Welcome to the Bright Spring Season!
Now that you've discovered your unique color palette, this guide will take you on a deep dive into everything that makes this season shine. From your best colors and those you’ll want to skip, to ideal prints, patterns, and makeup choices—we’ve got it all covered to help you get the most out of your season.
If you are one step ahead and want to always have your best colours with you (and stop spending money on garments that don't flatter your natural beauty), make sure to check our digital and physical colour swatches. Think of this as your ultimate style companion!
Intro
The Bright Spring colour palette captures the exhilarating essence of exotic spring escapes.
Picture the vibrant hues of tropical waters shimmering under the golden sun, the lush greenery of remote islands, and the lively brilliance of tropical flowers and fruits. This palette is the boldest and most saturated within the Spring season, brimming with life and energy.
Bright Spring colors are unapologetically vivid, striking a balance between warm and cool tones. Think of the electric turquoise of a crystal-clear lagoon, the fiery orange of ripe papayas, the radiant magenta of bougainvillea blossoms, and the zesty lime green of fresh citrus leaves.
These colours radiate energy, excitement, and a playful, adventurous spirit that mirrors the beauty of untamed landscapes and the kaleidoscope of colors found in nature’s most exotic corners.
Colour Dimensions
On the three dimensions of colour, Bright (Clear) Spring has the following settings:
Hue
Bright Spring’s colours are neutral-warm. That means they lean towards the warm end of the scale but are not extremely warm. Most of the colours contain yellow undertones though.
Chroma
In line with Bright Spring’s primary colour aspect, the colours are very high in chroma. That means they extremely vibrant, bright and saturated. Thye have a crisp and clear look and feel.
Value
The colour range of this palette is broad, from very light values to very dark. Overall, the palette sits on the middle of the scale and most colours are medium in value.
Your beauty and contrast
If you are a bright spring, your primary colour aspect is the brigthness of your features (high chroma). Your skin, eyes and hair have a fresh and clear appearance. Instead of blending, they contrast each other, and there is no greyness about them.
Your secondary colour aspect is your neutral-warm undertone (hue), meaning yellow based colours suit you better than blue based colours.
Bright springs have a high contrast between their hair, skin and eyes, and sometimes there is even contrast between the white and the iris of their eyes.
The contrast is important when we talk about hair colour, makeup, prints and patterns, and the rule never changes: if you want a harmonious look, repeat your natural contrast!
Bright Spring Colour Palette
The bright spring colour palette combines brightness with warmth.
The palette features a broad range of hues with a heavy focus on oranges, pinks and jewel-like tones, such as turquoises and lime greens. The colours are warm, fresh and full of new life, like the first budding signs of spring.
This season is all about chroma, which means pure black and white can be part of your palette. But you can notice that I deleted the pure white and the pure black from your range of colours above. The reason for that is because you also have a warm undertone as your secondary aspect, so the colours will suit a lot better if they have some warmth to them (pure white and pure black are cool based colours).
So wherever possible, wear your palette’s versions - bright creams and off-whites, light oranges, taupes and browned charcoal.
Following the same thought process, yellow-based nude tones (yellowish) tend to work a lot better for you, as they bring the warmth that matches your beauty. You can also use them as light neutrals.
Colours to avoid
Since Bright Spring's colours are bright and warm, your worst colours are the opposite of that: soft and cool.
Avoid soft, muted colours, such as dusty blues and muddy browns, as they will wash you out and make you look dull since they are not intense enough.
Also steer away from icy cool colours, such as such as icy blues and greys, as they will clash with your naturally warmer colouring.
If you want to learn how to use the colours that are not in your palette, make sure to read this post.
Colour Combinations
One of my favourite things about colour analysis is how effortlessly it makes mixing and matching. When you have a colour-coordinated wardrobe based on your ideal shades, every piece works in harmony with the others. It’s like having a personal style formula – no more second-guessing or wondering if that new top will go with your favourite trousers!
Each item complements the next, making it easy to create fresh, stylish outfits without the stress. With your personalised palette as your guide, your wardrobe becomes a curated collection where everything flows together beautifully.
For a Clean, Sophisticated Look:Â Monochrome is your go-to. (PS: you might find some information out there about avoiding monochromatic looks if you are a bright, because they don't offer the level of contrast that matches your natural beauty. If you love monochromatic looks, dont stop using them. Instead, make sure they are bright and striking enough and you will look amazing!)
For a Harmonious, Balanced Outfit:Â Analogous combos.
For Bold Outfits: Complementary combinations are perfect to create that impactful look. Don’t be afraid to combine unlike colours. The more unusual the combination, the more striking and bright springs are all about striking.
Patterns and Prints
Since your natural colouring has a striking high contrast, opt for patterns that reflect this natural contrast level.
Below you can find an example of low, medium and high contrast respectively.
The best prints will always be the ones that contain Bright Spring colours only. But what if most of the colours in a pattern are Bright Spring colours, but there’s one that clearly isn’t? Does it matter?
1. Try checking it against your face. If the colours are right, you’ll see similar effects to what you saw during your colour analysis (maybe your skin is brighter, your eyes pop, etc).
2. As a rule of thumb, an off colour is less likely to ruin a print if it’s:
a neutral;
from a nearby tone, like your sister palettes
a smaller element in the print
See below some perfect prints if you are a bright spring:
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Now, let's get personal, shall we?
Firstly, getting acquainted with your new palette takes time. Many people get surprised with their results, so make sure to give it some time to sink in and to explore your new palette.
Secondly, you absolutely don’t need to discard everything that is out of your season or buy a whole new wardrobe. Instead, start by replacing one clothing piece you wear regularly with a similar piece in your palette. And remember, your palette has a range of colours, so if you don’t like pinks don’t start with pinks – let's keep it simple.
Over time you will develop a new baseline and begin to see how the new colours can work for you and how versatile and easy to mix & match your wardrobe is.
Embracing your palette is not just about following rules, but celebrating your unique self. If you have any questions or need help with anything—whether it's how to use your swatch or styling tips—please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m always here to support you along the way!
Yours in style,
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