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summer · cool undertone · medium · soft

Cool Summer

Clearly cool and gentle: ash hair, grey-blue or soft brown eyes, rosy undertone.

What works: Cool, slightly muted colours: navy, soft blues, rose, grey. Metals: Silver, pewter.

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Colours to avoid near your face

Beyond the palette

Wearing it as a Cool Summer

Contrast
Low to medium: cool, softened colours; navy and grey rather than black.
Near your face
Soft blues, raspberry, cool pink and blue-grey.
Prints
Soft, blended prints in cool colours.
Metals
Silver, pewter
Lips
Raspberry, rose and cool berry.
Hair colours that harmonise
Ash brown and cool, smoky shades.

Keep away from your face: Orange, mustard and golden browns.

Outfits

Cool Summer outfits

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Smart casual · One accent colour

Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

Smart casual · One accent colour

Grey is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.

Business · Layered

Tonal burgundy works when the pieces differ in texture or shade.

Smart casual · Tonal

Pink and burgundy sit next to each other on the colour wheel, so they blend (analogous).

Close relatives

Other summer types

Questions

Quick answers

What colours suit a Cool Summer?

The best Cool Summer colours are purple, teal, lavender, blue, burgundy, light blue, with grey, denim blue, charcoal as neutrals.

What colours should a Cool Summer avoid?

Keep cream, dark brown, rust, yellow, beige away from your face; if you love them, wear them as trousers, skirts or shoes.

Can a Cool Summer wear black?

Black is not your best neutral; grey does the same job more kindly.

Gold or silver for a Cool Summer?

Silver, pewter

What lipstick suits a Cool Summer?

Raspberry, rose and cool berry.

What hair colour suits a Cool Summer?

Ash brown and cool, smoky shades. Orange, mustard and golden browns.

Verdicts and outfits come from published colour and dress-code rules, not paid placement; garment images are AI-generated illustrations of generic pieces. How we decide