Is the Light Spring Color Season Your Best?
Have you ever worn dark, moody tones and felt like they overwhelmed your features? Or tried on light, warm pastels like peach, mint, or soft coral and noticed they brought your face to life? If your natural coloring is warm, light, and bright, you might be best suited to the Light Spring color palette!
Light Spring belongs to the 16-season color analysis system and sits between True Spring and Light Summer. It is one of the lightest and warmest palettes. This guide will help you determine if the Light Spring palette is your best, which colors enhance your features, and how to wear them effortlessly.
How to Know If the Light Spring Palette is for You
A Light Spring has warm undertones, light coloring, and low contrast. Don’t be fooled though - while Light Spring is typically associated with people with blonde hair and blue eyes, this palette can suit a range of skin tones and features - especially when using the Korean Color Analysis system. If you resonate with the following characteristics, this may be your best season!
Key Characteristics
While characteristics don’t fully determine your best palette, they can offer helpful clues. If you have several of the traits below, the Light Spring palette may suit you. Keep in mind though that anyone with any skin tone or characteristic can be best suited to any palette which is why draping with colours is key.
Skin Tone
- Warm undertones with a peachy, ivory, or golden tint
- Skin is typically fair to light-medium
- May flush easily and tan minimally
Hair Color
- Light golden blonde, strawberry blonde, or soft light brown
- Hair usually has warm, golden, or peachy undertones with little ashiness
Eye Color
- Light hazel, warm green, soft blue, or light amber
- Eyes often have a bright, sparkly quality and low contrast with skin/hair
✅ Quick Color Analysis Quiz: Is Light Spring Your Best Palette?
Answer YES if you…
✔ Look best in light, warm pastels like peach, soft coral, mint, or butter yellow
✔ Look better in gold jewelry than silver
✔ Have low contrast between your skin, eyes, and hair
Not sure? Take the free color analysis quiz to find out!
Light Spring Palette Characteristics
With seasonal color analysis, there are generally 12 seasons, while some use the 16-season color analysis system for more nuance. Each season sits on a spectrum of color, and the palette will usually have characteristics to match. When looking at the seasons, we consider three main color dimensions: Hue, Chroma, and Value.
Hue
This is how warm or cool a color is—also known as its temperature. The Light Spring palette is warm, sitting at the lightest and softest end of the Spring family. Most colors in this palette have a yellow or peach-based undertone, even if they appear pastel or pale. Think soft corals, peachy pinks, butter yellow, and light golden greens. Even seemingly neutral colors like light beige and ivory have a clear warm cast. While the palette is definitely warm, it is not as rich, vibrant or golden as True Spring. The warmth in Light Spring colors is always gentle, never overpowering.
Chroma
This is how saturated or muted a color is. Light Spring colors are moderately saturated with a slight softness. They have a clarity that makes them feel light and fresh, but they are never too bold or deep. These are clean pastels and gentle mid-tones that avoid the dusty, muted feeling of Soft Autumn or the boldness of Bright Spring. Compared to Light Summer, Light Spring is brighter and warmer, and compared to True Spring, it is lighter and more delicate. There is no heaviness or murkiness in this palette—everything feels radiant and light-infused.
Value
This is how light or dark a color is. The Light Spring palette leans very light in value, with most shades falling into the light to light-medium range. There are few to no truly dark shades in this palette, and colors like black, deep navy, or dark brown are completely absent. Instead, the focus is on soft warmth: ivory over white, light camel over brown, and fresh mint over deep green.
That being said - for those that still want dark colours in their wardrobe, this palette does contain a soft charcoal and medium brown for deep neutrals. This value range matches the natural softness and low contrast of Light Spring individuals and helps keep their features from being overwhelmed.
Together, these dimensions—warmth, lightness, and moderate clarity—make Light Spring one of the most delicate and radiant palettes. Colors that are too dark, cool, or muted can easily overpower this season’s natural softness. Light Spring thrives in freshness, luminosity, and subtle warmth.
