Soft SummerKatie Holmes is a Soft Summer.
- Undertone
- Cool-neutral
- Contrast
- Low-medium
- Chroma
- Low (muted)
Katie Holmes is a Soft Summer. Her cool-neutral skin, soft brown hair, and low, blended contrast sit in the muted, cool corner of the system, so greyed roses, foggy blues, and soft mauves flatter her, while pure black, optic white, and neon brights overpower her gentle colouring.
Her main colors
Soft Pearl
#E5DDDF
Driftwood
#D5C8C5
Dusty Rose
#C4A8AE
Foggy Blue
#A4B8C8
Soft Mauve
#9D8FA0
Slate Heather
#7B7585
Like river stone.
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Her coloring
Katie's undertone, skin tone & eye color.
The features that place Katie Holmes in Soft Summer: undertone, skin tone, eye color, hair, and natural contrast.
- Undertone
- Cool-neutral
- Skin tone
- Fair-medium, muted
- Eye color
- Hazel-brown
- Hair
- Soft mid-brown
- Contrast
- Low
About Katie Holmes's colors
Why Katie is a Soft Summer.
Katie shows the Soft Summer signature: coolness plus mutedness, the softest, most blended season. Greyed, dusty shades, dusty rose, foggy blue, soft mauve, slate heather, mirror her own low-contrast, softly cool colouring and let her look effortless rather than washed out.
She is not a clear Winter, saturated fire red and pure black flatten her soft features and steal the light from her face. And she is not a warm Autumn: sunshine yellow and golden tones fight her cool-neutral undertone and turn her complexion sallow.
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Signature palette
Best colors for Katie.
The twelve shades that harmonize with Katie Holmes's soft summer undertone, contrast, and depth.
Soft Pearl
#E5DDDF
Driftwood
#D5C8C5
Dusty Rose
#C4A8AE
Foggy Blue
#A4B8C8
Soft Mauve
#9D8FA0
Slate Heather
#7B7585
Pewter
#85929A
Dusty Lilac
#B5A8B0
Dusty Burgundy
#8B6075
Soft Indigo
#5E6A7A
Smoke Plum
#A88FA0
Soft Charcoal
#3E3A45
Seen in her colors
Katie wears the palette.
Katie Holmes out in Soft Summer shades, proof the palette already lives in her wardrobe.
Dusty Rose
#C4A8AE
Foggy Blue
#A4B8C8
Soft Mauve
#9D8FA0
Slate Heather
#7B7585
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The 12-season map
Where Katie sits.
Katie Holmes's bubble sits in the Summer quadrant, the family of colors that wear her best. The closer a color sits to her, the better it reads on her face.
What this means.
Stay in Summer
Anything in the Summer quadrant is on-team for Katie, even outside her sub-type.
Borrow neighbours
Soft Autumn and Cool Summer sit either side. Their picks cross over safely.
Skip the opposite
Soft Summer sits opposite. Those shades drain Katie's face.
The read · Undertone
Cool-neutral skin that leans slightly grey rather than golden, soft mid-brown hair, and hazel-brown eyes. Her features blend into one another with low contrast, so muted, dusty colours read as calm rather than dull on her.
Wear it well
- Wear soft pearl near the face
- Wear driftwood near the face
- Wear dusty rose near the face
- Wear foggy blue near the face
- Wear soft mauve near the face
Skip on the rack
Colors Katie should skip.
These desaturate or age a Soft Summer face.
Sunshine Yellow
#FFD700
Too saturated and warm
Fire Red
#FF0000
Too clear and warm for your muted cool
Pure Black
#000000
Too harsh, use soft charcoal instead
Optic White
#FFFFFF
Drains your already-muted face
Makeup map
How Katie wears it.
Six product categories, five named picks each. Take these hexes to the counter, anything within a few shades wears like it was made for her.
Lipstick
Dusty rose
#C4A8AE
soft mauve
#9D8FA0
muted berry
#8C5E68
Blush
Soft mauve
#9D8FA0
dusty rose
#C4A8AE
muted plum
#6E4F60
Hair
Cool mousy brown
soft ash blonde
#C7BCA0
Jewelry
Brushed silver
#BDBDBD
matte pewter
#86888C
antique gold
#C7A04A
Neutrals
Stone grey
#8E8B86
dusty taupe
#A89A88
soft navy
#2E3E58
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Other celebrities who share Katie Holmes's Soft Summer coloring, plus the full season guide.
Katie Holmes · color questions
Katie's color questions.
What color season is Katie Holmes?+
Katie Holmes is a Soft Summer, the muted, cool, low-contrast corner of the 12-season system. Her cool-neutral skin, soft brown hair, and blended features match a palette of dusty rose, foggy blue, soft mauve, and slate heather.
What are Katie Holmes's best colors to wear?+
Muted and softly cool: dusty rose, foggy blue, soft mauve, slate heather, dusty lilac, and pewter. Greyed, blended shades that match her low contrast let her look serene instead of overpowered.
Is Katie Holmes a Soft Summer or a Cool Summer?+
Soft Summer. Both are cool and muted, but Soft Summer is the more neutral, greyed of the two. Her skin leans slightly warm-neutral and her contrast is very low, so the softest, dustiest cool shades suit her best.
What colors should Katie Holmes avoid?+
Sunshine yellow, fire red, pure black, and optic white, saturated or high-contrast shades that overpower her soft, blended colouring. She wears soft white and greyed pastels instead of stark or neon tones.
What lipstick suits Katie Holmes's coloring?+
Soft rose, muted berry, dusty mauve, and greyed pink. Blended, low-key shades flatter a Soft Summer, while bright red and vivid fuchsia read too loud against her gentle features.
Which season are you?
The same analysis that typed Katie Holmes as a Soft Summer, now run on your selfie.