16 season color analysis
All 16 seasons, four in each of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, with their colors.
Tap a season to see it on a face.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Light Spring
Light, warm and fresh, color with the lights turned up. See the colors
Hard to tell by eye? A selfie measures it. How it works
By Ruslan ShchuchkinML engineer and data scientistPublished
What is 16 season color analysis?
Seasonal color analysis sorts your coloring by three things: is it warm or cool, light or deep, bright or soft. The first system had four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Later systems split each one into three, and the 16-season system splits each one into four.
The fourth type sits in the middle of each family. Next to True Spring there is a Warm Spring with a touch of Autumn. Summer gets Cool Summer, Autumn gets Warm Autumn and Winter gets Cool Winter in the same way.
Do you need 16 seasons?
Probably not. 12 seasons are already a lot, and they are enough to find your best colors. The extra four types sit very close to their neighbours, so choosing between 16 can feel overwhelming.
A 12-season palette does the job. Our free photo analysis finds yours from one selfie.
What this page does not claim
- The descriptions above are a guide. They do not tell you which season you are.
- There is no single official 16-season list. This page uses a common one, and other studios may use other names.
- Neighbouring seasons are easy to confuse by eye, in person or from a photo. We publish our own accuracy test, misses included.
How this is different from other color analysis tools
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Your photo stays on your device
Many photo apps upload your selfie and read it on their server (see our comparison). Ours measures it in your browser. There is no upload.
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The result is free
Your season and palette, with no account and no email. At least one app in our comparison takes payment before you see any result.
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A close call says so
Every result names the runner-up season and how close the call was. Borderline is a result we print.
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We publish our accuracy
We tuned the method on faces that experts had labelled by season, then tested it on 410 celebrity photos we collected. The results, misses included.
Frequently asked
What is 16 season color analysis?
It sorts people into 16 color types, four in each of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. One common version adds a type to the middle of each family: Warm Spring, Cool Summer, Warm Autumn and Cool Winter sit next to True Spring, True Summer, True Autumn and True Winter.
What are the 16 seasons?
Spring: Light Spring, True Spring, Warm Spring and Bright Spring. Summer: Light Summer, True Summer, Cool Summer and Soft Summer. Autumn: Soft Autumn, True Autumn, Warm Autumn and Deep Autumn. Winter: Deep Winter, True Winter, Cool Winter and Bright Winter.
Is the 16 season system better than the 12 season system?
Not necessarily. 12 seasons are already a lot, and they are enough to find your best colors. The extra types sit very close to their neighbours, so the line between them is hard to judge, and two analysts can place the same person on different sides of it.
I was told I am a Warm Spring. Which colors do I wear?
Wear the True Spring palette. Spring with a touch of Autumn: a little deeper and softer. In the 12-season system the two are one season. The same goes for Cool Summer (True Summer), Warm Autumn (True Autumn) and Cool Winter (True Winter).
Is there a 16 season color analysis quiz?
Our free analysis reads your season from one selfie and names the runner-up. It uses the 12 seasons, which are enough to find your best colors.
Why do I see different lists of 16 seasons?
Because several studios built their own version, and some give every season a new name. This page uses a common one.
What you can do on this page
This page lists all 16 seasons of the 16-season color analysis system, four per family, each with eight example colors, a line on what it looks like, and a link to its full palette. Below the list, the free photo analysis measures a visitor's season from one selfie in the browser, with no upload and no account, and names the runner-up. It reads one of the 12 seasons.