Summer family · between Soft Summer and Light Summer on the wheel
True Summer color palette
Cool, soft and airy. 30 colors with hex codes, computed from where True Summer sits on depth, warmth and clarity.
True Summer is the coolest of the soft seasons, between Soft Summer and Light Summer on the wheel. Its colors are cool and gentle: rose, raspberry, soft plum, slate blue and sea green, with slate and pewter as neutrals.
In our model it reads as cool as the scale goes (−2), a little light (−1) and a little soft (−1). Strong warm colors such as orange and gold tend to overpower it; its colors to skip come from the warm, bright end of the wheel.
All 30 True Summer colors
- Dark rose
#985e6b - Mid rose
#ba7282 - Soft rose
#d58b9b - Light rose
#e9aab6 - Dark berry
#91607d - Mid berry
#b17399 - Soft berry
#cc8cb3 - Light berry
#e1abcb - Dark plum
#73699a - Mid plum
#8c7fbd - Soft plum
#a599d8 - Light plum
#bfb5eb - Dark navy
#48779b - Mid navy
#5691be - Soft navy
#6faad9 - Light navy
#93c4eb - Dark emerald
#527e58 - Mid emerald
#629a6a - Soft emerald
#7bb483 - Light emerald
#9dcca2 - Dark teal
#31807e - Mid teal
#369c99 - Soft teal
#54b6b3 - Light teal
#81cecb - Ink
#2a2e34 - Charcoal
#4a515a - Slate
#71767d - Pewter
#969ea9 - Mist
#c2c7cf - Snow
#eaf3fe
#ba7282#d58b9b#b17399#d58b9b#cc8cb3Eyes: Mid emerald, Mid navy, Mid teal, Slate
Colors that fight True Summer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| True Summer | Cool, soft and airy | −2, −1, −1 | |
| Soft Summer | Cool-leaning, muted and smoky | −1, −1, −2 | |
| Light Summer | Cool, light and delicate | −1, −2, −1 |
| Lightness | 0.55 to 0.80 |
|---|---|
| Chroma | 0.060 to 0.100 |
| Hue turn | −12° 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 True Summer?
Cool, soft and airy colors: the 30 swatches above. Wear the stronger shades near your face and use the neutrals for big pieces like coats.
Can a True Summer wear black?
Black is darker than anything in this palette: the darkest neutral here is Ink #2a2e34 (OKLCH lightness 0.30; black is 0). It sits better away from the face; ink and charcoal are softer choices for a coat or a suit.
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 True Summer?
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.