Free color analysis quiz
Ten questions about your veins, skin, hair and eyes turn the 12-season wheel to you. Your season, runner-up and palette appear below, free.
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- Same answers, same season
Example reading Deep Autumn
Worked example · answers for deep skin
Your season: Deep Autumn
Warm-leaning, dark and rich. Runner-up: True Autumn. The same answers always give the same season.
- Deep brick
#66170e - Dark brick
#8f2a1f - Mid brick
#b1493b - Soft brick
#c87062 - Deep rust
#572a01 - Dark rust
#7d4003 - Mid rust
#a75600 - Soft rust
#c07842 - Deep ochre
#463602 - Dark ochre
#655004 - Mid ochre
#876b01 - Soft ochre
#a7882c - Deep olive
#2f3f00 - Dark olive
#465c02 - Mid olive
#5f7b00 - Soft olive
#7e9845 - Deep forest
#014425 - Dark forest
#026339 - Mid forest
#04844d - Soft forest
#49a16e - Deep teal
#044045 - Dark teal
#045e65 - Mid teal
#007e87 - Soft teal
#089faa - Espresso
#1e1a15 - Bark
#443d34 - Taupe
#6a645e - Stone
#978e84 - Oat
#c2bbb4 - Cream
#f3e9df
Coat, top, trousers, scarf, bag and shoes drawn in colors from the palette.
Undertone +0.96 (warm-leaning), depth +1.51 (deep), clarity 0.00 (middle). Deep Autumn is the nearest of the 12 season points, 1.11 away; True Autumn is next at 1.53.
Distance from your readings to each season point (smaller is closer):
- Deep Autumn
1.11 - True Autumn
1.53 - Soft Autumn
2.07 - Deep Winter
2.25 - Clear Winter
2.84 - True Spring
2.90 - True Winter
3.16 - Clear Spring
3.21 - Light Spring
3.65 - Soft Summer
3.76 - True Summer
4.01 - Light Summer
4.14
Metals
- Gold
- Bronze
- Copper
- Silver
- Platinum
- White gold
Makeup families
- Lips: dark brick
- Lips: dark rust
- Blush: mid brick
- Eyes: dark forest
How the wheel finds you
Each answer adds points to three readings. Your season is the nearest of the 12 season points; the runner-up is the next nearest. The same answers always land on the same season.
- Undertone
Mainly veins, metals, white or cream, and hair read cool to warm.
- Depth
Mainly hair, eyes, skin and sun read light to deep.
- Clarity
Mainly contrast, eyes and the colors you get compliments in read soft to clear.
Score it by hand
The quiz runs on two tables and one rule, all shown here. With scripts off, add up your answers the same way.
Show the points for every answer
| Question | Answer | Undertone | Depth | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. In daylight, what color are the veins on your inner wrist? | Blue or purple | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Green or olive | +1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A mix, or hard to see | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2. Which metal looks better next to your skin? | Silver or platinum | −1 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Gold or brass | +1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Both look fine | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 3. What does your skin do in strong sun? | Burns, rarely tans | −0.5 | −0.6 | 0 |
| Burns, then tans | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tans easily, rarely burns | +0.5 | +0.6 | 0 | |
| 4. Which looks better near your face? | Pure white | −0.6 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Cream or ivory | +0.6 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Both are fine | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5. Your natural hair color (before dye or grey)? | Platinum or ash blonde | −0.5 | −1 | 0 |
| Golden or strawberry blonde | +0.7 | −0.7 | +0.2 | |
| Ash or mousy brown | −0.3 | 0 | −0.6 | |
| Auburn or copper | +1 | +0.2 | 0 | |
| Dark brown | +0.1 | +0.8 | 0 | |
| Black | −0.2 | +1 | +0.4 | |
| 6. Your eye color? | Icy blue or grey | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.3 |
| Bright blue or green | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| Hazel or green-brown | +0.5 | 0 | −0.5 | |
| Soft mid brown | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.3 | |
| Dark brown or black | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | |
| 7. Your skin depth? | Very fair | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Fair | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | |
| Light-medium | 0 | −0.2 | 0 | |
| Medium | 0 | +0.2 | 0 | |
| Deep | 0 | +0.7 | 0 | |
| Very deep | 0 | +1 | 0 | |
| 8. How much contrast between your hair, skin and eyes? | Low: all close in depth | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Medium | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| High: dark against light | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 9. How does black look next to your face? | Striking, it suits me | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| Heavy or harsh | 0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | |
| Not sure | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10. Which set of colors do people compliment you in? | Dusty and muted | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Clear and bright | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| Somewhere in between | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The rule. Add the points of your 10 answers on each reading. Divide each total by the largest total that side can reach (undertone 4.6 warm or 4.4 cool, depth 4.1 deep or 3.4 light, clarity 4.6 clear or 4.2 soft) and multiply by 2, so each reading runs from −2 to +2. Your season is the nearest of the 12 points in the table; the second nearest is your runner-up. If two are equally near, the one closer on undertone wins, then depth, then clarity; if still level, the clearer season, then the lighter.
