Color season guide

Light Summer color palette

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Light Summer suits cool, light, and delicate shades that feel soft, airy, and effortlessly elegant. Choose gentle pastels and muted cool tones, and avoid heavy, dark, or warm colors that can overwhelm your natural clarity.

The Light Summer palette
Best colors
Powder BlueCool PinkSoft LilacSeafoamRose Beige
Avoid
OrangeMustardCamelDeep BrownBlack
Makeup direction

Sheer cool pink blush, watery rose lips, soft taupe-lilac eyes, and light, fresh definition bring out your natural radiance with an airy, refined finish.

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Questions about Light Summer
What colors suit a Light Summer?

Powder Blue, Cool Pink, Soft Lilac, Seafoam, Rose Beige — Light Summer suits cool, light, and delicate shades that feel soft, airy, and effortlessly elegant. Choose gentle pastels and muted cool tones, and avoid heavy, dark, or warm colors that can overwhelm your natural clarity.

What colors should a Light Summer avoid?

Orange, Mustard, Camel, Deep Brown, Black. These fight the cool undertone and soft chroma that define the season.

How do I know if I am a Light Summer?

Palevie's free guided quiz drapes colors against your face and scores four axes — warm/cool, light/deep, soft/bright and contrast — to place you in one of 16 tones. No photo or signup required.

What makeup works for a Light Summer?

Sheer cool pink blush, watery rose lips, soft taupe-lilac eyes, and light, fresh definition bring out your natural radiance with an airy, refined finish.

Other Summer tones
All 16 tones