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7/8/2019

It's been a while since I talked here about my Seasonal Color Analysis Quiz. But I used it myself just the other day. I was trying to determine the color season of a male friend of mine, but I didn't have my drapes with me, and I was stuck between a couple of seasons. On my phone, I went to my own quiz and took it on his behalf; lo and behold, the answer I came up with turned out to be correct.

I think my quiz is the most accurate quiz available online. Unlike most color analysis quizzes, this quiz doesn't depend on a person's hair, eye, or skin tone - since none of those factors can tell a person's season.

Instead, you'll be asked about colors that flatter or don't flatter the person in question.

The quiz is best used by you on a celebrity or a friend, but you can use it to determine your own season if you ask a friend to take it for you.

Two notes on the quiz:

1. I do not include color images in this quiz, and here's why: If I include a picture, the person taking the quiz will naturally answer Yes or No based on the picture, not on the color name. And I can't control how pictures appear on other people's monitors.

Someone taking the quiz for a True Spring might choose No for a picture of bright yellow-green if it doesn't appear as a True Spring bright yellow-green on her monitor. So a picture, I fear, might define the color too narrowly.

By contrast, any Springs, and many Winters, will probably get a Yes for the term "bright yellow-green," even though each quiz taker may have a slightly different mental image of that color, because the quiz-taker can picture some bright yellow-greens that flatter them.

2. Don't take my Yes/No paths as endorsements of particular colors for particular seasons. I have built the quiz based on how I think people may answer, not on what I think actually looks good on them.

For example, I wouldn't recommend any color called "hot pink" for a True Autumn, but a person can answer Yes for hot pink and still reach TA - because I'm guessing that some people will think their TA friend looks good in hot pink. (Because that TA friend probably looks good in some colors that are pretty similar to hot pink, because some of the TA colors are kind of similar to hot pink.)

A version of this post was first published in February of 2014.

91 Comments

Debbie

2/14/2014 02:15:22 pm

Thank you for letting me try the quiz! My husband answered and got true winter for me, but I don't think that's a contender for my season. :) So I answered truthfully and got a couple of seasons that have been suggested for me: dark autumn and bright spring. I really want an analysis someday so I know what direction to go in. I'm finding myself hesitating to go buy any new clothes. :)

Debbie

2/16/2014 04:47:22 pm

So I keep getting true winter...you're making me think more about true winter for my season! Maybe I am true winter!

Rachel

2/17/2014 01:21:03 am

Can you ask someone else to take it for you?

Debbie

2/17/2014 04:51:47 am

Well, I have taken it again since you adjusted the quiz and got dark winter. I think that's accurate. But I have yet to be draped. I should ask my sister to take it for me, but I don't think anyone has seen me in dark lime green. :)

Debbie

2/18/2014 01:50:54 pm

My sister took the quiz for me and got dark autumn. I may never know my season. :)

Sandra link

8/21/2014 04:58:44 pm

Debbie..I know exactly what you mean. I am in between two seasons myself. Warm Spring or Warm Autumn. I have Auburn hair and green eyes with yellow around the iris. I have taken many color analysis quizzes and still I feel nothing suits me.

Michelle

9/23/2015 06:33:09 pm

This is exactly me, same coloring.

Adrienne

2/14/2014 04:42:56 pm

Thank you for creating this! There are no analysts in the 12 season system in my country, but after about 2 years of research and trying on colours and self analysis I believe I have figured out my season. And after doing the quiz for myself I came out BSp - which is exactly right. Well done, this is amazing!

Willow

2/14/2014 09:40:42 pm

I did this based on my daughter who is a draped Soft Autumn. The result was True Spring. I think more questions are necessary.

Rachel

2/17/2014 01:21:57 am

Can you tell me what some of your questions and answers were?

