autumn · warm undertone · medium · soft

Warm Autumn

Rich and warm: auburn, copper or warm brown hair, warm brown or green eyes.

What works: Spice colours: rust, mustard, olive, camel, forest green. Metals: Antique gold, copper.

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Your best colours

Your neutrals

Colours to avoid near your face

Beyond the palette

Wearing it as a Warm Autumn

Contrast: Medium: rich warm colours with warm neutrals.
Near your face: Rust, mustard, olive and warm teal.
Prints: Earthy, medium-scale prints: paisley, warm florals, tweeds.
Metals: Antique gold, copper
Lips: Terracotta, brick red and warm brown-red.
Hair colours that harmonise: Auburn, copper and warm chestnut.

Keep away from your face: Icy pastels, cool pinks and pure white.

Outfits

Warm Autumn outfits

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Smart casual · One accent colour

brown cardiganShop
sage midi skirtShop
tan ankle bootsShop

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

Smart casual · One accent colour

camel cardiganShop
rust midi skirtShop
brown ankle bootsShop

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

Smart casual · One accent colour

red dressShop
brown chelsea bootsShop

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

Smart casual · One accent colour

green dressShop
tan chelsea bootsShop

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

Close relatives

Other autumn types

Questions

Quick answers

What colours suit a Warm Autumn?

The best Warm Autumn colours are orange, mustard, yellow, rust, sage, green, with camel, tan, khaki as neutrals.

What colours should a Warm Autumn avoid?

Keep white, pink, black, navy, light grey away from your face; if you love them, wear them as trousers, skirts or shoes.

Can a Warm Autumn wear black?

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

Gold or silver for a Warm Autumn?

Antique gold, copper

What lipstick suits a Warm Autumn?

Terracotta, brick red and warm brown-red.

What hair colour suits a Warm Autumn?

Auburn, copper and warm chestnut. Icy pastels, cool pinks and pure white.

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