Color analysis glossary
What is an anti-palette?
An anti-palette is the set of colors that work against your coloring — the shades that drain, grey, or age your face. It's the flip side of your personal color palette.
Knowing what to avoid is as useful as knowing what to wear. For a Deep Autumn, optic white and icy pastels are anti-palette colors; for a Light Summer, black and bright orange are. These shades fight the undertone, value, or chroma of the season.
Most color analyses give both a palette and an anti-palette so you can shop and declutter with confidence — keeping the colors that flatter and skipping the ones that don't.
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Frequently asked
- Why do some colors make me look tired?
- Anti-palette colors fight your undertone, value, or chroma — casting shadows, greying the skin, or emphasizing dark circles. They reflect the wrong light onto your face.
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