Willow

2/18/2014 08:54:54 pm

Hi Rachel,

My mistake! When doing this test I missed that you specified "bright" yellow-green! My SA daughter looks fine in yellow-green, just not a bright shade. So, when re-doing the test and marking no to bright yellow-green, she did indeed come out a Soft Autumn (which she is!). BTW, I have your color samples and when I draped myself I got LSu in first place and BSp as a runner-up. (I am a draped LSU). It was fun to note that when I did the test for myself, answering with my most correct replies, I got LSu. And answering with my second best I got BSp! Which attests to the accuracy of this test I think!

Issmene link

2/14/2014 11:19:29 pm

This is a very good idea! :D At first I answered the question about white with no and I got true spring (I am a light summer), but then I thought: I do look good in white, but just not 'very bright' white (which is which I associate with pure/true white). Then I got light summer. Maybe you can specify that a bit?

Rachel

2/17/2014 01:22:27 am

I made it a little more specific - try it again. :-)

Aimée

2/15/2014 07:33:57 am

I did the test, and found ssu or lsu (not sure for warm yellow), and it's what I am ! thanks to you !!
<3

Aimée

2/15/2014 07:07:23 pm

and it's exact too for hubby and son : true and soft/light summers !
Your test is great for summers !
;-)

Corinna

2/16/2014 04:05:41 am

Jup, works great. I'm DA and that's what it says. I answered it for myself, but I tried to stay in a pre-draping mind and said yes to the black. Which is a half-truth only, but to the untrained eye, I do look fabulous in black.

I think it was great, that the test asked for really different, but also specific colours. So even if you mistake one, most of them would be close enough and point you in the right direction.

However.... what about a more detailed description about the result? Like: "All the colours X,Y,Z are more warm, but M,N,O are light, so it could be Season X, but runners-up is Season Y. Recheck the person for colours K and L, since those colours stand out."
Or sth. like that.

hansu

2/16/2014 04:23:43 am

I've been draped BSp, and that's what I got, going against the instructions to see how this works :-) This was useful to me because it really made me pay attention to all the basic colours out there in the shops that I CAN'T wear: black, white, beige, burgundy...but once I tried to use this with a friend in mind I got stuck, not being able to imagine just how she'd look in beige...I guess it's best done with the person there & some basic colours they can try on! Cleverly designed, though!

Teresa

2/16/2014 05:59:28 am

I think the question about warm dusty pink is misleading...I am a draped SSu, and I look good in COOL dusty pink. When I think of warm dusty pink I think of SA, so I answered no when it asked if I looked good in it, because SSu is a cool neutral season.

Agnieszka

2/16/2014 09:46:43 am

I think it will be easier to answer if there is a square with a color next to its name. For example I can't imagine what sort of deep burgundy do you have in your mind (the darker one or this one closer to terracotta).

inge

2/16/2014 08:54:16 pm

This is really wonderful and helpful. Thank you, Rachel, so very much.

Sandra

2/17/2014 12:28:53 am

For me this quiz stops at the khaki question after I answer "yes" to the gentle yellow question.

Rachel

2/17/2014 01:23:13 am

I think I fixed it. Can you try it again?

Sandra

2/17/2014 10:44:35 pm

Rachel, I did try the quiz again. I got LSp. I have not been draped though. Then again, if I choose no for the true white question and keep my answers yes for questions about warm colors, I get TSp. I feel I am a bit between the seasons though since with clothing colors I seem to be able to handle the saturation and the warmth of TSp colors (something it feels like LSp colors are unwhelming on me - I have fairly neutral-looking skin, lightish hazel eyes and light to medium brown hair) but when it comes to make-up I need LSp colors. Is it possible for some people to need clothing colors from one palette and make-up colors from another palette?

Sandra

2/17/2014 10:57:44 pm

Rachel, I did try the quiz again. This time I was able to complete the quiz. I get LSp or TSp, depending on how I answer the answer about true white. What did you mean when you asked if the person looks healthy and alive in true white?

Sandra link

1/18/2015 01:58:34 pm

Debbie: I know exactly what you are talking about being between two seasons. One time is comes up Soft Autumn and the other is True Spring. I am too light skinned to be a True Spring and I have a pinkness to my skin, making me a cool or a neutral. I think I am sticking with the Soft Autumn. There needs to be more questions with this "color quiz". It seems to be too general.

