| Traditionally, when one is trying to figure out her | | | | Each person will have 1 of 6 dominant |
| 'season' (or her best palette of colors), she will look | | | | "characteristics" in their coloring which is the primary |
| to see if she has warm or cool undertones. While this | | | | determining factor in analyzing them. They are: |
| is an important aspect to a color analysis, it is only a | | | | Deep:Dark and rich. Think Cher or Kim Kardashian |
| part of the equation. And it is not necessarily the first | | | | Light: Light and delicate. Think Gwyneth Paltrow or |
| thing you look for. In the advanced 12 season color | | | | Heather Locklear |
| analysis system, the first thing you look for is the | | | | Soft: Soft & muted. Think Sarah Jessica Parker or |
| MOST dominant characteristic of the person. | | | | Jennifer Aniston |
| 19th Century artist Albert Munsell talked about color | | | | Clear: Clear & bright. Think Courtney Cox or a young |
| having 3 characteristics: Hue, Value and Chroma. | | | | Liz Taylor |
| 1. Hue means simply what color an object is, like red, | | | | Warm: No cool undertones. Think Reba McIntyre or |
| orange, or green. Every hue will be either warm or | | | | Sarah Ferguson |
| cool, or some combination of the two. Example: | | | | Cool: No warm undertones. Think Christy Brinkley or |
| Yellow is warm; Blue is cool; Green is balanced. | | | | Liz Hurley |
| 2. Value just means the lightness or darkness of a | | | | To illustrate: |
| color. Typically, light colors have tints of white added | | | | If you have deep coloring, then the second |
| to it. Dark colors have some shade of black added to | | | | determining factor is whether you look better in |
| it. | | | | warm colors or cool colors. If cool colors flatter you |
| 3. Chroma means a color's clarity or saturation. A | | | | best, then you are determined to be a "Deep |
| sunny Yellow would be considered fully saturated or | | | | Winter." So while you favor cool colors over warm, |
| clear. "Mustard" would be considered a muted Yellow. | | | | the fact that you are DEEP is the most important |
| There is usually a heaviness or grayness added to a | | | | aspect to your coloring. Your best colors will include |
| muted color. So Chroma refers to how clear a color | | | | the deepest darkest colors; you will want to avoid |
| is or how muted it is, or as it's referred to in the | | | | light colors. If your dominant characteristic is either |
| system, its 'Softness'. | | | | "Warm" or "Cool", then decide whether you favor |
| HUE= Warm or Cool | | | | clear or muted colors next. Once you've figured out |
| VALUE=Light or Dark | | | | these two components, you've got your season |
| CHROMA=Clear or Soft | | | | figured out! |
| From these 3 aspects of color we get 6 dominant | | | | Deep, cool colors = Deep Winter |
| characteristics that a person can exhibit. | | | | Deep, warm colors = Deep Autumn. |
| 1.Warm | | | | Light, warm colors = Light Spring |
| 2. Cool | | | | Light, cool colors = Light Summer |
| 3. Light | | | | Clear, cool colors = Clear Winter |
| 4. Dark | | | | Clear, warm colors = Clear Spring |
| 5.Clear | | | | Soft, warm colors = Soft Autumn |
| 6.Soft | | | | Soft, cool colors = Soft Summer |
| It is these 6 characteristics that are most important | | | | Warm, clear colors = Warm Spring |
| in determining your season. Look for those traits | | | | Warm, soft colors = Warm Autumn |
| FIRST. If you can determine your dominant | | | | Cool, soft colors = Cool Summer |
| characteristic, you are 75% there in determining your | | | | Cool, clear colors = Cool Winter |
| season. The secondary characteristic will finalize which | | | | This is the essence of the 12 season system. |
| season you are. | | | | Remember to look for the most dominant of the 6 |
| Here is a the 12 Season Color Theory in a nutshell: | | | | characteristics first and you are on your way. |