ColourelleTake the free test →Soft Summer is the most muted, cool-leaning member of the Summer family. Your colouring is gentle and low-contrast, so bright colour tends to wear you instead of the other way around. The magic happens in soft, slightly greyed tones — dusty rose, sage, slate blue — that match your own softness and let your face come forward. Here's your full Soft Summer colour palette and how to wear it.
Soft Summers have cool, muted, low-contrast colouring: soft ashy or mushroom-brown hair, soft grey-blue, grey-green or soft hazel eyes, and not much contrast between hair, skin and eyes. Next to a bright colour you can look a little overwhelmed; next to a soft, blended one you look serene and polished.
Wear these near your face — soft, cool and slightly muted.
Soft, cool-leaning neutrals do the heavy lifting: taupe, soft grey, greige and a soft (not stark) white.
Bright, clear, high-contrast colours overpower you — pure black, bright orange-red, electric brights and stark white. Reach for the softer, blended version of any colour you love.
Keep it soft and cool: muted rose and mauve blush; rosy-brown, soft berry and dusty pink lips. Soft taupe, grey-brown and muted plum shadows suit you. Avoid bright corals, warm bronzes and anything frosty-bright.
Soft ash brown, cool mushroom and soft cool brunette shades. Avoid warm golden/copper tones and very high-contrast bleach — they fight your softness.
Build tonal, blended outfits — soft greys, taupes and dusty pastels layered together look expensive on you. Keep contrast low (no stark black-and-white), add soft silver or pewter jewellery, and let your colours melt into each other rather than clash.
Often described as Soft Summer in colour-analysis circles: Bella Hadid, Mila Kunis and Jennifer Aniston — a style mood, not an official label.
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Soft, cool, muted shades: dusty rose, soft mauve, sage, dusty blue, muted plum, muted teal and slate blue.
Both muted, but Soft Summer is cool (rose, mauve, slate) and Soft Autumn is warm (camel, olive, terracotta).
Bright, clear, high-contrast colours — pure black, bright orange-red, electric brights and stark white.
Cool, muted, low-contrast colouring; bright colour overwhelms you. Confirm with the free Colourelle colour test.