Seasonal color analysis

Spring color palette

The palette for people with warm (golden/yellow-based) coloring — warm, light and fresh — split into three seasons: True Spring, Light Spring and Bright Spring.

The Spring color palette in seasonal color analysis is warm (golden/yellow-based), light to medium in depth and medium to bright in clarity: three seasons — True Spring (also called Warm Spring), Light Spring (Light Warm Spring) and Bright Spring (Clear Spring) — holding 48 distinct colors and 18 neutrals between them, every one published here with its hex code. It is the palette worn by people with Spring coloring — warm, light and fresh — not a decorating scheme.

What are the Spring colors?

All 48 Spring colors, with hex codes — the three Spring palettes hold 48 swatches between them and 48 distinct colors, with no swatch shared between two Spring seasons. Wear them near the face, where the color is doing its job. Each season’s own page carries its 16 colors, its neutrals and its shades to avoid.

  • Coral Rose#F2706A
  • Marigold#F5C95A
  • Leaf Green#8FC36B
  • Warm Peach#F4A26B
  • Chartreuse Bud#E8D24B
  • Jade Pool#5BC2A8
  • Clear Ocean#5BB6D6
  • Shell Pink#F2A6B0
  • Watermelon#E86A8A
  • Terracotta Sun#C9602F
  • Tomato Red#E04B3A
  • Golden Apricot#F0A040
  • Kelly Green#3FA45B
  • Turquoise#2FB5B0
  • Warm Violet#8E6BC0
  • Daffodil#FFD44F
  • Peach Blossom#FFB59E
  • Buttercream#F7DC8E
  • Spring Aqua#8FD6C6
  • Warm Ivory#FBF0DC
  • Coral Pink#F99787
  • Melon Sorbet#FFA588
  • Pistachio#B8D8A0
  • Soft Turquoise#7CCFD0
  • Baby Marigold#FBC65F
  • Powder Peach#FAD0BB
  • Fresh Leaf#9CCB76
  • Clear Sky#9CCEE8
  • Rosy Nude#EFAF9C
  • Honeydew#DCE8A9
  • Apricot Cream#FFC498
  • Periwinkle Mist#A9B8E8
  • Hot Coral#FF5A4E
  • Lime Zest#B5D334
  • Electric Aqua#00B8C4
  • Flamingo#F6559C
  • Clear Red#E3242B
  • Tangerine#FF8C42
  • Sun Yellow#FFD02F
  • Emerald Pop#00A86B
  • Cobalt Splash#2A6FDB
  • Violet Spark#7C4DFF
  • Peony Pink#FF7BAC
  • Kiwi#8DC63F
  • Bright Teal#0097A7
  • Poppy Orange#F4581F
  • Golden Glow#F7B32B
  • True Turquoise#12BBB4

The three Spring seasons

The three Spring seasons are True Spring, Light Spring and Bright Spring. They share one undertone and part on depth and clarity: True Spring is medium in depth and clear and true; Light Spring is light in depth and moderately clear; Bright Spring is medium in depth and bright and highly saturated.

Spring colors by family: greens, oranges & corals and yellows & golds

The same 48 colors sorted by hue instead of by season — each swatch filed by where it sits in CIELAB, not by what it is called. The 5 largest groups in the Spring palette are below with their hex codes.

Spring greens

The Spring greens are Leaf Green (#8FC36B), Jade Pool (#5BC2A8), Kelly Green (#3FA45B), Turquoise (#2FB5B0), Spring Aqua (#8FD6C6) and Pistachio (#B8D8A0) — 13 of the 48 colors in the Spring palette, carried by all three Spring seasons. Also in the family: Soft Turquoise (#7CCFD0), Fresh Leaf (#9CCB76), Honeydew (#DCE8A9), Lime Zest (#B5D334), Emerald Pop (#00A86B), Kiwi (#8DC63F) and True Turquoise (#12BBB4).

