Bright Spring color palette
Bright Spring, or Clear Spring, combines spring's warmth with winter's intensity. Its colors are vivid and saturated: hot coral, poppy red, electric turquoise and clear emerald, with high contrast between light and dark.
- Undertone:
- warm-neutral
- Value:
- medium
- Chroma:
- very bright
The Bright Spring palette
18 signature colors with hex codes. Tap a color to copy its code.
Best neutrals
Build your wardrobe base from these instead of black and stark white.
Colors to avoid
Keep these away from your face; they work better as shoes, bags or trousers.
How to recognize a Bright Spring
Bright Spring has a warm-neutral undertone, medium value, very bright chroma. Typical, but not required, features:
Skin
clear ivory, light beige or warm olive with a bright look
Hair
dark brown, black-brown or medium golden brown, often contrasting with the skin
Eyes
bright blue, clear green, turquoise or sparkling topaz
Not sure? Take the color analysis quiz or check your undertone first.
Hair colors
rich dark brown, chestnut, warm black-brown, golden brown.
Makeup
Lips: bright coral, poppy red, clear warm pinks.
Blush: warm pink and coral.
Eyes: bright bronze, deep brown, teal, plum accents.
Jewelry
Polished yellow gold, bright silver.
Bright Spring vs. neighboring seasons
These seasons share one trait with Bright Spring, which is why they are easy to confuse. Compare the palettes side by side.
Colors in this palette
Other spring seasons
FAQ
What colors look best on a Bright Spring?
Bright Spring looks best in poppy red, hot coral, watermelon, bright pink, clear yellow, bright orange and the other colors in the palette above. The best neutrals are warm white, bright navy, charcoal brown, medium warm grey.
What colors should a Bright Spring avoid?
Bright Spring should avoid dusty rose, mustard, olive, mauve grey, rust, pastel lavender near the face. They clash with the warm-neutral undertone or overpower the very bright coloring.
What hair colors suit a Bright Spring?
Flattering hair colors for Bright Spring include rich dark brown, chestnut, warm black-brown, golden brown.
What metal jewelry suits a Bright Spring?
Bright Spring looks best in polished yellow gold, bright silver.
How do I know if I am a Bright Spring?
Bright Spring typically has clear ivory, light beige or warm olive with a bright look skin, dark brown, black-brown or medium golden brown, often contrasting with the skin hair and bright blue, clear green, turquoise or sparkling topaz eyes. The best test is draping: hold colors from this palette and from neighboring seasons under your face in daylight, or take our free color analysis quiz.
Recommended app · ColorScan
Check if a color fits your palette
In a store or at home, point ColorScan at a sweater, a lipstick or a wall and get its exact color, so you can compare it with your Bright Spring palette.
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