Every person belongs to one of twelve seasonal colour types. Knowing yours means never buying the wrong colour again.
The 12-season colour system is the most precise method of personal colour analysis available. It divides human colouring into twelve distinct types based on three dimensions: warmth (warm versus cool undertone), depth (light versus deep), and clarity (bright versus muted). Every person sits somewhere on these three axes — your season is the intersection that describes your colouring most accurately.
Most people have heard of the original four seasons. The 12-season system takes that foundation and refines it — recognising that within each season there are distinct sub-types with meaningfully different palettes. A Light Spring and a Bright Spring are both warm and clear, but their best colours differ. Knowing your sub-type is what makes your palette truly precise.
Spring types have warm golden or peachy undertones, light to medium colouring, and clear bright features. Their best colours are warm, fresh and luminous. Springs are overwhelmed by heavy dark colours and washed out by cool pastels.
Light Spring
The lightest of the Springs. Delicate, warm and luminous. Best in soft warm neutrals, peach, warm ivory, and light golden tones. Overwhelmed by anything too deep or too bright.
Warm Spring
The truest Spring — the most warm and golden. Best in coral, warm orange, golden yellow, camel and warm greens. Looks best when every colour in the outfit is warm-toned.
Bright Spring
The clearest and most vivid Spring. Shares vibrancy with Bright Winter. Best in clear, warm, saturated colours — bright coral, warm turquoise, clear warm yellow. Can handle more contrast than other Springs.
Summer types have cool pink or rosy undertones and a soft, muted quality to their colouring. Their best colours are cool, soft and elegant. Summers are overwhelmed by bright saturated colours and warm earthy tones.
Light Summer
The lightest and most delicate Summer. Best in soft, cool pastels — powder blue, soft lavender, rose pink, and cool ivory. Can look washed out in deep or saturated colours.
Soft Summer
The most muted of all the seasons. Best in soft, cool, greyed-down colours — dusty rose, muted lavender, sage, soft teal. Looks best when every colour is equally low in saturation.
Cool Summer
The truest Summer — the most cool and classic. Best in pure cool colours — berry, cool rose, soft navy, cool grey, and lavender. Can handle slightly more depth than other Summers.
Autumn types have warm golden, olive or earthy undertones and rich, muted colouring. Their best colours are warm, rich and earthy. Autumns are drained by cool colours and look harsh in very bright or icy shades.
Soft Autumn
The lightest and most muted Autumn. Best in soft, warm, greyed-down tones — warm taupe, soft terracotta, muted olive, and dusty warm pink. Can be overwhelmed by deep or intense colours.
Warm Autumn
The truest Autumn — richly warm and earthy. Best in warm rust, burnt orange, olive green, mustard, camel and chocolate brown. Every colour should be warm-toned and medium to deep.
Deep Autumn
The darkest Autumn, with the most depth. Best in deep, warm, rich colours — dark chocolate, deep olive, burgundy, forest green and warm black. Can carry the deepest tones of any Autumn sub-type.
Winter types have cool undertones and either very high contrast colouring or very clear, vivid features. Their best colours are cool, deep or icy. Winters look washed out in warm earthy tones and overpowered by muted colours.
Deep Winter
The darkest Winter. Best in deep, cool, rich colours — deep navy, black, deep burgundy, forest green and pure white. The most dramatic of all the seasons — needs depth to look their best.
Cool Winter
The truest Winter — the most purely cool. Best in icy pastels and deep cool tones — icy pink, cool grey, navy, black and pure white. Looks washed out in any warm tone.
Bright Winter
The most vivid Winter, sharing clarity with Bright Spring. Best in high-contrast, saturated cool colours — true red, bright cobalt, hot pink, black and white. Can carry the most colour intensity of any season.
The most accurate way to find your season is professional colour draping — Marina holds fabric swatches near your face and observes which colours enhance your features. No guessing. No self-assessment. Direct observation of how your skin, eyes and hair respond to each colour family.
For a free first read, use the My Glow Colour tool — upload a photo and get your season result in under 30 seconds.
Colour analysis is included in Marina's Transformation Program — a 6-week private program that pairs your seasonal palette with body shape analysis, wardrobe architecture, personal shopping, posture coaching, mindset work, and a full transformation day.
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