Last updated: July 14, 2026
What's My Colour Season? A Simple Undertone Test
Quick answer: Your colour season is determined by three things — your undertone (warm, cool, or neutral), your depth (how light or dark your natural colouring is), and your clarity (whether bright, clear colours or soft, muted ones suit you better). Answer those three questions and you'll land close to your season without any professional help.
What a "Colour Season" Actually Means
A colour season is just a shorthand label for a group of colours that share the same undertone, depth, and clarity — colours that tend to work well together on a similar type of complexion. You'll see names like "Warm Autumn" or "Light Spring" online. The names sound complicated, but they're really just describing the same three simple traits.
Question 1: What's Your Undertone?
Undertone is the colour beneath your skin, separate from how light or dark it is.
- Warm — golden, peachy, or yellow hints
- Cool — pink, red, or blue hints
- Neutral — a balanced mix of both
Quick test: Look at the veins on your wrist in daylight. Greenish veins usually mean warm, bluish veins usually mean cool. Can't tell? You're likely neutral.
Question 2: What's Your Depth?
Depth is about how light or dark your overall colouring is — skin, hair, and eyes together, not skin alone.
- Light — pale to medium skin, lighter hair
- Deep — medium to deep skin, darker hair
Most people can tell this at a glance by comparing their skin to their hair colour. If there's a big contrast between the two, you likely lean toward the "deep" side of your undertone group, even if your skin itself is medium-toned.
Question 3: What's Your Clarity?
Clarity asks whether you look better in bright, saturated colours or in softer, muted ones.
- Clear — you can carry vivid, high-contrast colours well
- Muted — soft, blended shades suit you more naturally than very bright ones
Putting It Together
Combine your three answers and you're already close to your season family. For example: warm + light + clear points toward "Warm Spring." Warm + deep + muted points toward "Warm Autumn." You don't need to memorise the exact name — what matters is the combination of traits, because that's what actually determines which colours you buy.
This is exactly what Colourity's AI does in a single face scan — it reads your undertone, depth, and clarity, then skips the jargon entirely and just tells you which colours to wear.
FAQ
Can I be more than one season?
Most people sit closer to one family, but it's common to be a soft blend between two neighbouring seasons — that's normal, not a wrong answer.
Does my colour season change as I get older or with a tan?
Undertone stays fairly constant, but depth can shift slightly with a tan or greying hair, which can nudge which shades feel freshest.
Do I need professional draping to know my season?
No — the three-question method above gets most people to an accurate, usable answer. Professional draping (or an AI scan) helps mainly when your traits are borderline between two groups.