Dark AutumnversusSoft Autumn

The Dark Autumn palette sits in the Autumn family: The Dark Autumn palette is rich, deep, and dramatic. If you're a Dark Autumn, you have bold features with deep warm undertones that can handle the most intense autumn colors. Your best colors are dark, warm, and sophisticated. The Soft Autumn palette belongs to the Autumn family: Soft Autumn is a warm, muted palette that blends the warmth of Autumn with the softness of Summer. Its colors are gentle, rich, and earthy, like a hazy late-afternoon in autumn. The clearest way to tell them apart is to compare their signature shades side by side and notice which set feels more harmonious against your skin, hair, and eyes.

Both Dark Autumn and Soft Autumn are variations within the Autumn family, so they share an overall temperature and mood but differ in the specific shades, contrast, and saturation that flatter you most.

Dark Autumn leans on shades such as Deep Mahogany, Burnt Umber and Forest Green, while Soft Autumn is anchored by tones like Warm Beige, Olive Green and Terracotta. Holding these signature colours next to your face is the simplest way to feel which palette harmonises with your colouring.

Seasonal colour analysis matches a palette to your natural undertone, contrast level, and the depth of your skin, hair, and eyes. Dark Autumn is characterised by deep warm undertones, whereas Soft Autumn is characterised by neutral-warm undertones. Drape the key colours of each palette in natural light and choose the set that makes your skin look clearer and more even.

Faces often associated with the Dark Autumn palette include Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria. Examples linked to the Soft Autumn palette include Gigi Hadid, Drew Barrymore and Mary-Kate Olsen. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.