FrancaB

2/17/2014 01:30:35 am

This quiz is a great idea!!!!
I think it is brilliant you went the "flattering/unflattering color" route, instead of just stereotyping the seasons.
I went against the rules and took the quiz for myself (of, course, LOL!!!).
I think the quiz gave the correct output (dark autumn), but I was a bit confused by some of the questions.
1. I am not sure what you meant by "overwhelmed by black": I'm not overwhelmed (I manage to balance out anything “dark”), but it does age me, unlike very dark greens or very dark reds, or anything very dark and neutral warm.
2. "You look healthy and alive in pumpkin orange" is a bit confusing: as a dark autumn I don't look bad in PO, but it is not my best color (I suppose that would be TA’s ace). A very neutral DA might not agree with PO that much. My real answer would be neither yes than no, but more yes than no... I look healthy enough, but give me my khaki jumper instead.
3 The next question I had was about looking healthy and alive in burgundy - this color can be good or bad depending how red/purple/pink it leans. Since it is not a “no color”, and I could choose only between yes and no, I answered yes, but I think the real answer would be it depends.
4. I think it would be nice if each answer were counter tested, like checking how does a potential DA deal with pastels and brights and cooler colors… and also leave an option for “I don’t know” – if you add more questions, that would allow you to deal with an unanswered question or two. Because of the few questions, if you give the wrong answer to one (I tried to say no to pumpkin orange) you will be put in the wrong season without being able to redeem youyrself…
p.s. I think that a nice question for DA (like SA) would be about khaki… It is such a season specific color! Also dark brown could be an insighful color-question for DAs.
Thank you for the fun test, and for your brilliant approach to the problem!

Rachel

2/17/2014 02:07:05 am

Thank you for your feedback!

I haven't addressed all of these issues, but I did add a link to a page I'd made explaining the "overwhelmed by black" question.

Trisha

7/14/2019 03:37:59 am

Hi FrancesB, I read your comments, thinking how alike our responses were. I can wear black, but rarely do now as it ages me a bit, I can wear pumpkin orange, but feel its a bit too in your face, I love burgundy, but not all shades are equal. I draped as a dark autumn years ago, but with age got it done again and came out a bright spring (which don't agree with as most of the colours are too bright for me). My husband did the quiz for me and got me as a true autumn, and I got the same response. I live in khaki, moss and evergreen tones, as well as burgundy and always tan shoes and boots. It sounds as if I have changed to true autumn with time (I can also wear some, but not all, soft autumn shades).

Morgan

2/17/2014 03:07:04 am

Thank you for that test! I did it for myself, even I know you can´t do, and as I had a doubt on a question, I answered yes and no in two separate takes. My results were True Winter and Bright Spring. Funny, because I suspect I am a Bright Winter, and this season is in the middle of the two, right?

The Maiden Metallurgist link

2/17/2014 11:48:50 am

Nailed it!

I came up BW. True. DH was TW. I has thought he was TSu. But I could totally be wrong.

2/17/2014 11:56:54 am

AmyS

2/17/2014 03:51:04 pm

I gave it to my husband and he was able to complete it without having to ask what was meant by certain descriptions of colors. I came out DA which is interesting since I was draped warm spring. Not sure how i feel about that. After he did mine, I did his and he came out DA, which would fit him. I didn't have any issues with the app.

2/18/2014 03:45:29 am

This quiz is exellent. It doesn't need to change anything.

Sandra link

1/18/2015 02:02:02 pm

I think this quiz needs a lot more questions in order to get a accurate response. It seem to be too vague.

Hanna

2/18/2014 06:42:09 am

Thanks for the test! I did it for my husband, and he came out Soft Summer, which I believe is correct. For my mother I got True Winter, which also seems accurate. My husband did this for me and got Soft Autumn, which sounds OK, too. (I've been draped TSp in another system, but I never felt it was the best choice for me.)

