How this color analysis quiz works
Seasonal color analysis sorts coloring into seasons by three qualities. Undertone is whether your skin leans warm (golden, peachy) or cool (pink, rosy, blue-based). Value is how light or deep your overall coloring is. Chroma is whether you look best in clear, saturated color or in soft, muted color. Every question above nudges one or more of these three scores.
The 12-season system splits each of the four classic seasons into three, each led by its strongest quality. A Soft Autumn is soft first and warm second; a Deep Winter is deep first and cool second; a Light Spring is light first and warm second. The quiz compares your three scores with all 12 season profiles and shows your best match, how strong it is, and your next closest season.
The optional selfie step measures color instead of asking about it. Tap bare skin on your cheek, your hair, the colored part of your eye and, if you can, something white in the same light. The page averages the pixels you tap, corrects for the light using your white point, and blends those readings into the quiz scores. The photo is only drawn in your browser; it is never uploaded.
Tips for an accurate result
- Use daylight. Stand facing a window, out of direct sun. Warm bulbs push everything toward autumn and spring; cool office light pushes it toward summer and winter.
- Go bare. Remove makeup and tinted sunscreen, and answer based on your natural hair color, not a recent dye job.
- Skip what you don’t know. “Not sure” is better than a guess. You need at least 8 answers.
- Turn off filters. Phone beauty modes and warm photo filters change the skin color the selfie step reads.
- Check the runner-up. If your top two seasons are close, open both palettes and compare them against your face in a mirror or with the try-on tool.
The 12 color seasons at a glance
| Season | Leads with | Then | In a word |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Spring | Light | Warm | A light |
| Warm Spring | Warm | Bright | A golden |
| Bright Spring | Bright | Warm | A vivid |
| Light Summer | Light | Cool | A light |
| Cool Summer | Cool | Soft | A cool |
| Soft Summer | Soft | Cool | A muted |
| Soft Autumn | Soft | Warm | Soft Autumn has a blended |
| Warm Autumn | Warm | Soft | Warm Autumn is defined by a strong golden undertone and suits rich |
| Deep Autumn | Deep | Warm | Deep Autumn has dark |
| Deep Winter | Deep | Cool | Deep Winter has dark |
| Cool Winter | Cool | Bright | Cool Winter has a clearly cool undertone with high contrast |
| Bright Winter | Bright | Cool | Bright Winter has clear |
What to do with your result
Open your season’s palette page to copy hex codes, download a phone wallpaper for shopping, and try the colors against your own selfie. Start small: one or two tops or a scarf in your best colors near your face show the difference fastest. Your neutrals are where most of the wardrobe budget goes, so check those before buying a coat or a bag.
Not convinced by a quiz? The selfie drape test works the way an in-person consultant does: it lays pairs of colors under your face and asks which one looks better. And if you want everything in one place, the personal color report ranks a 36-color palette for your exact scores, with makeup shades, hair directions, outfit formulas and colors to avoid.