Winter family · between True Winter and Deep Autumn on the wheel
Deep Winter color palette
Cool-leaning, dark and dramatic. 30 colors with hex codes, computed from where Deep Winter sits on depth, warmth and clarity.
Deep Winter is the darkest of the cool seasons, next to Deep Autumn on the wheel. Its colors are dark and saturated: deep berry, plum, navy, emerald and cool teal, with ink and charcoal as neutrals.
In our model it reads cool-leaning (−1), as deep as the scale goes (+2) and a little clear (+1). It carries black well, and warm, light colors are the ones that tend to fight it.
All 30 Deep Winter colors
- Deep rose
#5a021e - Dark rose
#890a32 - Mid rose
#ad354f - Soft rose
#c66271 - Deep berry
#560137 - Dark berry
#811257 - Mid berry
#a43875 - Soft berry
#be6392 - Deep plum
#391563 - Dark plum
#572c90 - Mid plum
#754db2 - Soft plum
#9173c8 - Deep navy
#012f55 - Dark navy
#004c83 - Mid navy
#046ab3 - Soft navy
#408bcf - Deep emerald
#02381c - Dark emerald
#01592e - Mid emerald
#057b43 - Soft emerald
#399c62 - Deep teal
#023537 - Dark teal
#035457 - Mid teal
#06767a - Soft teal
#0a999e - Ink
#171b20 - Charcoal
#383f48 - Slate
#61666c - Pewter
#89919b - Mist
#b7bdc4 - Snow
#e3ecf7
#890a32#ad354f#811257#ad354f#a43875Eyes: Dark emerald, Dark navy, Dark teal, Slate
Colors that fight Deep Winter
These come from True Spring, the season furthest away in lightness, chroma and temperature.
#ee7352#e08207#b79b03#7baf36#00b97f#0fb0c5
| Season | Character | Undertone, depth, clarity | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Winter | Cool-leaning, dark and dramatic | −1, +2, +1 | |
| True Winter | Cool, bold and pure | −2, +1, +1 | |
| Deep Autumn | Warm-leaning, dark and rich | +1, +2, −1 |
| Lightness | 0.30 to 0.62 |
|---|---|
| Chroma | 0.100 to 0.170 |
| Hue turn | −6° on every hue (cool side) |
| Swatches | 6 hue families × 4 lightness steps + 6 neutrals, chroma reduced only where sRGB cannot show it |
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What colors suit a Deep Winter?
Cool-leaning, dark and dramatic colors: the 30 swatches above. Wear the stronger shades near your face and use the neutrals for big pieces like coats.
Can a Deep Winter wear black?
Black is darker than anything in this palette: the darkest neutral here is Ink #171b20 (OKLCH lightness 0.22; black is 0). With this season’s depth and clarity, black is usually one of its strongest neutrals.
Are these hex codes exact?
They are computed, not copied: each color is sampled from this season’s box in the OKLCH color space (table above) and converted to sRGB. Screens differ, so judge fabric in daylight.
How do I know if I am a Deep Winter?
Take the free 10-question color analysis quiz. It shows your season, your runner-up and the distance to all 12 seasons, so you can see how close the call was.