Light Spring

Light Spring is the lightest of the three Springs. Your coloring is warm and delicate, with light hair, skin and eyes and gentle contrast between them. Clear colors with a sunny base and plenty of white in them brighten you. Dark, heavy and dusty colors weigh you down.

Light Spring sits where Spring meets Summer. The warmth is there, but it is delicate: golden-blonde or light strawberry hair, light eyes in blue, green or soft hazel, and skin that flushes peach rather than pink. Nothing about the coloring is heavy, so heavy colors get noticed before the face does.

Dress the way the light falls in spring. Peach, light coral, buttercup yellow, mint and light turquoise belong near the face, with ivory instead of stark white. Keep colors clear rather than dusty, and keep contrast gentle. A light warm navy does the job others give to black. If black is a must, wear it below the waist and bring a light color up to the face.

Light Springs are often mistaken for Light Summers. The tell is the undertone: Light Summer leans rosy and cool, Light Spring golden. Honey and gold in the hair are usually the clue.

Undertone

Warm, leaning neutral

Chroma

Clear and light, never muddy

Contrast

Low to medium