  • Leaf Green#8FC36B
  • Jade Pool#5BC2A8
  • Kelly Green#3FA45B
  • Turquoise#2FB5B0
  • Spring Aqua#8FD6C6
  • Pistachio#B8D8A0
  • Soft Turquoise#7CCFD0
  • Fresh Leaf#9CCB76
  • Honeydew#DCE8A9
  • Lime Zest#B5D334
  • Emerald Pop#00A86B
  • Kiwi#8DC63F
  • True Turquoise#12BBB4

Spring oranges & corals

The Spring oranges & corals are Coral Rose (#F2706A), Warm Peach (#F4A26B), Terracotta Sun (#C9602F), Peach Blossom (#FFB59E), Coral Pink (#F99787) and Melon Sorbet (#FFA588) — 11 of the 48 colors in the Spring palette, carried by all three Spring seasons. Also in the family: Powder Peach (#FAD0BB), Apricot Cream (#FFC498), Hot Coral (#FF5A4E), Tangerine (#FF8C42) and Poppy Orange (#F4581F).

  • Coral Rose#F2706A
  • Warm Peach#F4A26B
  • Terracotta Sun#C9602F
  • Peach Blossom#FFB59E
  • Coral Pink#F99787
  • Melon Sorbet#FFA588
  • Powder Peach#FAD0BB
  • Apricot Cream#FFC498
  • Hot Coral#FF5A4E
  • Tangerine#FF8C42
  • Poppy Orange#F4581F

Spring yellows & golds

The Spring yellows & golds are Marigold (#F5C95A), Chartreuse Bud (#E8D24B), Golden Apricot (#F0A040), Daffodil (#FFD44F), Buttercream (#F7DC8E) and Baby Marigold (#FBC65F) — 8 of the 48 colors in the Spring palette, carried by all three Spring seasons. Also in the family: Sun Yellow (#FFD02F) and Golden Glow (#F7B32B).

  • Marigold#F5C95A
  • Chartreuse Bud#E8D24B
  • Golden Apricot#F0A040
  • Daffodil#FFD44F
  • Buttercream#F7DC8E
  • Baby Marigold#FBC65F
  • Sun Yellow#FFD02F
  • Golden Glow#F7B32B

Spring blues

The Spring blues are Clear Ocean (#5BB6D6), Clear Sky (#9CCEE8), Periwinkle Mist (#A9B8E8), Electric Aqua (#00B8C4), Cobalt Splash (#2A6FDB) and Bright Teal (#0097A7) — 6 of the 48 colors in the Spring palette, carried by all three Spring seasons.

  • Clear Ocean#5BB6D6
  • Clear Sky#9CCEE8
  • Periwinkle Mist#A9B8E8
  • Electric Aqua#00B8C4
  • Cobalt Splash#2A6FDB
  • Bright Teal#0097A7

Spring pinks

The Spring pinks are Shell Pink (#F2A6B0), Watermelon (#E86A8A), Flamingo (#F6559C) and Peony Pink (#FF7BAC) — 4 of the 48 colors in the Spring palette, carried by True Spring and Bright Spring.

  • Shell Pink#F2A6B0
  • Watermelon#E86A8A
  • Flamingo#F6559C
  • Peony Pink#FF7BAC

What are the Spring neutrals?

18 distinct neutrals across the three Spring seasons — the coat, the trousers, the knit worn weekly. Bright Navy (#1F3F78) is the deepest and Warm White (#FBF4E4) the lightest, and most Spring outfits are built between those two with one palette color near the face.

  • Warm Cream#F8ECD4
  • Camel#C89F68
  • Golden Tan#D2A878
  • Bright Navy#274B77
  • Warm Beige#E2CBA8
  • Light Khaki#BBA97A
  • Warm Ivory#FBF0DC
  • Oat Milk#EFE3CE
  • Camel Cream#D9B98D
  • Light Taupe#C9B49C
  • Dove Greige#CFC4B4
  • Golden Sand#E4CFA4
  • Warm White#FBF4E4
  • Light Camel#D8B384
  • Bright Navy#1F3F78
  • Clear Charcoal#3E4148
  • Golden Beige#E7CFA4
  • Warm Grey#B7AC9E

What does a Spring wear? (Spring color palette clothing)

True Spring: clear warm color as the main event; camel and warm cream as your "blacks". Jewelry: gold.

Light Spring: light warm layers over crisp warm-white; color near the face, softness everywhere else. Jewelry: gold.

Bright Spring: one saturated hero color per outfit; sharpen with bright navy or warm white. Jewelry: both, leaning gold.

