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Soft Summer celebrities

Celebrity examples are most useful for spotting the pattern, the relationship between hair depth, skin and eyes, rather than for finding someone who looks like you. Two Soft Summers can look completely different.

Three women who share Soft Summer coloring, the hair, skin and eye pattern these celebrities have in common
What Soft Summer coloring looks like. The point is the pattern, not the specific face.
  • Anne Hathaway, an example of Soft Summer coloring
    Anne Hathawayalso argued Deep Winter

    Argued between Soft Summer and Deep Winter. Dark hair and pale skin read Winter; the grey in her eyes and the softness of her contrast argue for here.

    Photo: Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism- Lee Jeong-woo · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Bella Hadid, an example of Soft Summer coloring
    Bella Hadid

    Cool grey-brown hair and muted eyes, high fashion, low chroma. Neon looks borrowed on her.

    Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Emma Watson, an example of Soft Summer coloring
    Emma Watson

    Mid-depth, low-saturation coloring, neither golden nor icy, which is exactly the Soft pattern.

    Photo: Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Jennifer Aniston, an example of Soft Summer coloring
    Jennifer Aniston

    Endlessly argued between the two Soft seasons; the grey cast of her eyes and how well she wears denim point cool-soft.

    Photo: Angela George · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Sandra Bullock, an example of Soft Summer coloring
    Sandra Bullock

    Deep brown hair with a muted, cool-leaning cast, soft navy flatters her more than true black.

    Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Sarah Paulson, an example of Soft Summer coloring
    Sarah Paulson

    The hair changes; the cool, muted base underneath does not. Dusty shades meet it.

    Photo: PhilipRomanoPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

36 more Soft Summer names every source agrees on

From our survey of published celebrity color analyses: people that two or more independent sites classify as Soft Summer, with no site claiming another season. Sorted by how many sources agree.

  • Bianca Balti ×6
  • Lorde ×5
  • Cara Delevingne ×4
  • Christy Turlington ×4
  • Denise Vasi ×4
  • Ellen Pompeo ×4
  • Emma Chamberlain ×4
  • Jasmine Sanders ×4
  • Rooney Mara ×4
  • Anna Popplewell ×3
  • Ayça Ayşin Turan ×3
  • Carmen Chaplin ×3
  • Cobie Smulders ×3
  • Denise Richards ×3
  • Hannah John-Kamen ×3
  • Irina Shayk ×3
  • Jessica Brown Findlay ×3
  • Johannes Huebl ×3
  • Karisma Kapoor ×3
  • Katherine Langford ×3
  • Katie McGrath ×3
  • Kevin Costner ×3
  • Liev Schreiber ×3
  • Lola Kirke ×3
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal ×3
  • Maisie Williams ×3
  • Marina Nery ×3
  • Olivia Williams ×3
  • Patrick Dempsey ×3
  • Riley Keough ×3
  • Taylor Hill ×3
  • Vanessa Kirby ×3
  • Carmen Electra ×2
  • Emma Roberts ×2
  • Rob Lowe ×2
  • Ryan Newman ×2

What they have in common

Neutral-cool, medium depth, often with a soft gray or rosy-beige cast.

Ash brown, mousy brown or dark ash blonde, rarely strongly golden.

Low. Hair, skin and eyes blend into one another.

The Soft Summer palette

  • Dusty rose#C08497
  • Soft berry#A5677A
  • Muted plum#8F5F6E
  • Soft mauve#B08BA5
  • Dusty lilac#8E7C9E
  • Dusty periwinkle#7A809E
  • Slate blue#6E8CA0
  • Soft teal#5C7D8A
  • Muted jade#7FA398
  • Sage#8FA88B

Frequently asked

Which celebrities are Soft Summer?

Commonly cited examples include Anne Hathaway, Bella Hadid, Emma Watson, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock and Sarah Paulson. Treat these as illustrations rather than rulings, analysts disagree, and hair dye, tanning and studio lighting all move the answer.

How does looking at celebrities help me find my season?

It helps you see a pattern rather than a rule. Look for what these people have in common, the relationship between hair depth, skin and eyes, not for someone who looks like you. Two Soft Summers can look nothing alike and still share the same palette.

Why do different sites give the same celebrity different seasons?

Because most of them are working from photographs with unknown lighting and heavy retouching, and because many of these people have dyed hair. A professional analysis is done in daylight with fabric drapes against bare skin, that is a fundamentally better input than a red-carpet photo.

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