2/18/2014 08:17:32 pm

Rachel, talking about confusing colours names... I found interesting website, look on the picture of Kate Perry:
http://glowingcolor.com/category/sienna-miller/
“6. Katy Perry, Spring. NO. Aside from the striking but unflattering inky black hair dye, this turquoise dress is doing nothing for Katy but make her look dead in the face..”
It looks like a spring try to make herself bright winter.
It should be written cyjan dress, calling it turquoise is highly misleading. Cyjan is for summer and winters. At least I always thought so.
Apart from that, I found charts of colours and there is aqua on the list.
So isn’t it mistake that someone put aqua in the chart of colours for bright springs? http://seasonalcoloranalysis.blogspot.com/2011/06/clear-spring.html#.UwR0UM7cPSg
I know bright spring have a connection with winter but kate perry is a spring and looks awfull in aqua, maybe she is warm spring?…Do you think that BSp can wear aqua=cyjan ?

2/19/2014 08:34:47 pm

cyan* not cyjan

Rachel

2/25/2014 08:05:36 am

The problem with color names is that they don't have set definitions. "Color communication" is truly a problem.

I offer lists of colors for the seasons to help readers get a sense of what the palettes look like, but they're imperfect because the readers aren't necessarily picturing the same colors I have in mind. I can post images, but they won't appear the same on all monitors, so that's not a perfect solution. I could even post hex codes, but we'd still have the monitor problem.

In the quiz, I've tried to avoid using color pictures because I'm afraid they'll limit or mislead. I've tried to construct the quiz so that a variety of mental images of a color can still produce an accurate result.

To answer your question about aqua, Bright Spring has several colors I might call aqua. But are my aqua and your aqua the same? :-)

2/26/2014 12:13:36 am

OK, but tell us if among the aqua blue for BSp is turqoise cold (blue shade)?
It means smth if I can't wear cold turqoise :) TrueSp can only wear warm turqoise (green shade) according to my observations.

Rachel

2/26/2014 03:17:22 am

When you're getting down to these fine distinctions of color - cold turquoise vs. warm turquoise - , I don't think words are really enough to accurately talk about the palettes.

True Spring and Bright Spring have at least two colors I'd call turquoise that are almost identical. I don't think it's a useful way to distinguish between the two seasons. Why not think instead about hot pink, black, and golden brown? Only Bright Spring can wear the first two colors, while only True Spring can wear the third.

Have you seen this article? It might be interesting to you if you're doing a lot of thinking about turquoise:
http://12blueprints.com/turquoise-for-12-seasons/

Bella

2/20/2014 03:41:32 am

Hi Rachel,

I'm probably TA or DA but haven't been officially draped.

I would question the choice of Pumpkin Orange for DA as it's not a great colour for me and seems to be a necessary colour to pass into DA. Maybe a few more questions to allow for DAs at the cooler end would be good.

I got TA through a somewhat strange route that, while sort of true, was a bit unexpected:
I look good in Oyster White, Blue-Grey, Beige, Hot Pink, Burgundy (No to Black and Midnight Blue), but the first time I did the quiz I didn't select the blue-grey or hot pink because I was picturing cooler and brighter colours, so this seems to be an issue of the shade I picture maybe not matching the shade you picture. Is it possible to add in some visuals of the colours you mean?

Thank you for putting together this quiz. :)

Sonata

2/20/2014 04:55:07 pm

I am a LSu but got SA. There weren't many questions; I'm not even sure when it distinguished between cool and warm. Beige?

Rachel

2/21/2014 04:04:40 am

Can you tell me what questions you got and how you answered them (as well as you can remember?)

christine

2/20/2014 11:09:04 pm

I come out true spring, but Im a warm autumn. I told the test I look good in yellow green and beige.

Rachel

2/21/2014 04:12:12 am

If you remember, can you tell me which questions you answered and how you answered them?

