

Light leaf green #A8D58A RGB 168, 213, 138
CoreAa 7.14:1

Periwinkle #8FA5E8 RGB 143, 165, 232
CoreAa 10.83:1

Apricot #FBC28E RGB 251, 194, 142

Neutrals

NeutralAa 16.26:1

Ivory #FFF8E7 RGB 255, 248, 231
NeutralAa 9.24:1

Light camel #D9B98C RGB 217, 185, 140
NeutralAa 10.18:1

Warm light gray #CFC6B8 RGB 207, 198, 184
NeutralAa 7.10:1

Soft taupe #B5A48E RGB 181, 164, 142
NeutralAa 6.70:1

Light navy #4A5A8C RGB 74, 90, 140

Accents

AccentAa 6.31:1

Bright coral #FF6F61 RGB 255, 111, 97
AccentAa 8.30:1

Clear aqua #3CC7C0 RGB 60, 199, 192
AccentAa 10.50:1

Golden yellow #F6C343 RGB 246, 195, 67
AccentAa 6.02:1

Warm violet #A88BD8 RGB 168, 139, 216
AccentAa 7.52:1

Salmon #FA8E72 RGB 250, 142, 114

Colors to avoid

Black and burgundy are heavy against delicate coloring; dusty mauve looks gray rather than soft.

AvoidAa 18.88:1

Black #111111 RGB 17, 17, 17
AvoidAa 11.34:1

Burgundy #6D1A36 RGB 109, 26, 54
AvoidAa 11.63:1

Charcoal #36393B RGB 54, 57, 59
AvoidAa 4.63:1

Dusty mauve #9E7B8A RGB 158, 123, 138

Who Light Spring suits

Light Spring's main trait is lightness, with warmth second. People in this season often have light golden, strawberry or light brown hair, light eyes and fair skin with a warm or neutral undertone. Their coloring is delicate, so heavy, dark colors overpower them.

Wearing the palette

Build outfits on ivory, light camel and warm light gray rather than black or charcoal.
Use peach, coral pink and warm aqua close to the face.
For a dark neutral, choose light navy; it gives definition without the weight of black.
Gold and light rose-gold jewelry usually suit better than heavy silver.

Colors to skip

Black, burgundy, charcoal and dusty mauve are the classic problem colors. They are too heavy or too muted, and can make skin look gray. If you love black trousers, keep them away from your face and add a light top.

Close neighbors

Light Spring sits between Light Summer, which is cooler and softer, and True Spring, which is warmer and more saturated. If powder blue and lavender suit you as well as peach, compare with the Light Summer palette.

Makeup and hair

Peachy blush, coral or warm pink lipstick and soft brown eyeliner keep the look light. Golden or honey highlights tend to suit better than ashy tones. You can check any HEX code from the palette against a photo with the color analysis tool.