Color analysis glossary
How do you find your color season?
You find your color season by determining three things about your coloring — your undertone (warm/cool), your value (light/deep), and your chroma (soft/clear) — then matching that combination to one of the 12 seasons.
Start with undertone: gold vs silver, cream vs white, the vein test. Then value: are your hair, skin, and eyes overall light or deep? Then chroma: do muted or vivid colors suit you better? The three answers point to your season.
Self-typing is hard because lighting and hair dye throw off the read. The fastest reliable route is a draping test — in a studio, or via an AI analysis that drapes your selfie digitally and returns your exact season.
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- What's the fastest way to find my color season?
- Determine your undertone, value, and chroma — then match the combination to one of the 12 seasons. The most reliable shortcut is a draping test, in a studio or via an AI analysis that drapes your selfie digitally.
- Why is it hard to type yourself?
- Lighting, hair dye, and self-bias all distort the read. Colors look different on different screens and in different rooms, so a controlled comparison beats eyeballing it in the mirror.
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