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Light Summer Color Palette

Soft, cool, delicate tones with gentle contrast for the light summer season

Powder Blue

Soft Rose

Pale Lavender

Light Teal

Icy Pink

Soft Sky

Pale Mauve

Light Sage

Pale Gray

Soft Periwinkle

About This Palette

The light summer palette features the lightest, most delicate cool colors of the summer family. Think soft blue sky, faded roses, gentle lavender, and powdery tones. Light summer sits between true summer and light spring, sharing spring's lightness but summer's cool quality. Light summers have fair, cool-toned skin, light hair, and soft, light eyes.

Color Combinations

Gentle Skies

#B3CDE3 · #A8C8E8 · #C8C8D0

Faded Roses

#D5A4B3 · #F0D0DC · #D0B0C0

Cool Garden

#8BBCBC · #C9B8D8 · #A4C0A8

Frequently Asked Questions

What colors are in the light summer palette?
The light summer palette includes delicate cool tones like powder blue, soft rose, pale lavender, light teal, icy pink, and soft periwinkle. All colors are light and cool with a gentle, muted quality.
How do I know if I'm a light summer?
Light summers have fair, cool-toned skin, light ash blonde or light brown hair, and light eyes in soft blue, gray, or green. Your overall coloring is light and cool with low contrast.
What colors should light summer avoid?
Avoid dark, heavy colors like black and dark navy, warm tones like orange and gold, and vivid neons. These overpower your delicate, light, cool coloring.

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