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12-season system

Seasonal color analysis

A specific style of color analysis that places people into seasonal categories (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter — or one of twelve sub-seasons) based on undertone, value and chroma.

What it means

Seasonal color analysis emerged in the 1980s, popularised by Carole Jackson's 'Color Me Beautiful'. The four-season version is the most well-known but is now widely considered too coarse. Modern seasonal analysis usually uses 12 (or sometimes 16) seasons. The seasonal labels themselves are mnemonic — 'Soft Autumn' is just easier to remember than 'medium-value, warm-undertone, low-chroma'.

How it shows up in your Better in Style analysis

Better in Style uses the 12-season form of seasonal color analysis. We place you into one season, then show you what the season actually means in terms of swatches, neutrals, metals and shopping behaviour.

See this play out on your own face

Better in Style applies these ideas to your photo and tells you which season you actually are.

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