summer · cool undertone · light · soft
Light Summer
Light and cool: ash-blonde or light brown hair, light eyes, pink or neutral skin.
What works: Cool pastels and soft light greys. Metals: Silver, white gold.
Your neutrals
Colours to avoid near your face
Beyond the palette
Wearing it as a Light Summer
- Contrast
- Low: soft, cool, light colours together, grey instead of black.
- Near your face
- Powder blue, lavender, soft rose and light grey.
- Prints
- Delicate, soft watercolour-style prints.
- Metals
- Silver, white gold
- Lips
- Soft rose, cool pink and light berry.
- Hair colours that harmonise
- Ash blonde and light ash browns.
Keep away from your face: Black, orange and heavy warm browns near the face.
Outfits
Light Summer outfits
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Smart casual · One accent colour
Smart casual · One accent colour
Business · Layered
Smart casual · One accent colour
Casual · One accent colour
Casual · Layered
Casual · One accent colour
Smart casual · One accent colour
Close relatives
Other summer types
Questions
Quick answers
What colours suit a Light Summer?
The best Light Summer colours are lavender, light blue, pink, sage, purple, blue, with light grey, white, grey as neutrals.
What colours should a Light Summer avoid?
Keep dark brown, brown, rust, olive, mustard away from your face; if you love them, wear them as trousers, skirts or shoes.
Can a Light Summer wear black?
Black is not your best neutral; light grey does the same job more kindly.
Gold or silver for a Light Summer?
Silver, white gold
What lipstick suits a Light Summer?
Soft rose, cool pink and light berry.
What hair colour suits a Light Summer?
Ash blonde and light ash browns. Black, orange and heavy warm browns near the face.
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