True Winter color palette: a cozy corner painted in its colors

Winter · Color season

True Winter color palette

Cool and bright

Also called Cool Winter

Cool and crisp, like a snowy morning under a blue sky.

Cool undertone and clear contrast: you look your best in colors with a lot of blue in them. Pure, icy and jewel colors suit you; warm golds, oranges and beiges make you look dull.

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The True Winter palette: 24 colors

With their names and hex codes. The first twelve are the essentials; the other twelve round out the palette.

The essentials

  • Cobalt#0047AB
  • Indigo#2F2F6B
  • Violet#6A0DAD
  • Magenta#E0115F
  • Crimson#DC143C
  • Emerald#009B77
  • Lagoon#00A6D6
  • Icy pink#F4C2D7
  • Icy blue#D7E7F7
  • Silver gray#C0C6D0
  • Black#1C1C1C
  • Pure white#FFFFFF

More colors

  • Royal blue#1F3FBF
  • Sapphire#0F52BA
  • Navy#1B2440
  • Fuchsia#D1007A
  • Ruby#9B111E
  • Cherry#C8102E
  • Pine#01665E
  • Teal#007C80
  • Icy lilac#E8DDF5
  • Icy mint#DDF5EC
  • Charcoal#36393F
  • Aubergine#5B1F5E

True Winter neutrals, metal and lips

Neutrals

  • Pure white #FFFFFF
  • Silver gray #C0C6D0
  • Black #1C1C1C

Metal

Silver

Your white

  • Pure white #FFFFFF

Your black

  • Black #1C1C1C

For your lips

  • Crimson #DC143C
  • Magenta #E0115F
  • Cherry #C8102E

True Winter hair and makeup

Hair

True Winter hair color stays crisp and cold: cool black, dark ash brown, or icy platinum for anyone who prefers blonde. Highlights, if any, usually work better blue or violet than gold, and gray looks striking as pure white or silver. Honey, caramel and coppery tones tend to make this cool, clear coloring look dull.

Makeup

True Winter makeup likes color with a lot of blue in it. An icy pink or sheer fuchsia blush goes with crimson, magenta or cherry lips, then sapphire, navy or silvery shadow with a crisp black liner. Skip salmon, camel, pumpkin and olive, which tend to look muddy on this cool coloring.

True Winter colors to avoid

The ones that dull this coloring most, next to the face.

  • Camel #C19A6B
  • Pumpkin #C1632F
  • Olive #6B7A3A
  • Salmon #F9A98B

Where it sits

Every season is a point on three axes: undertone, depth and chroma. The one that defines it is marked.

Undertone: Cool Defining trait

CoolWarm

Blue, pink or rosy undertones: colors with a touch of blue light you up.

Depth: Deep

LightDeep

Dark hair, eyes or skin: rich, deep colors hold their own beside you.

Chroma: Bright

SoftBright

Your features are clear and contrasted: pure, vivid colors make you glow.

Neighboring seasons

The two closest to True Winter: if a color here doesn’t convince you, look at theirs.

Opposite season

The palette furthest from True Winter.

How to wear it

  • Wear your colors close to your face: a top, a scarf, your glasses. Further away, they matter less.
  • Build on your neutrals, then add one or two colors from the palette.
  • Try them in daylight, next to your face: the right ones even out your skin and light up your eyes.

A test can’t see you, so take it as a starting point: try your colors next to your face, in daylight.

All twelve seasons