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Soft Autumn color palette

Soft Autumn combines warmth with softness. Think sage, camel and dusty teal: earthy colors with the brightness turned down.

Best colors

Sage, terracotta and camel are the backbone; muted coral is the brightest this palette goes.

  • CoreAa 7.29:1
    Sage #9CAF88 RGB 156, 175, 136
  • CoreAa 5.14:1
    Terracotta #C47A5A RGB 196, 122, 90
  • CoreAa 7.30:1
    Salmon #E2967F RGB 226, 150, 127
  • CoreAa 4.30:1
    Moss #7A8450 RGB 122, 132, 80
  • CoreAa 4.58:1
    Dusty teal #5F8C88 RGB 95, 140, 136
  • CoreAa 6.64:1
    Camel #C19A6B RGB 193, 154, 107
  • CoreAa 8.13:1
    Soft gold #CFAE6B RGB 207, 174, 107
  • CoreAa 6.53:1
    Muted coral #D98C76 RGB 217, 140, 118

Neutrals

  • NeutralAa 12.10:1
    Oatmeal #E3D7C1 RGB 227, 215, 193
  • NeutralAa 5.73:1
    Mushroom taupe #A39282 RGB 163, 146, 130
  • NeutralAa 6.07:1
    Soft brown #7A5C49 RGB 122, 92, 73
  • NeutralAa 4.67:1
    Warm gray #8C847A RGB 140, 132, 122
  • NeutralAa 5.39:1
    Olive gray #6E6B54 RGB 110, 107, 84

Accents

  • AccentAa 5.17:1
    Rust #A9562E RGB 169, 86, 46
  • AccentAa 4.46:1
    Olive #7C7A3A RGB 124, 122, 58
  • AccentAa 4.83:1
    Teal green #3E7C74 RGB 62, 124, 116
  • AccentAa 6.69:1
    Warm plum #7E4E5E RGB 126, 78, 94
  • AccentAa 4.56:1
    Pumpkin spice #C66B3D RGB 198, 107, 61

Colors to avoid

Pure white and icy blue look stark, and fuchsia is far too vivid for muted warm coloring.

  • AvoidAa 18.88:1
    Black #111111 RGB 17, 17, 17
  • AvoidAa 13.56:1
    Icy blue #CFE8F7 RGB 207, 232, 247
  • AvoidAa 4.20:1
    Fuchsia #E5308C RGB 229, 48, 140
  • AvoidAa 17.22:1
    Pure white #FFFFFF RGB 255, 255, 255

Soft Autumn at a glance

Soft Autumn is muted first and warm second. Typical coloring includes light to medium golden-brown hair, hazel or soft green eyes and warm-neutral skin, all with fairly low contrast. The palette resembles dried flowers and autumn fields: sage, terracotta, salmon and moss.

Building outfits

  1. Start with oatmeal, mushroom taupe or soft brown as the base.
  2. Add a core color such as sage, dusty teal or muted coral.
  3. Finish with one accent: rust, olive or teal green.

Tonal outfits in one or two neighboring colors look especially good on this season.

Colors that overpower

Black, icy blue, fuchsia and pure white tend to look harsh. For a crisp light color, oatmeal or a soft cream is kinder than pure white. For a dark one, soft brown or olive gray replaces black.

Neighbors

Soft Autumn borders Soft Summer, which is cooler and grayer, and True Autumn, which is richer and warmer. If rust and mustard look vivid and healthy on you, the True Autumn page may fit better.

Details

Brushed gold, bronze and antique brass usually suit. Warm nude, terracotta and soft coral lipsticks are on-palette. If you design with these colors, the swatches work equally well as a calm, earthy brand palette; see sage green for more muted greens.