Hair
Hair Color Guides
Browse all seasonal hair color guides — natural shades, dye ideas, highlights, and balayage recommendations by color season.
12 palettes
Bright Spring Hair Color Palette
The bright spring hair color palette is built on warmth, clarity, and contrast — this is the season that can genuinely carry Vivid Copper (#C05A18), a bright golden blonde, or a clear warm auburn without any of it reading as overdone. Unlike the softer spring types, this palette rewards bold, saturated choices: the colors look brilliant and warm rather than earthy or muted. Think spring sunshine on burnished metal. If your coloring has natural vibrancy and a warmth that reads vivid rather than soft, this palette is your reference.
Bright Winter Hair Color Palette
The bright winter hair color palette centers on maximum cool depth and high contrast — think natural black (#1A1820), vivid blue-violet darks, and icy silver highlights that read as deliberate rather than accidental. This palette works because Bright Winter coloring has the contrast capacity to carry bold, dark shades without heaviness. Going warmer or lighter tends to flatten the effect; staying cool and dark lets the palette do exactly what it is designed to do.
Cool Summer Hair Color Palette
The cool summer hair color palette centers on ash-toned browns, cool mousey shades, and softly muted blondes that carry a blue-cool quality throughout. These are low-contrast, low-warmth shades — think Ash Brown (#9A9080) rather than golden or honey tones. The palette works with Cool Summer's natural blue-undertoned coloring rather than against it. When the right shades are matched to this season, hair looks deliberately refined rather than flat.
Cool Winter Hair Color Palette
The cool winter hair color palette is built on deep, cool-toned shades that mirror the season's defining traits: high contrast, zero warmth, and clear dark saturation. Colors in this palette range from blue-black (#141420) to dark ash brown, all sharing the same cool undertone that defines the type. Introducing warmth — even subtly — disrupts the palette immediately. These shades work because they reinforce, rather than fight, the natural coloring of a Cool Winter.
Deep Autumn Hair Color Palette
The deep autumn hair color palette captures the richest end of the warm seasonal spectrum — dark auburns, warm espressos, and deep chestnuts that carry unmistakable warmth even at their darkest depth. This palette sits apart from both Soft Autumn and Warm Autumn through its combination of high depth and full, grounded saturation. A shade like Dark Auburn (#6A2418) shows exactly what defines this palette: color that reads dark first, warm second, never cool. If your coloring is deep, warm, and high-contrast, this is your palette.
Deep Winter Hair Color Palette
The deep winter hair color palette captures the darkest, richest end of the cool seasonal spectrum — true blacks, black-browns, and deep neutral shades that carry natural authority without effort. This palette works because Deep Winter coloring is itself defined by high contrast and depth, meaning shades like Rich Raven Black (#141014) look wholly natural rather than severe. Moving lighter pulls the palette away from its strength. Staying deep, cool, and rich keeps everything in alignment.
Light Spring Hair Color Palette
The light spring hair color palette captures the warmest, softest expression of blonde and strawberry toning — think pale golden shades like Pale Golden Blonde (#D4B870) and champagne hues that glow without weight. This palette sits at the intersection of warmth and delicacy, making it one of the most flattering seasonal palettes for low-contrast, light-featured individuals. The goal is never richness or depth, but a luminous softness that mirrors the season itself.
Light Summer Hair Color Palette
The light summer hair color palette centers on cool, low-contrast tones that mirror the season's defining traits: pale ash, soft mousey brown, and delicate silvery blonde. This palette works by keeping warmth to a minimum — shades like Soft Pearl Blonde (#D0C8BC) sit at the heart of what makes this season cohesive. Staying within the palette preserves the natural harmony between hair, skin, and eyes that defines Light Summer coloring.
Soft Autumn Hair Color Palette
The soft autumn hair color palette covers the warm, muted mid-range of the color spectrum — toffee browns, dusty auburn, soft chestnut, and cinnamon tones that read as natural and grounded. This palette is defined by restraint: warm undertones without high saturation, dimension without sharp contrast. Shades like Warm Toffee (#9B6B45) and Muted Chestnut (#7A4A30) capture the essence of the palette — earthy, quiet, and cohesive. Every shade in this palette sits within a narrow contrast band that flatters Soft Autumn coloring without overwhelming it.
Soft Summer Hair Color Palette
The soft summer hair color palette centers on cool-neutral, muted tones that work in quiet harmony with naturally low-contrast coloring. Think ash taupe, cool mousey brown, and gently greyed blonde — shades that sit close to each other in depth and temperature. This palette avoids warmth and vivid saturation entirely; a color like Muted Ash Blonde (#C0B8A8) illustrates the range well. When the palette is matched correctly, the result looks natural and cohesive rather than styled.
Warm Autumn Hair Color Palette
The warm autumn hair color palette captures the richest, most saturated end of the autumn spectrum — deep coppers, vivid auburns, and golden browns that carry genuine warmth without crossing into orange. This palette is built around shades like Copper Brown (#8B4513) and Vibrant Copper (#B8521A), colors that mirror the season's peak intensity. If your coloring is warm-toned with medium to high contrast, this palette works with your natural depth rather than against it. Use it as a reference whether you are choosing a dye shade, a gloss treatment, or a balayage placement.
Warm Spring Hair Color Palette
The warm spring hair color palette captures the golden, sun-warmed tones that define this season — think strawberry blonde, honeyed copper, and light warm brown with a peachy glow. This palette draws from shades like Golden Copper (#C07840) and Honey Blonde (#C8A058) that carry natural warmth without heaviness. Warm Spring sits at the lighter, fresher end of the warm family, distinct from the earthier depth of Autumn. These shades cover the full range from natural base to highlighted finish.