This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Conn Coll chapter.
The old trend of seasonal color palettes to dress your best has made a comeback in the recent months. Here is a guide to help you find your colors and our favorite looks for each season. The first step is to discover your seasonal color palette. Multiple color palette quizzes are trending online right now, but our personal favorite is the 30 Something Urban Girl Color Analysis Quiz.
This quiz will take into account the coolness or warmth of your skin, hair, and eyes as well as the contrast between those features. This will then guide you to the colors that will look the most flattering on your unique features! After finding your color palette, take a look at our favorite looks for each of the different categories. All of the looks we will show are purely suggestions, it is most important to dress in what makes you feel comfortable and confident!
Winter
| Dark Winter | People whose color palette is dark winter have cool undertones, high contrast between features, and look stunning in deep colors. Some go-to colors to highlight your features are cool-based jewel tones, such as black, cranberry red, and emerald green. Our celebrity pick for this color palette is Viola Davis in this sapphire blue gown that makes her features pop beautifully. |  |
| True Winter | Those who have a True Winter color palette have a high contrast between their hair, skin, and eyes. They look best in cool and bright colors such as white and bright yellow. Our favorite sitcom actress, Zoey Deschanel is a prime example of this palette and our favorite look is her in this icy blue dress. |  |
| Bright Winter | Bright winter colors are sharp, vibrant, and range from white to bright, dark red. This palette is very versatile! An iconic celebrity that we all know and love with this color palette is Courtney Cox, who has countless gorgeous red outfits in the show Friends. |  |
Spring
| Bright Spring | Bright spring colors are vibrant and tend to be on the cooler side. Bright purple and a range of teal will make your features pop. Our favorite celebrity look tailored to this palette is Tessa Thompson in this stunning bright red ensemble! |  |
| True Spring | A true spring color palette is warm and bright, with golden undertones. Warm and saturated colors will be very flattering, such as hot pink and warm greens. Our favorite celebrity look for this palette is Jessica Chastain in this beautiful green dress! |  |
| Light Spring | People whose color palette is a “light spring” normally are warm toned and have a low level of contrast between their skin, hair, and eyes. Soft pastel colors will be your forté. Our favorite celebrity look in this color palette is Taylor Swift in her gorgeous warm, light pink dress. |  |
Summer
| Light Summer | People who are considered to have a “light summer” color palette tend to have cool undertones and a low contrast between their hair, skin, and eyes. Soft, cool pastel colors are best suited for this palette. Colors like baby blue and lavender will be your best friends. Our favorite celebrity look for this palette is Margot Robbie at the Golden Globes, stunting in a cool, pastel pink dress! |  |
| True Summer | A “true summer” color palette contains soft and muted colors, and often have cool and ashy tones in their hair. Soft grays and a range of muted (not bright) blues will best suit the cool undertones of this palette. Our favorite celebrity outfit for this palette is Anna Kendrick, who is complimenting her cool undertones with a soft, light gray dress. |  |
| Soft Summer | The “soft summer” contains cool, low saturation colors. Soft beiges and rosy pinks will compliment someone of this color palette super nicely. Our celebrity choice for “soft summer” is Jennifer Anniston in this blush pink summer dress! |  |
Autumn
| Dark Autumn | Dark Autumn is often confused with Dark Winter, but an important difference between the two is that people who have a dark autumn color palette have warm undertones. People whose color palette is “dark autumn” tend to have high contrast between their hair, skin, and eyes. They look great in warm, deep colors, such as maroon and navy blue. We have two favorite looks for this color palette, Halle Berry in a stunning maroon gown and Sofia Vergara in this navy blue masterpiece (we could not decide between these two gorgeous ladies!)e |   |
| True Autumn | Those with a “true autumn” color palette will look best in rich, warm, and soft colors. Chestnut brown and a range of warm oranges will compliment your features in an impressive way. Our celebrity choice for this palette is the beautiful Dianna Agron, or as you may know her as Quinn from Glee! |  |
| Soft Autumn | People who fall into the soft autumn color palette have a low contrast between features, and look fantastic in warm, muted colors. Try to avoid bright and sharp colors! Instead, stick with a nice sage green and soft beige. A celebrity that we think rocked this palette is Gigi Hadid. We all remember this iconic runway moment for the hair flip, but maybe it’s because she dressed perfectly for her color palette ;) She also dresses to her palette in simple, streetwear. |   |