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

Warm Spring, also called True Spring, is the warmest spring. Your coloring has an obvious golden undertone, and it can handle clear, saturated warm color without being overwhelmed. Cool, dusty or icy shades drain the glow from your skin, while tomato red, turquoise and marigold look like they were made for you.

Defining qualityWarm
Undertonewarm
Depthmedium
Chromabright
Contrastmedium

The best colors for Warm 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.

Tomato red#E5533D
Coral#FF7F50
Marigold#F3A712
Golden yellow#FFC72C
Warm green#4CB33B
Turquoise#1FB5AD
Warm teal#1E9E8F
Clear blue#2A8FD0
Peach#FFB38A
Salmon#FA8072
Warm violet#8E6BBF
Leaf green#7DBE3C

Warm Spring neutrals

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

Cream#FFF1D2
Camel#C19A6B
Warm beige#E3C9A8
Golden brown#8C5E2A
Warm navy#2B3A67

Colors Warm 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
Cool grey#8C8F94
Dusty rose#C4A4A7
Burgundy#6D1A2A
Icy blue#D7E9F7
Mauve#B784A7

Best metals and jewelry

Yellow gold, brass and warm bronze. Bright polished finishes suit you better than oxidized ones.

How to tell if you are a Warm Spring

You tan golden and your skin looks peachy, golden or warm beige.
Your natural hair has visible warmth: golden brown, copper, auburn or strawberry blonde.
Eyes are clear and bright: warm green, turquoise, golden hazel or warm blue.
Yellow gold jewelry looks better on you than silver.
Dusty mauve and grey make you look sallow.

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

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Warm Spring makeup

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Warm Spring outfits

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Warm Spring FAQ

Is True Spring the same as Warm Spring?

Yes. Warm Spring and True Spring are two names for the same season, the one whose defining quality is warmth.

What neutral replaces black for Warm Spring?

Warm navy, golden brown or camel. They give you the anchor of a dark neutral without the harshness of black.

Can Warm Spring wear silver?

Silver is not forbidden, but yellow gold and brass usually look warmer and more natural. Mixed metal pieces with gold dominant are a good compromise.

Not sure you are Warm Spring?

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

Warm Spring color palette