Cool Winter color palette
Icy, sharp and high-contrast
Your colouring is clearly cool with fairly high contrast. Blue-based, saturated colours such as true red, fuchsia and royal blue look electric on you; earthy warm colours dull you.
Seasons next to each other are easy to mix up. The free quiz checks your undertone, depth and clarity in 7 taps, no photo needed.
Find my season in 90 secondsThe 12 best colors for Cool Winter
Wear these near your face: tops, scarves, collars and frames. The first three are your neutrals; build outfits on them and add the brighter colors as accents.
Colors Cool Winter should avoid
These fight your natural colouring. Near your face they can add shadows or make skin look sallow or grey. Wear them below the waist, as shoes or bags, or pair them with one of your colors at the neckline.
Best metals for Cool Winter
Silver and platinum.
Shopping cheat sheet
Look for: blue-based, saturated colours: true red, fuchsia, royal blue, emerald.
Skip: camel, orange, mustard, rust and olive.
In the full Cool Winter guide
Take the quiz to confirm your season, then get the 7-page PDF guide with everything below.
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Cool Winter questions
What colors should a Cool Winter avoid?
Keep camel, orange, mustard, rust, olive and warm beige away from your face. Near your face they can add shadows or make skin look sallow. Wear them below the waist or as shoes and bags.
What metal suits Cool Winter?
Silver and platinum.
What should a Cool Winter look for when shopping?
Look for blue-based, saturated colours: true red, fuchsia, royal blue, emerald. Skip camel, orange, mustard, rust and olive.
How do I know if I am Cool Winter?
Your colouring is clearly cool with fairly high contrast. Blue-based, saturated colours such as true red, fuchsia and royal blue look electric on you; earthy warm colours dull you. If that sounds like you, the quickest way to confirm is the free 7-question Season Color Quiz: it scores your undertone, depth and clarity and matches you to one of the 12 seasons, no photo needed.