True Autumn
True Autumn (or Warm Autumn) is the quintessential Autumn palette, known for its warm, deep, and rich colours. Think of the yellow, golden, orange and red hues of the autumn leaves, pumpkin spice later and evenings by a warm cosy fireplace! The True Autumn palette embodies the essence of autumn with its warm, rich, earthy and vibrant hues.
The overall impression of True Autumn is rich and warm, with colours that are saturated, dark and earthy.
Who Falls into the True Autumn Season?
True Autumns have an obvious warmth about their appearance - whether that is a golden sun-kissed look, warm brown eyes or auburn hair. There will also be a hint of depth, as they’ll typically have features that are on the darker side.
The only way to really determine your color season is through draping, however, there tend to be certain features that True Autumns have, but keep in mind that there are always exceptions.
Skin: The skin can range from deep to medium-light with warm undertones and rich, golden, or bronze quality. True Autumns usually tan easily and have a warm beige, golden, or deep olive tone, giving a vibrant, warm and earthy look.
Eyes: The eyes are warm and deep with eye colours such as hazel, warm brown, deep green, or amber. The eyes are usually rich and vivid.
Hair: The natural hair color of True Autumns is usually in the 2N-6N range and can come in shades of a warm rich brown, dark brown, chocolate brown, a right auburn or a golden brown. True Autumn hair often has rich, warm undertones and may include reddish or golden highlights.
True Autumns have a naturally warm and earthy appearance, and their best colours are those that mirror this warmth and depth without being too cool or light.
How Do You Know if You're a True 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 True Autumns, their features are the following:
Primarily Feature: Warm. The primary feature of True Autumn is warmth. Their skin, hair, eyes and lips will have warm undertones and they will shine in warm colours, whereas very cool colours will wash them out, dull their natural warmth and appear out of harmony.
Secondarily Feature: Dark. True Autumns have depth, although not as much as Deep Autumns. Nevertheless, their hair, eyes, and skin will typically be medium-dark and they’ll be able to pull off medium-dark colours with ease.
Tertiarily Feature: Muted. True Autumns are more muted than they are dark, favouring earthier shades over bright neons.
To determine if you are a True Autumn, consider the following steps:
Cool vs Warm True Autumns radiate warmth. They shine in reds, burnt oranges, mustards, olive greens and browns, whereas cool tones like cobalt blue, cool pink, cool purples and grey will drain their natural warmth.
Depth: Are your features (hair, eyes, skin, lips) primarily light, medium or dark? If they are very dark or very light then you can eliminate True Autumn from your palette as you’ll most likely be looking at either the light or deep seasons. If your features are medium to medium-dark, then you might be a True Autumn.
Contrast levels: Are your skin, hair and eyes all a similar depth or do you have much darker hair relative to your skin? True Autumns typically have low to low-medium contrast levels with the hair, skin and eyes not being too different in colour. However, their contrast level will also not be as low as that of a Soft Autumn.
Chroma: Are your features more bright or muted? Can you wear bright clothing or do you look better in more muted colors? The features of True Autumn are more muted than they are bright. They’ll look better in softer earthier tones, whereas overly bright colors might be overpowering. If you like the warmth of True Autumn but feel like the muted tones wash you out too much, then you might want to look at True Spring.
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 warm, medium-dark, rich and earthy tones, then you might be a True Autumn!
Best Colors for True Autumn
True Autumns have a warm, sophisticated, earthy and rich palette to work with! All of the colors have elements of gold and brown mixed into them, which gives the palette its earthy "autumn" quality.
Some of the most flattering colours for True Autumn are:
Blues: Warm navy, teal, deep turquoise
Greens: Olive green, moss green, forest green, sage, army green
Purples: Warm plum, deep aubergine, maroon
Pinks: Warm rose, coral, mauve
Neutrals: Chocolate brown, warm taupe, beige, warm brown
Yellows: Mustard yellow, goldenrod, ochre, burnt orange
Reds: Deep red, burnt sienna, rust, terracotta, brick red, burgundy
Overall, True Autumns glow in different types of deep reds, terracotta, mustard, olive green, plum, teal, beige and all kinds of warm browns. Colors for True Autumns should be warm and muted, not overly cool, light or bright since those can drown out the radiant golden earthy beauty of a True Autumn.
Worst Colors for True Autumn
Colours that are too cool, light, or muted can drain the natural sun-kissed, golden warmth of True Autumn. Colours to avoid include:
Pastels: Baby pink, soft lavender, light blue
Cool Neutrals: Cool grey, icy blue, cool beige
Cool Reds and Blues: Fuchsia, cobalt blue, cool red
Muted Tones: Soft mauve, sage green, pale yellow
Jewelry for True Autumn
As a warm season, True Autumns are the quintessential golden girlies! They look radiant in gold, bronze, copper and warm-toned gemstones. The best options include:
Metals: Gold, bronze, copper, and warm-toned metals
Stones: Amber, tiger’s eye, garnet, topaz, deep green jade
Avoid cool or overly light jewellery, which can clash with the warm, deep quality of the True Autumn palette.
Hair Colors for True Autumn
The natural hair colours of True Autumns will typically be warm and medium-deep, between levels 2-6N. The hair color will have a golden or reddish glow to it, with shades of chestnut brown, auburn, chocolate and caramel being common.
It’s best to stay within the range of the natural colour, perhaps adding subtle golden highlights for a sun-kissed. Colors like black and platinum can be too harsh for True Autumns and ashy blondes can clash with their natural warmth.
Flattering hair colour choices include:
Bronde (level 7): Dark golden bronde, caramel bronde
Brown (levels 3-6): Deep chestnut brown, warm chocolate brown, dark golden brown, reddish-brown, dark caramel brown
Red (levels 3-6): Auburn, copper, deep red, mahogany
Highlights: Warm, golden highlights can add dimension without overwhelming the natural colour.
Avoid cool, ashy, or light shades that can contrast too sharply with the warm, deep undertones.
See more Hair Colors for Autumn Seasons and get inspiration on Pinterest.
Makeup for True Autumn
Makeup for True Autumns should be warm, earthy, golden and sun-kissed enhancing their natural features. Some makeup tips include:
Foundation: Choose foundations with warm or neutral undertones that match your skin.
Blush and Bronzer: Warm peach, deep coral, and terracotta shades work well. True Autumns also look wonderful with bronzer and a tan.
Eyeshadow: Shades of warm brown, deep green, bronze, and warm plum can be great on you.
Lipstick: Choose warm, deep shades like brick red, warm rose, deep coral, and rich brown. Avoid cool or light lip colours like light pink. True Autumns look radiant in warm tones that are close to their own natural lip colour.
Eyeliner and Mascara: Warm dark brown, deep bronze, or dark green are more harmonious than cool black which can be a bit harsh for True Autumns.
Sister Season: True Spring
True Autumn's sister season is True Spring. Both seasons are primarily warm with warmth being their most obvious feature. True Springs, however, are lighter and brighter. As a True Autumn, you may find that some colours from the True Spring palette work well for you and you can borrow some colours from this palette. However, the richness and earthiness of the True Autumn palette is where your home is at!
Read more about True Autumn vs True Spring.
True Autumn Outfits
More outfit ideas on Pinterest.
True Autumn Celebrities
Some celebrities who might be True Autumn include Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Dianna Agron, Lindsay Lohan, Shailene Woodley, Eva Mendez, Emma Watson, Leighton Meester, Sofia Vergara, and Julia Roberts.
It's important to note though that none of these celebrities are verified True 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 True Autumn and that other color analysts have also speculated might be True Autumns.
True Autumn Mood Board
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