Deep Autumn
Deep Autumn (or Dark Autumn) revels in the dark, rich earthy tones - think of an evening in late November, cosying up by the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate.
The season combines the warmth of the Autumn season with the depth of Winter. This results in a palette that is warm, deep, and rich, with colours that enhance the rich earthy beauty of individuals with this palette.
The overall impression of Deep Autumn is intense and earthy, with colours that are saturated and warm.
Who Falls into the Deep Autumn Season?
The primary feature that you’ll notice in a Deep Autumn is their striking dark features with a hint of warmth.
The only way to really determine your color season is through draping, however, there tend to be certain features that Deep Autumns have, but keep in mind that there are always exceptions.
Skin: The skin can range from dark to medium with warm to neutral undertones and a deep, rich quality. The skin often has a golden, olive, or bronze tone and radiates subtle warmth.
Eyes: The eyes of Deep Autumns are usually dark brown, black-brown, deep hazel or dark olive. The eyes are typically rich and warm, with noticeable depth.
Hair: The hair of True Summers will usually be between a natural level 1N and 4N with warm undertones. The color can range from black to dark brown to chocolate brown. Deep Autumn hair often has a strong, rich appearance with warm highlights.
Deep Autumns have a naturally rich and earthy appearance, and their best colours are those that mirror this depth and warmth without being too cool or light. Colours that are too cool and light can wash them out since they don’t provide the right level of intensity and depth.
How Do You Know if You're a Deep Autumn?
Each season has a primary, secondary, and tertiary feature. Your primary feature is your dominant and the most obvious feature. Your secondary and tertiary features might be a little less obvious and harder to determine. Your secondary and tertiary features might be a little less obvious and harder to determine, but they are still equally as important in determining your coloring. For Deep Autumns, their features are the following:
Primarily Feature: Dark. Deep Autumns will have a lot of depth to their appearance, with dark hair, skin and eyes.
Secondarily Feature: Warm. Deep Autumn is a neutral-warm season, meaning that they can pull off both cool and warm colours as long as the colours have enough depth. Warmer colours, though, will really make them shine!
Tertiarily Feature: Muted. Deep Winter colours are slightly more muted and earthy than they are bright.
To determine if you are a Deep Winter, consider the following steps:
Depth: Are your features (hair, eyes, skin, lips) primarily light, medium or dark? If they are light or medium-light, then you can eliminate Deep Autumn from your palette. Deep Autumns will have dark features - dark eyes, hair and skin (relative to their ethnicity) - and this will be their most prominent feature.
Contrast levels: Are your skin, hair and eyes all a similar depth or do you have much darker hair relative to your skin? Deep Autumns will have medium-low contrast levels with most features being dark. The contrast levels of Deep Autumn are slightly lower than that of Deep Winter meaning that they may not have as big of a difference in depth between the features.
Cool vs warm Do you look better in dark browns, burnt oranges, and olive greens or do you look radiant in black, navy blue, and emerald green? Warmer colours, like browns and oranges, will harmonise with Deep Autumns. If you find that you’re more at home in cooler colours, then you might consider the sister season, Deep Winter.
Chroma: Are your features more bright or muted? Can you wear bright clothing or do you look better in more muted colors? Deep Autumn is not as muted as Soft Autumn or True Autumn, but they are still on the more muted side, favouring earthier colours.
The best way to determine your season is to do a drape test. You can either purchase a physical drape test fan or try some digital tools online like vivaldicolor.com, Dressika, and others. Or, just find different color pieces in your wardrobe, compare them to each other and take notes!
You want to look for colors that smooth your skin out, lift your jawline and bring out your eyes, lips and eyebrows. The colors should harmonise with you, not being too overpowering and also not washing you out.
Also, take note of the colors that you really don't like on yourself. This can offer some clues to your season as well.
If you find that you look best in deep, rich, warm and earthy shades, then you might just be a Deep Autumn!
Best Colors for Deep Autumn
Deep Autumns have a fantastic palette full of rich, sophisticated and earthy tones. The colors have an element of deep brown mixed into them, which gives the palette its rich, earthy feel.