Sophie

2/20/2014 11:46:13 pm

I was draped a DW in real life and I got DW on the quiz

christine

2/21/2014 03:51:01 am

and someone who would say no white no black no hot pink no beige no burgundy and yes for bluegrey, she gets true spring... (summer friend)

Rachel

2/25/2014 07:58:43 am

OK, I think I fixed that path. Thanks!

christine

2/21/2014 03:54:20 am

I think there is a misunderstanding about burgundy... we think of it being cool blueish dark red and not good on autumns. you seem to think its good on them and think of a maroon perhaps?? No critics, I just hope that helps making the test better :-)

Rachel

2/25/2014 07:53:56 am

I think I fixed the problem of different interpretations of burgundy. Try again and see how it works, if you like.

Kelly

2/22/2014 02:31:53 am

I have been trying to figure myself out, and I'm having trouble. I am definitely bright, but I don't know if I am a spring or a winter. The problem is that my hair is either v. light brown or v. dark blonde. But I am very high contrast--very dark at the base of my eyelashes, dark eyebrows, dark shadows on face and very light in my cheeks and the whites of my eyes.

Is it possible to have a lighter hair color and be a bright winter?

I have always thought I had a cool skin tone, so I've stayed away from bright warm colors, though I look great in saturated red and magenta/fuschia. I do look good in bright orange, but I only know that because I went to University of Illinois!

Rachel

2/25/2014 07:53:09 am

In theory, a person could have light hair and be a Bright Winter. I have not personally seen it; the lightest-haired Bright Winter I've seen has medium-brown hair. But Christine Scaman writes about a blonde True Winter on her site, so I think a blonde Bright Winter is theoretically possible.

Melina

9/8/2014 07:26:34 pm

This page http://www.pinterest.com/inventyourimage/the-bright-winter-color-analysis/ (scroll down) has at least two very blonde Bright Winters :)

christine

2/22/2014 05:14:41 am

I tried again (true autumn getting true spring), now all good. I did not get true autumnbecause I said no to burgundy... If I type yes, then I get true autumn... (if I type no for burgundy and then no for BRIGHt yellow green, then its soft autumn and if yes with the bright yellow green, then true spring...) so I think its the burgundy that is the problem. if this is burgundy, its warm and ok on an autumn http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Airbrush/House-of-Kolor/Kandy-Basecoats/Burgundy/Burgundy.gif, but I think many people think of burgunbdy being a blueish and cooler deep red like this... http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Gouache/Jo-Sonja/Burgundy/Burgundy.gif

again: no critic, Im a big fan of your page and blog! go on!

Rachel

2/25/2014 07:51:11 am

I appreciate the feedback!
I think I fixed the problem of the differing mental images of burgundy. If you like, try it again and see how it works.

Melina

7/12/2019 01:06:45 pm

Christine, FWIW, I think I would call the latter colour fuchsia or magenta, burgundy is not the one that comes to mind for me :)

Caty

2/22/2014 05:39:05 am

I am a Summer, but I can't wear hot pink because it is a bit too bright for me. But when I answer "no" for this color then my result is "True Spring" what is wrong. May be "soft pink" would be better than "hot pink" in the quiz.

Rachel

2/25/2014 07:49:34 am

Hi! I can't see where a No on hot pink leads directly to TSp. Can you link it? Or can you tell me what you remember about your series of answers?

Heather

2/24/2014 07:22:47 pm

Hi Rachel, I think this is great! I keep playing with it to see where all of the answers take you. I am still settled in TSum and I kept getting SSum at first because I wasn't saying 'yes' to the pure white. Before my draping, I would have said yes, but when draped I saw a 'true white' which was the winter white and it was overwhelming on me (too bright and blue), so that's what I now think of as pure white, with the TSum white being a soft white. Maybe you could distinguish between these two somehow? xx

Caty

2/25/2014 10:17:15 am

Now it has changed. When I say "yes" to bluegray, but "no" to all the other colors then I get "True Autumn" instead of Summer. From all the colors in the test blue-gray is the only one I can wear. Deep burgundy and hot pink are a bit too deep/to strong for me.

