Welcome to the Soft Autumn Season!
Now that you've discovered your unique color palette, this guide will take you on a deep dive into everything that makes this season shine. From your best colors and those you’ll want to skip, to ideal prints, patterns, and makeup choices—we’ve got it all covered to help you get the most out of your season.
If you are one step ahead and want to always have your best colours with you (and stop spending money on garments that don't flatter your natural beauty), make sure to check our digital and physical colour swatches. Think of this as your ultimate style companion!
Intro
Soft Autumn is a colour season that captures a world bathed in gentle light, where the final rays of the summer sun touch the earth, revealing a palette of intricate, earthy nuances.
Imagine the soft, tanned landscapes of deserts and savannahs, the golden expanses of wheat fields stretching toward the horizon, and the rustic allure of sandstone villages kissed by the fading sun. These colours whisper of timeless sepia photographs, delicate clay pottery shaped by hand, and the calming, dusky tones of lavender swaying in the breeze.
The essence of Soft Autumn is understated elegance. Its palette is muted yet rich, offering a harmonious blend of warmth and softness. It evokes a sense of grounded beauty and natural refinement, perfect for those who find inspiration in the subtle textures of nature.
Colour Dimensions
On the three dimensions of colour, Soft Autumn has the following settings:
Hue
Soft autumn colours are neutral-warm. That means the colours lean towards the warm end of the scale but are not extremely warm.
Chroma
This is the season primary apect. The colours are very low in chroma and sit at the muted end of the scale. Soft Autumn has the least tolerance for brightness.
Value
The soft autumn colour palette is medium in value, meaning neither light nor dark colours dominate it. And while there are lighter and darker colours, most of the colours fall somewhere in the middle of the value scale.
Your beauty and contrast
If you are a soft autumn, your primary colour aspect is the softness of your features (low chroma). Your colouring is muted – meaning your features blend rather than contrast each other.
Your secondary colour aspect is your neutral-warm undertone (hue), meaning yellow based colours suit you better than blue based colours.
Overall, the level of contrast between your features is medium to low.
The contrast is important when we talk about hair colour, makeup, prints and patterns, and the rule never changes: if you want a harmonious look, repeat your natural contrast!
Soft Autumn colour palette
The soft autumn colour palette combines softness with warmth.
The palette is filled with soft, rich, warm, and inviting shades. The colours are mid-range, meaning you don’t go all the way to black nor all the way to pure white. The palette includes warm greens, yellow-based colours with a heavy focus on browns, warm pinks and oranges.
The soft autumn colours are similar to the True/Warm Autumn palette, with some added grey to soften them out. However, due to the gentle warmth in the colours, the overall effect of the Soft Autumn palette is classy, chic and delicate.
Due to the softness of your natural colouring, true black is too bright and harsh. In its place, you have dark browns, greens and reds which you can use as dark neutrals.
True white also does not go well with your appearance because it’s brightness clash with your natural softness. Instead, you have off-whites, beiges and sand tones.
Yellowish nude tones tend to work a lot better for you, as they bring the softness that matches your beauty. You can use them as your light neutrals.
What if I still want to wear white or black?
No one is going to stop you. Remember, this is a collection of the best colours, what works best for you, but you also get to decide how and when to apply that information.
Colours to avoid
Since Soft Auttumn’s colour aspects are softness and warmth, your worst colours are the opposite of that: bright and cool.
Bright colours, such as dark purple, intense pinks and blues, black and white will overpower your soft appearance and you better avoid.
Cool colours, such as bluish greys, cool browns and yellows will clash with your natural warmth.
If you want to learn how to use the colours that are not in your palette, make sure to read this post.
Colour Combinations
One of my favourite things about colour analysis is how effortlessly it makes mixing and matching. When you have a colour-coordinated wardrobe based on your ideal shades, every piece works in harmony with the others. It’s like having a personal style formula – no more second-guessing or wondering if that new top will go with your favourite trousers!
Each item complements the next, making it easy to create fresh, stylish outfits without the stress. With your personalised palette as your guide, your wardrobe becomes a curated collection where everything flows together beautifully.
For a Clean, Sophisticated Look: Monochrome is your go-to.
For a Harmonious, Balanced Outfit: Analogous combos.
For Bold Outfits: Complementary combinations are perfect to create that impactful look.
Patterns and Prints
Since your natural colouring has medium to low contrast, opt for patterns that reflect this natural contrast level.
Below you can find an example of low, medium and high contrast respectively.
The best prints will always be the ones that contain Soft Autumn colours only. But what if most of the colours in a pattern are soft autumn, but there’s one that clearly isn’t? Does it matter?
1. Try checking it against your face. If the colours are right, you’ll see similar effects to what you saw during your colour analysis (maybe your skin is brighter, your eyes pop, etc).
2. As a rule of thumb, an off colour is less likely to ruin a print if it’s:
a neutral;
from a nearby tone, like your sister palettes
a smaller element in the print
See below some perfect prints if you are a soft autumn:
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Now, let's get personal, shall we?
Firstly, getting acquainted with your new palette takes time. Many people get surprised with their results, so make sure to give it some time to sink in and to explore your new palette.
Secondly, you absolutely don’t need to discard everything that is out of your season or buy a whole new wardrobe. Instead, start by replacing one clothing piece you wear regularly with a similar piece in your palette. And remember, your palette has a range of colours, so if you don’t like pinks don’t start with pinks – let's keep it simple.
Over time you will develop a new baseline and begin to see how the new colours can work for you and how versatile and easy to mix & match your wardrobe is.
Embracing your palette is not just about following rules, but celebrating your unique self. If you have any questions or need help with anything—whether it's how to use your swatch or styling tips—please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m always here to support you along the way!
Yours in style,
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