Summer color palette: Soft summer, cool summer and light summer
Summer is one of the softest and most subdued seasonal types in the 12-part color analysis . Its shades emphasize coolness, mistiness and harmonious gentleness – just like the light of a summer morning or a misty lake landscape. In the 12-part color analysis, summer is divided into three subcategories: cool summer, soft summer and light summer. Each of them has its own harmonious color palette, with nuances from other seasonal types. When you find your own summer type, dressing becomes easier and the colors you choose will bring out your natural freshness in the best way. Discover the summer color palettes and find your own shades!
Soft summer
The Soft Summer color palette is the softest of all summer color palettes, and the colors are mostly gray. The Soft Summer palette has an autumn influence, but the tones are not warm like the autumn color family, but cool. They are not bright or clean, but subdued and calm. The degree of darkness of the Soft Summer tones varies from light to dark. The Soft Summer tones get their darkness from autumn, but they have low contrast – just like the colors on a beautiful midsummer day.
Soft summer shines in soft shades that contrast with gray. For example, mint green, pink and blue-gray are perfect for soft summer – they wonderfully bring out the brightness in you! Below you can see the soft summer color palette. Also explore the neutral shades of summer.
Cool summer
The cool summer color palette is the most intense and brightest of all summer color palettes. However, the shades are not as bright as the winter color family. The degree of darkness of the cool summer shades varies from light to dark. However, the shades are soft, as they also contain gray.
Cool summer shines in cool and soft tones. For example, lavender, rose red and light blue are the cool summer colors – they bring out harmony and softness. Below you can see the cool summer color palette.
Light summer
The light summer color palette is the lightest and even the softest of all summer color palettes. The light summer palette has a spring influence, but the tones are definitely cold, misty and soft. The darkness of the light summer tones varies from light to dark.
Pastel shades, powdery tones, blue-gray, and subtle lemon yellow are particularly suitable for light summer.