Rachel

2/26/2014 03:25:46 am

OK, that's not a logical path. I think I fixed it. Try again?

Caty

2/26/2014 07:32:49 am

Now I got Soft Summer which is right. Cool, thank you Rachel! :)

2/26/2014 12:28:51 pm

As a draped BW "pure black" (interpreted as solid black and no color blocks/accents) isn't a "healthy and alive" look for me compared to what I know brings out the healthiest in me so I answered no and got BSp. I know it is flawed to do it for yourself, and a friend has told me black is a good color for me when I rarely wore it before draping, I'm not so dark as to obviously fit into winter and wear black intuitively.

Rowena

3/8/2014 09:37:01 am

I used the quiz to test a friend and she got True Winter . and thats correct!

Ellie Mae

3/8/2014 03:22:40 pm

White? no, Blue Grey? yes, Black overwhelming? yes, Beige no, Hot Pink yes, Deep burgundy yes, Deep reddish brown yes, Answer is Dark Autumn. My husband took this for me. I was draped as a SA but the colors are not working for me.
I took the test for my husband: White? no, Blue Grey? no, Black overwhelming? yes, Beige yes, Hot Pink no, Deep burgundy yes, Pumpkin yes, Midnight blue, no. It was True Autumn and he is a TA.

Christine

3/9/2014 09:50:34 pm

it works. if I choose "no" for burgundy, its soft autumn, if "yes", warm autumn, which is right. IF people know that burgundy is a deep toasted warm red, then all is good. if they think ist a blueish deep wine red, then not. that was my mistake, that I thought burgundy is a cool tone. I did not know that it can be warm also. I dont think, that a color newbe knows when yellwo green is a bright yellow green (I look good in yellwo green as warm autumn but NOT in bright y<ellow green). but a color newbe is lost anyway. he can read your blog and would soon learn enough to do it right then :-)

great job you did! this test is one I dan recommend.
C.

Soliwo

3/26/2014 03:01:20 am

I got soft summer, but I think I look better in soft autumn colours. Still pretty close.

Rebecca link

4/7/2014 05:50:30 am

That is pretty amazing! I did it for myself, but I used feedback from family members about how colors look on me. And I am confident it gave me the right answer: Bright Spring. Now if only I could have all those years back from CMB, whose analysis told me I was an Autumn!

Sandra link

10/21/2014 02:23:58 pm

I was told by a consultant that I was a True Spring. Those clothing colors are too bright for me as I have muted red hair, green/yellow eyes and a very light golden coloring with a pink undertone. ( making me a neutral coloring) I took this quiz myself and came out a Soft Autumn. I contacted another consultant and she told me by the description of my coloring that I was in between the seasons of Summer and Autumn making me a Soft Autumn. I can wear either peach or warm pink lipstick and blush. Also I can wear the color palettes from both seasons depending on the strength of the colors. Taking this quiz for myself many times, no matter what answers I give I am classified as a "Soft Autumn". As far as I can see, this quiz is correct. I have been studying about color analysis quite a bit lately and I am beginning to understand the concept of it. Thank you for letting me share my story.

CusRe

3/31/2024 10:21:08 am

AAA

Kate

11/15/2014 11:32:03 am

I get either true/dark winter for me (depending on my answer to the dark lime green question) and True Summer for my sister which sounds about right.

I have medium-dark ash brown hair, dark olive-grey eyes (they switch color from olive green to charcoal grey to dark turquoise blue depending on the light) and pale beige skin. I know winter works better than summer (I thought I was true summer for a long time) because light-beige & almost any dusty color (pale-pink beige is the worst, pastel pink is marginally better) make me look jaundiced. I'm still stuck between dark/true winter (with bright winter still a possibility) but it does narrow things down a bit.

My sister (always used to think she was a true/bright winter), has medium-dark ash brown hair with white-blonde highlights, milky white skin (its so white it's practically see-through) and pure grey-blue eyes - Almost all warm colours make her look ill. She can just about get away with black but it's too strong by her face and her best 3 color(s) are grey, periwinkle and a greyed-navy (denim blue).

