True Autumn
Warm, rich and golden. True Autumns have the warmest, most golden coloring of the autumn types. Rust, pumpkin, olive and mustard mirror your natural warmth, while cool pinks, icy pastels and black make your skin look sallow.
- Temperature: Warm
- Depth: Medium-deep
- Clarity: Soft-rich
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These are the shades that harmonize with true autumn coloring. Wear them closest to your face — tops, scarves, collars — where they have the biggest effect.
- Rust
#B7410E - Pumpkin
#D2691E - Muted tangerine
#E07B39 - Terracotta
#C8643B - Warm tomato
#C0392B - Mustard
#D4A017 - Bronze gold
#B08D57 - Golden brown
#996515 - Moss
#8A9A5B - Olive
#6B7B2A - Forest green
#355E3B - Warm teal
#1F7A74
Best neutrals
Build your wardrobe basics — coats, pants, bags — from these instead of generic black and white.
- Cream
#F3E5C8 - Camel
#C19A6B - Chocolate
#5C3A21 - Olive khaki
#8B8455
Colors to avoid
These shades tend to clash with true autumn coloring near the face. You can still wear them away from your face, such as in shoes or pants.
- Fuchsia
#FF1493 - Icy pink
#F6D5E4 - Black
#111111 - Cool gray
#8E9196
True Autumn makeup and lipstick
- Brick red
#A8432F - Terracotta
#B8583E - Cinnamon nude
#A86B4D
- Chocolate brown is your black.
- Warm, brick-toned lips and bronze eyeshadow suit you.
- Antique and yellow gold jewelry.
Jewelry: gold or silver?
- Yellow gold
- Bronze
- Copper
Hair color
- ✓ Copper
- ✓ Auburn
- ✓ Golden brown
- ✓ Chestnut
- ✗ Ash tones
- ✗ Platinum
- ✗ Blue-black
Similar seasons
If some of these colors don't feel right, you may sit between True Autumn and a neighboring season.