Winter

Winter colouring: the three Winter palettes

This is your palette

Every Winter palette is cool. The three part on depth and clarity: Bright Winter is mid-deep and clear, True Winter deep and clear, Deep Winter deep and soft.

Which of two?

• Bright Winter or True Winter?
• True Winter or Deep Winter?
• Autumn or Winter?
• Summer or Winter?

Side by side

Bright Winter

cool, mid-toned and clear

Cool-neutral, mid to deep, and very clear. High contrast is correct here, and pure white and true black are genuinely yours.

• Clear Cerulean
• Royal Blue
• True Violet
• Hot Cerise
• Emerald Green
• Vivid Turquoise

True Winter

cool, deep and clear

Cool, deep and clear. Blue-based throughout, with real black and real white as working neutrals rather than as a last resort.

• True Blue
• Cool Cobalt
• Royal Purple
• Emerald Green Deep
• Cherry RedBlue-based red, never tomato.
• Magenta Fuchsia

Deep Winter

cool, deep and muted

Cool, deep and slightly muted. Depth carries the palette; the muting only keeps it from becoming a Bright Winter.

• Deep Marine
• Indigo Violet
• Deep Amethyst
• Wine Berry
• Dark Forest Cool
• Muted Gold OliveA deep cool season can wear olive if it is dusty and dark.

How to find your palette

Colour analysis reads three things in your colouring: warm or cool, light or deep, clear or soft. The quiz asks about your eyes, hair and skin, looked at in a mirror by a window in daylight. It never photographs or scans your face, and the palette it finds is yours to keep.

The four seasons

• Spring palettes
• Summer palettes
• Autumn palettes

Colour analysis