Arianna

2/14/2015 09:23:48 pm

I do like the quiz and think it's accurate (I'm already analysed as a DA and that's what I got), but I think more questions would be helpful!

Anya

5/12/2015 06:17:54 pm

Wow this is perfect!!! :3
Hubby and I both took it he got bright winter and I got light spring our exact seasons your awesome!!! If only this existed year's ago ;) :)

2/22/2016 11:38:45 am

The quiz no longer works. Can you please put it back up online?

Rachel

2/24/2016 05:58:31 pm

Oh, gosh. Can you link to the page that's not working?

Robin gerard

12/26/2016 11:23:55 am

I got light summer for someone true summer, not sure how, or what question led to this. True white is good, any white is just so long its not ivory or slightly yellow. Some yellows are good, not yellow green, this gave light summer as an answer x

Kathy

9/24/2017 09:55:30 pm

Wonderful explanation and examples. I realize that I am not who I thought I was. HA!

Samantha Bradley

11/12/2018 02:26:40 pm

I just took this test to determine my b/f's coloring. I knew right away that he was a Soft season, but have always had trouble deciding whether he was a Soft Summer or a Soft Autumn. I'm a little bit tripped up on the Beige question since I've never seen him wear a Beige of any sort.

I do think this quiz works for him because I see him every day. If I could just get him into an actual beige, I think I'll confidently be able to say for sure whether he's a Summer or an Autumn (still definitely Soft though).

7/8/2019 02:57:48 pm

Rachel—I’ve draped myself with your color cards and clearly came out as a True Winter—every other season made me look tired and washed out—but every time I take the quiz, I come out as a Dark Winter because I answer no to the white question. Nobody likes pure white on me—I think it’s because large blocks of pure white don’t offer enough contrast for my Snow White-like coloring? I personally prefer blue-white, though that’s nearly impossible to find. You might consider adjusting the quiz to account for TWs who can’t carry lots of white.

If I answer the quiz according to how my family members would answer, I get Dark Autumn because they seem to be convinced that I look good in every color except pure white (an obvious impossibility). When I ask why they think that, they keep saying it’s because my hair is dark enough to contrast with lots of colors; apparently my eyes and skin tone are not part of the equation. They may also have some personal bias involved—my mother and sister are both Soft Summers, and they always want me to wear soft, earthy colors. Sometimes I despair of my family :P. The moral of this story is to have someone take the quiz for you who pays attention to more than your hair!

Marissa

7/8/2019 03:56:21 pm

I relate to what you said about your family wanting you to wear their colors. My mom is a Soft Autumn and is convinced that I'll look good in Autumnal colors like her even though I'm 99% sure I'm a Soft Summer.

7/8/2019 04:32:44 pm

Oh wow! Are you bringing back the color cards? Hooray! My daughter has been wanting 'her' colors for a while now. This really is an amazing way to get them.

I carry my swatches around in my purse (cut off a square and put them on a key chain.) I get weird looks in the store, but let me tell you, in awful store lighting, this has kept me from bad decisions so many times. My entire wardrobe is on color season thanks to those cards. :)

Melina

7/12/2019 01:03:47 pm

I'm sorry to go against the "official" instructions, but I really do believe the quiz is more accurate if you do it yourself ;) Several reasons for this: 1) commenters here tend to know a lot more about colour than the average person, 2) at least my nearest & dearest tend to think I look good in every colour, so it's not very reliable ;) (A bit like KC wrote above, as is the following point), and 3) the other person's personal bias about colours will greatly affect the result (i.e. they often want to see you in colours *they* like, but are not that good for you actually).