The Spring palette at a glance
Undertonewarm (golden/yellow-based)
Depth rangelight to medium across the family
Clarity rangemedium to bright across the family
MetalsGold (True Spring and Light Spring) · Both, leaning gold (Bright Spring)
SeasonsTrue Spring, Light Spring and Bright Spring
Palette size48 colors · 18 neutrals

Which Spring season am I?

Undertone puts you in the Spring family; two more questions — depth and clarity — pick the season inside it. Depth is how light or deep your natural coloring runs (light to medium across this family) and clarity is how bright or muted it is (medium to bright). True Spring: medium depth, clear clarity. Light Spring: light depth, medium clarity. Bright Spring: medium depth, bright clarity. The free Palettewell undertone quiz settles the first axis; the full analysis uses a quiz plus one selfie to settle all three.

Take the free undertone quiz to settle warm against cool, then get the full analysis to place yourself inside the Spring family.

Is there a cool Spring?

No. There is no cool Spring in the 12-season system — all three Spring seasons are warm, and that shared undertone is what makes them a family. Measured across the palettes, the coolest-leaning of the three is Bright Spring, whose colors sit closest to neutral on the yellow-blue axis, so “cool spring” usually points at it. If your coloring reads cool, the comparison to read is Bright Spring vs Bright Winter — that crossover, not a season that does not exist, is what the phrase is reaching for.

Bright Spring vs Bright Winter — both palettes side by side, and the test that separates them.

Is there a muted Spring?

Not really. No Spring season is muted — the family runs medium to bright in clarity, and clarity is half of what makes it a Spring. The softest of the three is Light Spring, the least saturated Spring palette when you measure it. If your coloring is genuinely muted and warm, the palette that fits is Soft Autumn rather than a Spring one.

The Soft Autumn palette in full — every color with its hex code.

Spring palette questions

What is the Spring color palette?

The Spring color palette in seasonal color analysis is warm (golden/yellow-based), light to medium in depth and medium to bright in clarity: three seasons — True Spring (also called Warm Spring), Light Spring (Light Warm Spring) and Bright Spring (Clear Spring) — holding 48 distinct colors and 18 neutrals between them, every one published here with its hex code. It is the palette worn by people with Spring coloring — warm, light and fresh — not a decorating scheme.

What are the three Spring seasons?

The three Spring seasons are True Spring, Light Spring and Bright Spring. They share one undertone and part on depth and clarity: True Spring is medium in depth and clear and true; Light Spring is light in depth and moderately clear; Bright Spring is medium in depth and bright and highly saturated.

Is there a cool Spring?

No. There is no cool Spring in the 12-season system — all three Spring seasons are warm, and that shared undertone is what makes them a family. Measured across the palettes, the coolest-leaning of the three is Bright Spring, whose colors sit closest to neutral on the yellow-blue axis, so “cool spring” usually points at it. If your coloring reads cool, the comparison to read is Bright Spring vs Bright Winter — that crossover, not a season that does not exist, is what the phrase is reaching for.

Is there a muted Spring?

Not really. No Spring season is muted — the family runs medium to bright in clarity, and clarity is half of what makes it a Spring. The softest of the three is Light Spring, the least saturated Spring palette when you measure it. If your coloring is genuinely muted and warm, the palette that fits is Soft Autumn rather than a Spring one.

Which Spring season am I?

Undertone puts you in the Spring family; two more questions — depth and clarity — pick the season inside it. Depth is how light or deep your natural coloring runs (light to medium across this family) and clarity is how bright or muted it is (medium to bright). True Spring: medium depth, clear clarity. Light Spring: light depth, medium clarity. Bright Spring: medium depth, bright clarity. The free Palettewell undertone quiz settles the first axis; the full analysis uses a quiz plus one selfie to settle all three.

Is this the same as a spring color palette for design or decor?

No. This is the Spring palette in seasonal color analysis — the 48 colors that suit people with Spring coloring, chosen against skin, hair and eyes rather than against a room. The hex codes work perfectly well as a color scheme if that is what you came for, and a spring scheme built from them will read warm, light and fresh — but the reason each color is on the list is a face, not a wall.

The Spring seasons in detail

The other three families