Color season calculator
Seasonal color analysis sorts coloring along three dimensions — warm or cool, light or deep, and bright or soft — and names a season after whichever one stands out most. The 12-season version splits each of the four classic seasons into three. Answer eight questions about your undertone, natural hair, eyes and contrast and this calculator names your likeliest season and its nearest neighbor. It is a style guide, not science: treat the result as a starting point for testing colors in daylight.
Your likeliest color season
Question 1 of 8
Judge your natural coloring in daylight, without makeup or hair dye.
Seasonal color analysis is a style framework, not a scientific test. Lighting, makeup, hair dye and a tan all change the result, and so does how you judge your own features. The swatches are illustrative examples, not an official palette. Use the result as a shortlist of colors to try in daylight, not a rule.
The three dimensions behind every season
Temperature — warm or cool. Whether your coloring leans golden or blue-pink. Undertone questions (veins, metals, white versus cream) carry most of the weight here.
Value — light or deep. How light or dark your overall coloring is, driven mostly by natural hair, eyes and skin depth.
Chroma — bright or soft. How clear and saturated your coloring is versus muted and blended. Contrast between hair, skin and eyes is the biggest clue.
The 12-season system names each season after whichever of these traits is strongest, then uses the other two to choose between neighbors.
The 12 seasons at a glance
| Season | Strongest trait | Also | Colors that usually work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Spring | Light | Warm, clear | Peach, light aqua, warm pastels |
| True Spring | Warm | Clear | Golden yellow, coral, turquoise |
| Bright Spring | Bright | Warm | Hot coral, bright turquoise, true red |
| Light Summer | Light | Cool, soft | Powder blue, lavender, soft rose |
| True Summer | Cool | Soft | Blue-grey, raspberry, soft teal |
| Soft Summer | Soft | Cool | Dusty rose, sage, slate blue |
| Soft Autumn | Soft | Warm | Olive, camel, salmon |
| True Autumn | Warm | Rich | Rust, mustard, olive |
| Deep Autumn | Deep | Warm | Chocolate, deep teal, burgundy |
| Deep Winter | Deep | Cool | Black, navy, emerald |
| True Winter | Cool | Clear | True red, royal blue, fuchsia |
| Bright Winter | Bright | Cool | Electric blue, hot pink, emerald |
How to test your result
Drape a few colors from your season and from its neighbor under your chin in natural daylight, with no makeup. The right colors tend to make skin look even and eyes look clear; the wrong ones tend to emphasize shadows or make skin look sallow. Take photos so you can compare side by side.
Presence — Colour Season analysis on your iPhone
Presence's Colour Season analysis reads your undertone, depth and chroma across all 12 seasonal categories, entirely on your iPhone — the photo never leaves the device, and there is no account. Colour Season is part of Presence Pro; First Impression, Aura and Grooming scores are free forever.
View on the App StoreFrequently asked questions
What are the 12 color seasons?
Light Spring, True (Warm) Spring and Bright Spring; Light Summer, True (Cool) Summer and Soft Summer; Soft Autumn, True (Warm) Autumn and Deep Autumn; Deep Winter, True (Cool) Winter and Bright Winter. Each is named for its strongest trait: light, deep, bright, soft, warm or cool.
How does this color season calculator work?
Every answer adds points on three axes: warm to cool, light to deep, and bright to soft. Each axis is scaled to the same range and the one furthest from neutral becomes your dominant trait. The dominant trait picks the season family, and your other two axes choose between the seasons that share it. Your nearest neighboring season is shown too.
Is color season analysis scientific?
No. Seasonal color analysis is a styling convention, not a validated scientific classification. Results depend on lighting, makeup, hair dye, a tan, and how you judge your own features. It can still be a useful way to narrow down which colors to try, so test the suggested palette against your face in natural daylight.
How do I know if my undertone is warm or cool?
Common at-home checks: in daylight, wrist veins that look mostly green suggest warm and mostly blue or purple suggest cool; gold jewelry tends to flatter warm undertones and silver cool ones; cream or ivory near the face suits warm and pure bright white suits cool. If none of these give a clear answer, you may be neutral.
What if I am between two seasons?
That is common, which is why the result shows your closest neighbor. Neighboring seasons share one trait, so colors from the overlap usually work. A neutral undertone often lands in a Soft or True season, and the same person can test differently with dyed hair or a tan.
Does the quiz save my answers or need a photo?
No photo, no account and no upload. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.