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Soft Autumn

Muted, warm and softly earthy

Your Soft Autumn Color Palette

Soft Autumn sits between Autumn and Summer with warm or neutral undertones and a soft, muted quality. Colors should be warm but never vivid. Dusty terracotta, soft olive, warm taupe and muted gold are most flattering.

Your Best Colors

Dusty Terracotta
Soft Olive
Warm Taupe
Muted Gold
Dusty Peach
Warm Sage
Caramel
Dusty Teal
Muted Rust
Warm Mushroom
Soft Warm Brown
Dusty Rose Warm

Colors to Wear Less

Black
Icy Blue
Hot Pink
Cool Grey
Bright White
Cool Violet

How to Use Your Soft Autumn Palette

Colors to Build Your Wardrobe Around

  • Dusty terracotta as your warm tone
  • Soft olive as your green
  • Warm taupe as your neutral
  • Caramel as your brown
  • Dusty teal for contrast
  • Olive as an everyday neutral

Makeup Shades That Suit Your Season

  • Warm neutral foundation
  • Warm peachy or dusty rose blush
  • Warm nude, brick or dusty rose lips
  • Warm taupe, khaki or copper eyeshadow

Hair Colors That Work With Your Season

  • Warm ash brown
  • Soft chestnut
  • Warm medium brown with subtle highlights
  • Neither too golden nor too cool

Your Neutral Base and Best Metal

Rose gold and antique gold. Warm taupe and mushroom as neutrals.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Soft Autumn is the most muted Autumn season with warm undertones and a soft, desaturated quality that suits dusty, earthy colors best.
Warm Autumn is richer and more saturated. Soft Autumn is quieter and more blended.
Black tends to be quite stark. Deep warm brown, dark camel or warm dark olive are more flattering dark neutrals.
A dusty, muted brick red or terracotta rather than a vivid clear red.
Soft Autumn sits between warm and neutral. It has warm undertones but with enough softness that some neutral-warm colors work well too.