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Light Spring Color Palette

Delicate, warm, sunlit.

Light Spring is the lightest, most delicate member of the Spring family — warm and soft, like early sunshine through curtains. Your colouring is fair and low-contrast, so heavy dark colour overwhelms you, while light warm pastels make you look fresh and glowing. Think peach, butter yellow, warm aqua. Here's your full Light Spring colour palette and how to wear it.

How to know if you're a Light Spring

Light Springs have light, warm, low-contrast colouring: light golden or honey-blonde hair, warm blue, green or light hazel eyes, and fair skin with a warm, peachy glow. There isn't much depth or contrast, so light and warm beats dark and cool. Gold tends to suit you more than silver.

Light Spring vs Light Summer: both are light and delicate, but Light Spring is warm (peach, light coral, warm aqua) and Light Summer is cool (powder blue, soft rose, lilac). vs True Spring: True Spring can go a little deeper and clearer — Light Spring needs everything lighter and softer.

Best colors for a Light Spring

Wear these near your face — light, warm and fresh.

Peach#FFC09A
Light Coral#FF9E8A
Warm Aqua#8FD9D0
Butter Yellow#FAE08A
Soft Mint#B9E0A8
Warm Pink#FFB3C0
Sky Periwinkle#A9B6E8
Soft Apricot#FFCBA0

Your best neutrals

Keep neutrals light and warm: ivory, light camel, warm light grey and a soft warm taupe — skip black and heavy cool tones.

Colors to avoid (or keep off the face)

Dark, heavy and cool colours overwhelm you — pure black, deep cool tones and icy shades. Reach for the light, warm, fresh version instead.

Light Spring makeup

Keep it light and warm: peach and warm-pink blush; peach, coral-pink and warm-nude lips. Soft warm gold, peach and light-green shadows suit you. Avoid cool berries, mauves and heavy dark smokey looks.

Light Spring hair colors

Light golden blonde and warm honey-blonde. Avoid ashy/cool tones and very dark dyes — they create more contrast than your delicate colouring wants.

How to wear Light Spring (outfit ideas)

Build light, warm, low-contrast outfits — peach, butter yellow and warm aqua layered together look fresh and youthful on you. Keep contrast gentle (ivory with peach, not black with white), add delicate gold jewellery, and let everything stay soft and sunlit.

Light Spring celebrities

Often described as Light Spring in colour-analysis circles: Amanda Seyfried, Kate Hudson and Dakota Fanning — a style mood, not an official label.

Not sure if you're a Light Spring?

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Shop your Light Spring colours

A few pieces in your warm palette to start your wardrobe — chosen in your season's colours. As an affiliate, Colourelle may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

Coral silk scarf — Temu Warm-red satin blouse — Temu Gold hoop earrings (your metal) — Temu Gold layered necklace — Temu 12-season colour swatch fan — Temu

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Light Spring FAQ

What colors are best for a Light Spring?

Light, warm, fresh shades: peach, light coral, warm aqua, butter yellow, soft mint and soft apricot.

Light Spring vs Light Summer — what's the difference?

Both light, but Light Spring is warm (peach, coral, warm aqua) and Light Summer is cool (powder blue, soft rose, lilac).

What colours should a Light Spring avoid?

Dark, heavy and cool colours — pure black, deep cool tones and icy shades.

How do I know if I'm a Light Spring?

Light, warm, low-contrast colouring; heavy dark colour drowns you. Confirm with the free Colourelle colour test.