Of course, even that method won't guarantee 100% accuracy, but I'm convinced it will get you a more accurate result. :)

Trisha

7/14/2019 03:56:07 am

Rachel, I truely believe this quiz to be amazingly accurate - thank you for all the work you put into creating it, which is much appreciated. I also appreciate (as someone trained in art and design) how difficult it is to plan for the various bias, i.e how people see themselves - they may just think they look good in a colour, because they like that colour; how a particular colour is named - people may read that differently; friends and family may be influenced by what looks good on themselves or colour they particularly favour, etc, etc. I have found the quiz to be as accurate as personal draping (better than one draping that got me completely wrong). I also had your style advise a few years ago and now live happily as a romantic/dramatic/natural/true autumn, which feels completely me. So, from the bottom of my heart, a huge thank you for your attention to detail and all the careful, thoughtful, advice to give to myself and plenty of others.

larisa ulkina

7/14/2019 10:23:19 am

Rachel,
I am fascinated with your quiz. It is so original and complex--and methodical.

Melina

8/14/2019 04:46:20 am

Found an interesting quirk in the quiz - one can get Bright Spring by choosing "not overwhelmed by black", but Bright Winter by choosing "overwhelmed by black"! (That starts a long & winding path, but the end result for me there was BW.) Somehow that goes against intuition - shouldn't BW be *more* tolerant of black than BSp, not less? But very intriguing, anyway. ;)

Karla

4/27/2020 11:23:51 pm

This test is very simple but very accurate. I draped out as an Autumn by a CMB consultant in the 80's. I have been doubting that assessment because the colors were too intense for the most part...and too warm. Soft Autumn is just right. Our colors are muted but rich looking. Thanks for confirming for me.

Stephany Carolina

10/14/2020 03:54:10 pm

Este cuestionario me ha gustado mucho, pero no consigo saber cuál es mi temporada, me ha salido DA, SA y TA en diferentes veces que lo he hecho, blanco: no, azul grisáceo: no, negro: no, beige: si, Hot Pink: si, burdeos profundo : si ( es mi mejor color ), naranja calabaza, si y no , a veces me veo bien con naranja y otras no (depende si estoy bronceada) y de allí si digo que si al naranja soy DA y si digo que no me pregunta azul medianoche ( me imagino un azul marino frío) y no me favorece y me da TA. Si vuelvo a hacer la prueba y digo no al Hot Pink y respondo igual me sale SA así que no se cuál soy ( me cuesta mucho decidir si me queda bien o mal Hot Pink y naranja por que son colores que me gustan mucho pero creo que resaltan más el color que yo ) gracias por cómo me puedas ayudar, soy una lectora reciente de este blog y me parece maravilloso y muy útil.

Terri

4/11/2023 05:13:09 pm

Wow! I tried a few quizzes, and I have to agree that yours is the best available. All were giving me warm spring, but it didn't ring true for me. Took yours, and it gave me dark autumn, and I have to say it's correct, especially when looking at more celebrities who are dark autumn and reading the descriptions. You explain everything so well! I'm going to be more mindful of clothing purchases in the future. I don't wear makeup, just get lash extensions, so I won't worry about that, lol.

Louise

6/19/2023 09:45:27 am

Thank you for this quiz! We did it with a group of friends and everyone had a fun time. Everyone tried to guess everyone else's season before we started and overall we weren't far off the mark. I'm definitely an Autumn, probably 25% Warm 75% Dark.

I understand your reasoning behind not putting pictures of colours but have you considered adding the characteristics of a colour on the temperature/hue/lightness scale? e.g. under the burgundy question, adding "warm, dark, muted"
It might help with making sure that we're using the colours you intended (my group had a bit of trouble with that).

Thanks again for your work on this quiz!

Marla

8/10/2023 05:44:25 am

Hi! Sadly, the link to the quiz doesn't open ... Is it possible fpr you to re-upload the quiz? :)

Oceangate

1/4/2024 08:47:17 am

This is by far the best test for people of colour! thank you so much! I am indian and I get shoved into deep winter or deep autumn. but I have light neutral skin and clear brown eyes and dark chestnut hair and always thought I was bright spring and you're spot on! all the ai ones put me to deep autumn but I look awful in brown. well done

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