spring · warm undertone · light · medium

Light Spring

Light, warm and fresh: golden-blonde or light brown hair, light eyes, a peachy or golden glow.

What works: Airy warm pastels and light warm neutrals. Metals: Light gold, rose gold.

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Your best colours

Your neutrals

Colours to avoid near your face

Beyond the palette

Wearing it as a Light Spring

Contrast: Low to medium: light, warm colours together, with one mid-tone rather than black.
Near your face: Warm light colours like peach, cream, light aqua and soft coral.
Prints: Small, airy prints in light warm colours; avoid heavy, dark patterns.
Metals: Light gold, rose gold
Lips: Peach, warm pink and light coral.
Hair colours that harmonise: Golden blonde, strawberry blonde and light warm browns.

Keep away from your face: Black and very dark colours next to the face, which overpower light colouring.

Outfits

Light Spring outfits

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Smart casual · One accent colour

cream blouseShop
sage midi skirtShop
beige ballet flatsShop

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

Business · Layered

camel overcoatShop
cream turtleneckShop
rust midi skirtShop
beige heelsShop

Cream is a neutral, so it lets rust be the accent without clashing.

Smart casual · One accent colour

red dressShop
tan ankle bootsShop

Tan is a neutral, so it lets red be the accent without clashing.

Smart casual · Layered

beige trench coatShop
sage dressShop
cream ballet flatsShop

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

Close relatives

Other spring types

Questions

Quick answers

What colours suit a Light Spring?

The best Light Spring colours are yellow, orange, mustard, sage, red, rust, with beige, khaki, cream as neutrals.

What colours should a Light Spring avoid?

Keep black, navy, charcoal, burgundy, teal away from your face; if you love them, wear them as trousers, skirts or shoes.

Can a Light Spring wear black?

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

Gold or silver for a Light Spring?

Light gold, rose gold

What lipstick suits a Light Spring?

Peach, warm pink and light coral.

What hair colour suits a Light Spring?

Golden blonde, strawberry blonde and light warm browns. Black and very dark colours next to the face, which overpower light colouring.

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