The Light Spring Color Palette
The Light Spring palette is fresh, sunny, and cheerful. Think early spring blossoms, sun-warmed days, and gentle light. The overall effect is radiant, clear, and warm.
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Best Shades |
How to Wear Them |
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Peach |
A peach blouse with ivory trousers |
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Soft Coral |
A coral sundress with tan sandals |
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Butter Yellow |
A yellow knit paired with warm beige shorts |
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Mint Green |
A mint tank top under a camel cardigan |
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Light Aqua |
An aqua wrap dress with gold earrings |
Other key shades include pale apricot, melon, warm pink, light periwinkle, and champagne beige.
Colors to Avoid for Light Springs
Colors that are too dark, too cool, or overly muted tend to overpower the gentle coloring of Light Springs.
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Avoid These Colors |
Choose These Instead |
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Black |
Soft Charcoal |
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Cool Gray |
Cream or Light Warm Beige |
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Icy Blue |
Aqua or Sky Blue |
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True Red |
Soft Coral or Geranium |
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Deep Burgundy |
Melon or Watermelon |
Sister Palettes
For Light Spring, which is warm, light, and bright, the sister palettes are True Spring and Light Summer.
True Spring is brighter and more saturated, but shares the same warm base
Light Summer is similarly light but leans cool with a touch of blue added and more muted with a touch of softness or grey added.
If you are a Light Spring, you may be able to borrow warmer pastels from True Spring and brighter lights from Light Summer, as long as they aren’t too cool or soft. If you feel like True Spring is too vibrant and Light Spring is too light, you may be better suited to Soft Spring which is part of the 16 season color analysis system.
Styling Your Light Spring Palette
A Light Spring wardrobe should feel light, bright, and happy. The key is to avoid heaviness in both color and fabric.
✅ Best Outfit Combinations
🌞 Casual: A butter yellow tank with white jeans and gold sandals
💼 Workwear: A peach blouse with a warm beige blazer and champagne trousers
🌷 Evening: A soft coral dress with delicate gold jewelry and a warm pink lip
Hair & Makeup for Light Springs
Hair and makeup should complement your light, warm features. Aim for fresh, glowing finishes and avoid anything too dark or matte.
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Feature |
Best Shades |
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Lipstick |
Peachy Pink, Coral, Melon |
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Blush |
Warm Apricot, Soft Coral |
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Eyeshadow |
Golden Peach, Light Bronze, Soft Gold |
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Jewelry/Metals |
Gold, Rose Gold, Copper |
Hair colors should remain light and warm. Golden blonde, honey, strawberry blonde, and light golden brown are ideal. Avoid ash tones or dark shades.
FAQs: Everything You Need to Know About Light Spring
Q: How do I know if I’m Light Spring or Light Summer? A: If your coloring is light but your undertones are clearly warm, and you look better in peach than powder pink, you’re likely Light Spring. If your coloring is light and cool, you may lean Light Summer.
Q: Can Light Springs wear black? A: Black is typically too harsh. Instead, opt for soft charcoal, cocoa, or warm beige as your neutrals. Use dark colours sparingly as they may be too overwhelming - and typically look better on the bottom or as part of a pattern. Check out this full guide on how to wear black for every season.
Q: What’s the difference between Light Spring and True Spring? A: True Spring is warmer and brighter, with more intensity. Picture the colours you’d see on a bright and sunny Spring day where the sky is a vibrant clear blue and colorful flowers are illuminated. Light Spring is more delicate, with less saturation and lighter value. The Light Spring palette generally reminds people of colors associated with Easter - pastel and soft. If True Spring colors seem too vibrant and Light Spring colors seem too bright, you may be more suited to the Soft Spring palette which is part of the 16 season color analysis system.
Embrace Your Light Spring Beauty
Understanding your seasonal color palette allows you to build a wardrobe and beauty routine that enhances your natural coloring. The Light Spring palette is joyful, warm, and fresh—perfect for creating a wardrobe that feels aligned, uplifting, and effortlessly stylish every day.
