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True Autumn 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 True Autumns can look completely different.

Three women who share True Autumn coloring, the hair, skin and eye pattern these celebrities have in common
What True Autumn coloring looks like. The point is the pattern, not the specific face.
  • Alyson Hannigan, an example of True Autumn coloring
    Alyson Hannigan

    Natural red hair and warm skin, golden warmth at medium depth.

    Photo: Rach · CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Cindy Crawford, an example of True Autumn coloring
    Cindy Crawford

    Warm brown hair, golden skin and warm brown eyes, rich, earthy warmth.

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

  • Debra Messing, an example of True Autumn coloring
    Debra Messing

    Deep copper red, the strongest version of Autumn’s warm-red pattern.

    Photo: David Shankbone · CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Jessica Chastain, an example of True Autumn coloring
    Jessica Chastainalso argued True Spring

    Also claimed by True Spring. The analysts who put her here read her best range as richer and earthier than Spring’s clarity.

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

  • Julia Roberts, an example of True Autumn coloring
    Julia Roberts

    Warm brown hair and eyes with golden skin, earth tones look inevitable on her.

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

  • Julianne Moore, an example of True Autumn coloring
    Julianne Moore

    The reference case: warm red hair, freckles, golden-pale skin.

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

16 more True Autumn names every source agrees on

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

  • Lindsay Lohan ×7
  • Shailene Woodley ×5
  • Eva Marcille ×3
  • Evangeline Lilly ×3
  • Jane Seymour ×3
  • Rachelle Lefevre ×3
  • Angie Everhart ×2
  • Christina Milian ×2
  • Ellie Kemper ×2
  • Jenna Fischer ×2
  • Lily Newmark ×2
  • Mariska Hargitay ×2
  • Noa Tishby ×2
  • Sarah Hyland ×2
  • Taron Egerton ×2
  • Thomas Brodie-Sangster ×2

What they have in common

Warm and golden, from warm ivory to deep golden bronze; often freckled.

Golden brown, auburn, copper or red, strong natural warmth.

Medium, with warmth as the dominant impression.

The True Autumn palette

  • Rust#C1440E
  • Pumpkin#D2691E
  • Burnt orange#B7410E
  • Sienna#A0522D
  • Brick red#8B3A2E
  • Mustard#B8860B
  • Goldenrod#DAA520
  • Antique gold#C9A227
  • Olive#808000
  • Moss green#6B8E23

Frequently asked

Which celebrities are True Autumn?

Commonly cited examples include Alyson Hannigan, Cindy Crawford, Debra Messing, Jessica Chastain, Julia Roberts and Julianne Moore. 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 True Autumns 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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