Dressing for the cool winter color season is about to get a whole lot easier for you.
In this super simple guide, we jump straight to the point. We break down everything you need to know about the cool winter color season in a quick and easy way.
This way, you can stop researching and start making those little changes that will ultimately add up to a dramatically better wardrobe for you.
How to Spot the Cool Winter Color Season
First, let’s break down the characteristics of a cool winter. (Also referred to as true winter.)
You’ll quickly notice a pattern here. “Cool” and “Bright” are the dominating factors for the cool winter color season.
Cool winters have noticeable cool tones that often result in high contrasting, striking features.
Skin Tone
The skin tones for a cool winter range from fair to deep.
They have cool undertones or C. A good way to find this out, if you don’t already know it, is to go to a cosmetic counter or store and have a professional color match you for foundation. The letters signifying the undertones are almost always marked on the bottle.)
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Eyes
Cool winters have stunning, bright eye colors like ice blue, cool hazel, cool brown, and black.
The deep pigment in these colors create a beautiful, higher contrast with the hair and skin.
Eye colors for the cool winter color season are noticeably cool toned and even can appear icy.
Hair
The cool winter color season has cool grays, browns, and blacks in their hair.
These hair colors include: gray, ash brown, brown-black, and cool black.
Hair can be an easy giveaway for winters. If you use the words ashy or purple/bluish, those are good indicators that you have cool toned hair.
Cool Winter Color Season Palette
At first glance, the cool winter color palette is full of bolder, darker shades. But, you’ll also notice lighter and medium tones in the mix.
The easiest way to make sense of this is to think about the variety of clothing colors available at stores and online shops. This cool winter color palette should give you an idea of the shade range for each basic color.
We break into down into a lighter, medium, and darker option to help steer you in the right direction.
If you don’t have access to this color palette when shopping, these three questions should help.
- Is this shade cool toned, or have a blue or pink hue to it?
- Is this shade the “Bright” and “Clear” option in this color?
Best Colors for the Cool Winter Color Season
Below are your top three colors for each color category.
As mentioned above, you’ll find a lighter, medium, and darker option for each color family. This will help you get a better grasp on the shade range for the cool winter color season.
Whites - Bright White with Blue Hues
When looking for whites or light neutral colors you’ll want them to have these characteristics:
- Bright and crisp vs muted and creamy
- Blue or pink hues vs orange and brown hues
yellows -TRUE YELLOWS
You’ll want to pick yellows that blend well with deep and higher contrasts.
- Bright vs. muted.
- True yellows with light blue hues vs orange hues.
Oranges - PINKS AND REDS INSTEAD
Orange is a hard color to work with as a cool toned color season. However, as cool winter you can pull off pink and red shades instead.
- More reddish or pinkish vs yellow orange.
- Bright shades vs lighter, less pigmented colors.
- Clear, non-muted options.
pinks - Magentas
Pinks are power colors for cool toned color seasons. Pinks for the cool winter color season are highly pigmented and beautifully compliment the high contrast.
- Bright and Bold vs Light.
- Pinks that lean closer to magentas vs golden shades.
Reds- Blue and Pink Hues
The right kind of red can look incredible on cool winters. Choose reds that are:
- Pink and fuchsia tones vs orange and brown.
- Bright vs muted.
Purples - Blue Tints
Like pinks, purples can be more cool toned and easier to pull off as a winter. Pick purples that are:
- Neutral, bright, and highly pigmented.
- Purples that look bluish.
blues - BRight and Bold
Cool winter blues are crisp and highly pigmented.
- Clear and bright vs muted.
- True blue vs gray tones.
Greens - Neutral Light Blue Hue
Greens in the cool winter color palette lean toward true green. Choose greens that are:
- Rich vs. muted.
- Light blue hue vs yellow.
grays- Brown and Pink Tones
Grays for cool winters are pinkish or neutral brown and highly pigmented. Pick grays that are more:
- Neutral pinks and browns vs blues and yellows.
- Clear vs muted.
Browns - Pink and Gray HUES
Much like oranges, browns can be more difficult to pull off as a winter color season. Choose browns that are:
- More gray or pink than yellow or golden.
- Bright and clear vs muted.
Blacks/ Alternates for Blacks - CRISP OR BLUE HUE
Cool winters can pull off crisp black because it blends your overall clear, crisp and bright coloring. However, you may prefer black alternatives.
- Crisp vs faded.
- Deep blues and purple hues.
Cool Winter Shopping Hacks
When shopping, cool winters should always gravitate toward cool colors first. Look at blues, pinks, purples, and grays as they are more likely to have options that suit your natural undertones.
Also, scan for the colors that you would describe as cool and bright.
If you prefer a variety of colors, warmer tones can look great on you, too. However, they may be harder to spot.
Look for warmer tones that have cool tints or lean more toward blue and pink than gold.
Conclusion: Cool Winter Color Season
The cool winter color season has brighter cool toned hair and eyes, and light to deep skin tones. Cool winters have cool undertones and look best in shades that are more bright vs soft.
When shopping, cool winters should gravitate to cool dominate colors first like blues, pinks, purples, and grays as the store is more likely to have a color that will harmonize with their natural coloring.
Next Steps:
Lastly, do you know what makeup colors look best on you? Find out in this super simple guide to cool winter makeup colors. Or, skip straight to the best makeup products in your colors.
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