The True Summer Color Palette

Cool, medium, and balanced — like a garden in the shade. True Summer is defined by cool undertone, medium depth, and medium chroma. These three dimensions shape every color that scores YAY for your season.

This page is your palette reference — bookmark it and come back before every shopping trip. Every hex swatch below is a color that harmonizes with your natural coloring.

Your Full Palette

Cool Nudes

Cool Berries

Cool Accents

Colors to Skip

These shades score NAY for True Summer. The warm undertone clashes with your cool coloring, or the intensity is wrong for your depth.

Makeup Picks for True Summer

Cool berry lips, rose blush, and soft mauve or periwinkle eyeshadow. Medium-depth cool tones look effortless on you.

For the full breakdown with specific product picks and shade recommendations, see the True Summer Makeup Guide.

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Celebrity True Summers

Commonly typed True Summers include Sandra Bullock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jennifer Garner. Look at how they tend to wear colors that match their cool, medium-depth coloring — and how those colors make them look healthy and vibrant.

Neighbor Seasons

Your season sits between other seasons on the color wheel. Knowing your neighbors helps you understand which “almost right” shades to watch for.

Frequently Asked Questions