Cool Summer Color Palette: Best Colors to Wear
Cool Summer (True Summer) is the coolest of the summer seasons: a clearly cool undertone with soft, muted coloring. Your best colors are cool, soft and powdery — dusty rose, lavender, soft teal, powder blue and blue-grey — while warm oranges and mustards clash.
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Dusty Rose
Lavender
Powder Blue
Soft Teal
Blue Grey
Cool Mint
Mauve
Raspberry
Icy Pink
Periwinkle
Slate Blue
Cool Navy
Rose Brown
Soft Fuchsia
Seafoam
Cool Lilac
Denim
Charcoal
Soft White
Silver Grey
Cool Plum
Blue Spruce
Rose Quartz
Storm
Your neutrals
Colors to avoid
Best colors for Cool Summer
- Dusty rose, mauve and raspberry are your signature pinks and reds.
- Powder blue, periwinkle and denim are easy everyday choices.
- Soft teal, seafoam and blue spruce give you gentle, cool greens.
- Silver grey, blue grey and cool navy work as neutrals; avoid warm camel.
- Silver and white gold jewelry; grey or rose-tortoise frames.
Makeup for Cool Summer
Foundation
Cool pink or neutral shades; avoid golden or orange-based bases.
Blush
Dusty rose, cool pink, mauve or soft berry.
Lipstick
Rose, mauve, raspberry, cool berry or pink-brown nude.
Eyeshadow
Taupe, lavender, slate, dusty plum and silver shimmer.
Hair colors for Cool Summer
- Ash blonde, cool light brown, silver
- Cool beige or ash highlights
- Avoid copper, gold and warm caramel
Cool Summer vs Soft Summer
Cool Summer is clearly cool, while Soft Summer is more muted and neutral. If cool pinks and blues flatter you more than warm earth tones, you are a Cool Summer.
See the Soft Summer palette →Cool Summer FAQ
What colors should Cool Summers wear?
Cool Summers look best in soft, cool, muted shades: dusty rose, lavender, powder blue, soft teal, mauve and blue-grey. Keep them soft rather than highly saturated.
What colors should Cool Summers avoid?
Warm, earthy colors like burnt orange, mustard, camel and tomato red can make Cool Summer skin look yellow or tired.
Is Cool Summer warm or cool?
Cool Summer is clearly cool. Silver and white gold usually flatter you more than gold.
Can I check my season with a photo?
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Cool Summer vs Light Summer?
Cool Summer is cooler and slightly deeper; Light Summer is lighter and more delicate. Both are cool, but Light Summer colors are airier and paler.