Value & Contrast The value scale tells us how light or dark a color is. In other words, we need to ask: do you suit warm, neutral or cool colors The answer will depend on whether your features have warm or cool undertones. The more blue is added to it, the cooler it becomes. This is the fourteenth post in a series, 31 Days of Cult Classics. You can click here to see a list of all the posts, updated everyday in the month of October. The more yellow is added to a color, the warmer it becomes. This is an old read, and Carole Jackson’s original color theory has been updated and expanded upon by others since its initial publication (it turns out there are more like twelve or sixteen categories, versus Jackson’s original four), but Color Me Beautiful continues to influence the fashion industry–and the closets of women everywhere.ĭo you know what your season is? Does it change the way you dress?
#Color me beautiful spring vs winter full#
If you want to see and feel the best colors for your type, consider getting a full set of sample fabrics with your best colors and use them for shopping. Icy tones rather than pastels for the lighter colors. Determine whether you are a LIGHT or DARK type Define the brightness (light or dark) of your eyes and your natural hair color. Warm undertone means SPRING or AUTUMN type. You left your session with a cheat sheet declaring which colors made you look your best–and which ones to avoid. Pure white, black, navy blue, red and shocking pink. Cool undertone means that you are a SUMMER or a WINTER type. Trained consultants could find your type by draping fabric samples around your shoulders and seeing what colors bring you to life, and which ones wash you out.
Īccording to Jackson, everyone looks their best (and worst) in certain colors that cluster according to the seasons of nature. If these categories based on four season color analysis sound familiar to you, it’s due to the influence of Carole Jackson’s 1980 book Color Me Beautiful. And only a clear spring truly looks good in black.
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