12-season color analysis
Clear Spring.
Korean · 클리어 스프링
“Crystal water in sunlight — vivid, fresh, high-contrast.”
- Undertone
- Warm-neutral
- Contrast
- High
- Chroma
- High
The season
What is a Clear Spring?
Clear Spring is the brightest, highest-contrast warm season. Bright cool blue, green, or topaz eyes that look like they have light behind them. Dark warm brown to near-black hair. Porcelain or golden-ivory skin that creates a striking iris-to-hair contrast. In the 12-season system, Clear Spring is warm-neutral with very high chroma. The face wants vivid jewel-tone colors that would overpower other seasons. Tomato red, electric teal, true violet are daily colors for a Clear Spring, not special-occasion choices.
Diagnostic
Are you a Clear Spring?
The face signals that point to Clear Spring. If most of these match you, this is likely your season.
Skin
Porcelain, golden-ivory, often very even
Hair
Dark warm brown, near-black with warm shine
Eyes
Bright clear blue, green, or topaz — high light/dark contrast in the iris
The 12-season map
Where Clear Spring sits.
Clear Spring lives in the Spring quadrant. The closer a colour sits to it, the better it reads on a Clear Spring face.
What this means.
Stay in Spring
Anything in the Spring quadrant is on-team for a Clear Spring, even outside the sub-type.
Borrow neighbours
Clear Winter and Warm Spring sit either side. Their picks cross over safely.
Skip the opposite
Clear Spring sits opposite. Those shades drain a Clear Spring face.
The palette
Clear Spring colors.
The twelve colours a Clear Spring wears in heavy rotation.
Tomato Red
#E63946
Pure Orange
#FF8C42
Bright Yellow
#FFD23F
Vivid Teal
#06A77D
Pool Blue
#0091C7
True Violet
#5C2A91
Hot Watermelon
#FF6BAA
Clear Green
#37B23E
Sunbeam
#F4E04D
Soft Black (with warm cast)
#1B1D2A
Warm Cream
#F5F0E8
Periwinkle
#A8C8D8
Faces of the season
Clear Spring celebrities.
Well-known names typically classified as Clear Spring.
Also commonly typed as Clear Spring: Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, Zooey Deschanel, Olivia Wilde, Eva Mendes.
Commonly confused
Clear Spring vs the neighbours.
The seasons most often mistaken for Clear Spring — and how to tell them apart.
Wearing it
Living as a Clear Spring.
Clear Spring style works best at high saturation. Build outfits with one big color statement and supporting neutrals. A tomato red coat over warm cream. A bright teal silk against navy. Muted, dusty, or 'tasteful' hues make the face look sick rather than chic. Patterns want clear, distinct colors, not blended tones. Lipstick wants to be a real lipstick: true red or warm coral, not a 'your lips but better' nude.
Clear Spring style works at high saturation. Build outfits with one big color statement and supporting neutrals. A tomato red coat over warm cream. A bright teal silk against navy. Muted, dusty, or 'tasteful' hues make the face look sick rather than chic. Patterns want clear, distinct colors, not blended tones. Lipstick wants to be a real lipstick. True red or warm coral, not a 'your lips but better' nude. The brightest color in the outfit should sit near the face.
The biggest Clear Spring mistake is dressing in 'safe' muted tones to look professional. Beige cardigans, dusty taupe blouses, sage green knits. These mute the face, and a muted Clear Spring reads as tired. Lean into the saturation. Another mistake: warm undertones in foundation. Some Clear Springs are warmer than others. Check the back of the jaw before committing.
Clear Spring · common questions
Clear Spring questions.
Clear Spring vs Clear Winter: what's the difference?+
Both have high contrast and saturation. Clear Spring is warm. Golden, fresh, sun-on-water. Clear Winter is cool. Icy, jewel-toned, snow-on-mountain. Look at the undertone of your skin under natural light to tell them apart.
Can Clear Springs wear pastels?+
Cautiously. Pastels can be too muted for your high-saturation requirement. If you wear them, brighten with a vivid scarf, lip, or bag near the face.
What's the best lipstick for Clear Spring?+
True red, warm coral, bright pink, and rich watermelon. Anything with clear warm saturation. Skip dusty mauves, muted nudes, or cool plums. They'll make your face look tired.
What hair color suits a Clear Spring?+
Dark warm brown, espresso with warm undertones, near-black with shine. Highlights should warm the hair, not lighten it. Cool ash or platinum will fight your face.
Should Clear Spring wear silver or gold?+
Polished yellow gold suits you best, with rich jewel-tone stones. Cool silver can work in small doses but yellow gold near the face is the safer bet.
Which celebrities are Clear Spring?+
Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, Zooey Deschanel, Olivia Wilde, and Eva Mendes are commonly typed as Clear Springs. The shared signal is dark warm hair against clear, bright eyes.
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