| Season | Undertone | Depth | Clarity | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Spring | +1 | −2 | +1 | Warm, light and fresh |
| True Spring | +2 | −1 | +1 | Warm, bright and sunny |
| Clear Spring | +1 | −1 | +2 | Warm-leaning, vivid and crisp |
| Clear Winter | −1 | +1 | +2 | Cool-leaning, vivid and icy |
| True Winter | −2 | +1 | +1 | Cool, bold and pure |
| Deep Winter | −1 | +2 | +1 | Cool-leaning, dark and dramatic |
| Deep Autumn | +1 | +2 | −1 | Warm-leaning, dark and rich |
| True Autumn | +2 | +1 | −1 | Warm, earthy and golden |
| Soft Autumn | +1 | +1 | −2 | Warm-leaning, muted and gentle |
| Soft Summer | −1 | −1 | −2 | Cool-leaning, muted and smoky |
| True Summer | −2 | −1 | −1 | Cool, soft and airy |
| Light Summer | −1 | −2 | −1 | Cool, light and delicate |
The 12 season names are the ones used across color analysis. Where each season sits on the three readings is our own model, built from each season’s main trait (Light, Deep, Clear, Soft, True). It is a style guide, not a measurement, and lighting changes how any color looks.
The 12 seasons
Families sit together around the wheel: Spring, Winter, Autumn, Summer. Four guides are open now.
- Light SpringWarm, light and freshGuide coming
- True SpringWarm, bright and sunnyGuide coming
- Clear SpringWarm-leaning, vivid and crisp
- Clear WinterCool-leaning, vivid and icyGuide coming
- True WinterCool, bold and pureGuide coming
- Deep WinterCool-leaning, dark and dramatic
- Deep AutumnWarm-leaning, dark and rich
- True AutumnWarm, earthy and goldenGuide coming
- Soft AutumnWarm-leaning, muted and gentleGuide coming
- Soft SummerCool-leaning, muted and smokyGuide coming
- True SummerCool, soft and airy
- Light SummerCool, light and delicateGuide coming
Undertone only?
Six questions tell you if your undertone is cool, warm, neutral or olive.
Undertone testQuestions
Is this color analysis free?
Yes. Your season, runner-up, the 30-color palette with hex codes, metals and makeup families show on this page. No email, no account, no trial.
How does the quiz decide my season?
Each answer adds points to three readings: undertone (cool to warm), depth (light to deep) and clarity (soft to clear). Your season is the nearest of 12 points on those readings, and the runner-up is the next nearest. The points table shows every number.
Why do other tests give me different seasons?
Tools that read a picture of you depend on light, filters and camera white balance, which change from shot to shot. This quiz uses what you see in daylight, so the same answers always give the same season. If you sit near a border, the runner-up tells you which way.
Does anything I choose leave my device?
No. Your answers are added up by the page in your browser and are not sent to us. We count page views, and that the quiz was finished with the season it showed, never your answers (see privacy).
Does it work for deep and olive skin?
Depth, undertone and clarity are read separately, and the skin question has six depths, so deep skin is not pushed into Winter by default. Olive skin often answers “a mix” on veins, which counts as neutral; the undertone test has an olive result.
What if I am between two seasons?
Use both palettes. Colors that appear in both are your safest picks, and the “Why this season” view shows how close the call was, with the distance to all 12 seasons.