Light SpringversusTrue Autumn

The Light Spring palette sits in the Spring family: The Light Spring palette is fresh, delicate, and warm. If you're a Light Spring, you have a youthful, bright appearance with warm undertones and light coloring. Your best colors are clean, clear, and gentle - like the first blooms of spring. The True Autumn palette belongs to the Autumn family: The True Autumn palette is the quintessential autumn palette - warm, rich, and deeply saturated. If you're a True Autumn, you have warm undertones and can handle intense, earthy colors. Your palette captures the essence of autumn foliage in full glory. 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.

No. Light Spring is a Spring palette while True Autumn is a Autumn palette. Because they come from different seasonal families, they differ in undertone, contrast, and the colours that bring out your natural features.

Light Spring leans on shades such as Peach Blossom, Light Coral and Warm Ivory, while True Autumn is anchored by tones like Burnt Orange, Forest Green and Golden Brown. 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. Light Spring is characterised by warm & light undertones, whereas True Autumn is characterised by warm & rich 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 Light Spring palette include Blake Lively, Emma Stone and Cameron Diaz. Examples linked to the True Autumn palette include Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon and Debra Messing. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.