Light Spring Color Palette: Best Colors, Neutrals and What to Avoid

Light Spring is the lightest of the warm seasons. Your coloring has a golden or peachy warmth, but the defining trait is lightness: skin, hair and eyes all sit at the lighter end, with gentle contrast between them. Heavy, dark shades sit on top of you like a costume, while clear pastels with a drop of warmth make skin look rested and eyes brighter.

Defining qualityLight
Undertoneneutral warm
Depthlight
Chromamedium
Contrastlow

The best colors for Light Spring

Wear these closest to your face: tops, scarves, glasses and lipstick. Each swatch shows its hex code so you can match it when shopping online.

Peach#FFC4A3
Light coral#F88379
Apricot#FBBE8C
Buttercup#F6D55C
Warm pink#F4A09C
Mint#98E2C6
Light aqua#7FD8D2
Light turquoise#5FCFC7
Periwinkle#9EAAE8
Spring green#B5D98C
Soft coral red#EE6F5E
Light violet#B9A3E3

Light Spring neutrals

Build a wardrobe on these instead of default black, white and grey.

Ivory#FFF4E0
Light camel#D9BC94
Warm light grey#C9C1B6
Stone#BFB3A1
Light warm navy#4F5E80

Colors Light Spring should avoid

These fight your natural coloring near the face. You can still wear them below the waist, in shoes or in bags.

Black#0A0A0A
Charcoal#36454F
Burgundy#7A1F32
Dark chocolate#3E2A20
Deep plum#4E2348
Stark white#FFFFFF

Best metals and jewelry

Light yellow gold, rose gold and polished brass. Chunky dark metals overpower you.

How to tell if you are a Light Spring

Your natural hair is light: strawberry blonde, golden blonde or light golden brown.
Your eyes are light and clear, often blue, blue green, soft green or light hazel.
Black and burgundy near your face make you look tired or washed out.
Warm peach and light coral give you color without looking like makeup.
Contrast between your hair, skin and eyes is low to medium.

Not sure? Take the free color analysis quiz or compare with the related seasons below.

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Light Spring makeup

Lipstick, blush, eyeshadow and foundation shades.

Light Spring hair colors

The most flattering hair colors and what to avoid.

Light Spring outfits

Clothing colors, capsule formulas and prints.

Light Spring FAQ

What is the difference between Light Spring and Light Summer?

Both are light seasons, but Light Spring leans warm and slightly clear while Light Summer leans cool and soft. Peach and coral flatter Light Spring; powder blue and lavender flatter Light Summer.

Can Light Spring wear black?

Black is one of the harshest colors for Light Spring. If you need a dark neutral, try light warm navy, soft charcoal brown or keep black away from your face.

Is Light Spring rare?

No season is truly rare. Light Spring is often mistyped as Light Summer because both look gentle, so a side-by-side drape test with peach and powder blue helps.

Not sure you are Light Spring?

These seasons share a quality with Light Spring and are the most common mix-ups.

Light Spring color palette