Some of the most flattering colours for Deep Autumns are:
Blues: Teal, deep turquoise, warm navy
Greens: Olive green, forest green, moss green, army green
Purples: Deep aubergine, warm plum, maroon
Pinks: Warm rose, deep coral, brick red, dark mauve
Neutrals: Chocolate brown, dark olive, warm taupe
Yellows: Mustard yellow, goldenrod
Orange: burnt orange
Reds: Deep red, brick red, rust, terracotta, burgundy
Overall, Deep Autumns look radiant in dark browns, deep aubergine, warm navy, mustard yellow, dark olive, chocolate brown, maroon, and brick red. Colors for Deep Autumn should be deep and warm, not overly light, cool or bright since those can dull the natural richness of a Deep Autumn's appearance.
Worst Colors for Deep Autumn
Colours that are too cool, light, or muted can wash out the natural intensity of Deep Autumn. These include:
Pastels: Baby blue, soft pink, light lavender
Cool Neutrals: Cool grey, icy blue, cool beige
Cool Reds and Blues: True red, cool fuchsia, cobalt blue
Muted Tones: Soft mauve, sage green, pale yellow
Jewelry for Deep Autumn
Deep Autumns look fantastic in rich gold tones and can rock warm-toned gemstones!
Metals: Gold, bronze, copper, and warm-toned metals
Stones: Amber, tiger’s eye, garnet, topaz, deep green jade
Avoid cool or overly light jewellery, especially light silver.
Hair Colors for Deep Autumn
Deep Autumns have naturally dark hair with subtle warm undertones. The hair will typically be a warm black, dark brown, chocolate brown or deep chestnut brown ranging from levels 2N-4N.
It’s important for Deep Autumns to maintain depth and warmth in their hair - colours that are too light and cool (like a platinum blonde) can feel off with the rest of their features.
Flattering hair colour choices include:
Brown (levels 2-4): Deep chestnut, warm dark brown, rich chocolate brown, warm espresso, dark brown with hints of red
Red (levels 2-4): deep auburn, mahogany
Black (level 2): Soft black, warm black, brown black*
Highlights: Warm, golden highlights can add dimension without overwhelming the natural colour
*Although Deep Autumn is a deep season, pure black, jet black and blue-black hair can be a little too cool-toned. Opt for softer brown blacks.
Avoid cool, ashy, or light shades that can contrast too sharply with the deep, warm undertones.
Have a look at the Best Hair Colors for Autumn Seasons and get some inspiration from Pinterest.
Makeup for Deep Autumn
Deep Autumns can rock sultry, smokey, earthy makeup looks like no other!
Foundation: Choose foundations with warm or neutral undertones that match your skin.
Blush: Blush in the shades of warm peach, deep coral, and terracotta shades works well. Using a bronzer can also bring some radiant warmth to your complexion.
Eyeshadow: Shades of warm dark brown, deep green, bronze, and warm plum can make your eyes pop.
Lipstick: Choose deep, warm shades like brick red, warm rose, deep coral, and rich brown. Avoid cool or light lip colours like icy pink.
Eyeliner and Mascara: Eyeliner and mascara that is black, warm dark brown, deep bronze, or dark green can work well for Deep Autumns.
Sister Season: Deep Winter
Deep Autumn's sister season is Deep Winter. Both share the deep, rich quality but one is on the cooler side and one on the warmer side. If you are a Deep Autumn, you may find some Deep Winter colours flattering and occasionally borrow from the Deep Winter palette. However, the warm, rich earthiness of the Deep Autumn palette is where your home is at!
Read more about Deep Autumn vs Deep Winter.
Deep Autumn Outfits
More outfit ideas on Pinterest.
Deep Autumn Celebrities
Some celebrities that have qualities of the Deep Autumn season include Ariana Grande, Ana de Armas, Carla Gugino, Halle Berry, Natalie Portman, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, Olivia Cooke, Zendaya, Alicia Keys, Penelope Cruz, Shay Mitchell, Keira Knightley, Lea Michele, Emily Carey, Lena Headley.
Some male examples include Johnny Depp, Rami Malek.
It's important to note though that none of these celebrities are verified Deep Autumns and it can be difficult to determine the color season of celebrities from photos alone. However, these are some people that I see have the qualities of Deep Autumns and that other color analysts have also speculated might be Deep Autumns.
Deep Autumn Mood Board
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