Deep Autumn vs Deep Winter: how to tell them apart
Deep Autumn and Deep Winter both carry dark, rich colors that would overwhelm most other seasons. The difference is in the undertone and the clarity: Deep Autumn looks best in warm, earthy depth, Deep Winter in cool, clear depth. Here is how to tell which side you are on.
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Am I a Deep Autumn or a Deep Winter?
If chocolate brown, olive, rust and forest green make your skin glow, and gold looks natural, you are closer to Deep Autumn. If black, burgundy, emerald and cool berry look sharp and clean on you, and silver looks better, you are closer to Deep Winter. If both work, you sit between the two: the shared dark neutrals are safe, and the earthy or icy accents are what to test.
What they share: depth
Both seasons suit dark, saturated colors and strong contrast. Pale pastels and light beige wash both out.
Deep Autumn: deep and warm
Chocolate, olive, rust, mustard, forest green and tomato red. Gold and bronze look most natural.
Deep Winter: deep and cool
Black, burgundy, emerald, cool berry, navy and pure white accents. Silver and platinum metals look cleaner.
Compare the two palettes
The colors both types share are safe either way. The ones only one palette has are what to hold up to your face.
Deep Autumn
Only in this palette- White · light
- Blue · deep
- Green · medium
- Orange · medium
- Red · medium
- Orange · medium
- Red · deep
- Red · deep
- Red · deep
- Red · deep
- Brown · deep
- Red · deep
- Pink · medium
- Pink · deep
- Purple · deep
Deep Winter
Only in this palette- Blue · medium
- Blue · medium
- Blue · deep
- Blue · deep
- Green · deep
- Blue · medium
- Green · medium
- Yellow · light
- Red · medium
- Pink · light
- Red · medium
- Pink · medium
- Pink · medium
- Pink · medium
- Pink · light
- Pink · light
- Pink · medium
- Purple · medium
- Purple · medium
- Pink · medium
- Purple · deep
- Purple · deep
- Purple · deep
Which of the two are you closer to?
Four quick questions to answer in daylight. They point you toward one of the two; a photo settles it.
The app reads your season from a selfie and shows hair and lipstick shades on your own face.
Find out from a photo in the app which of the two you are →Three steps for a fair comparison
- 01
In daylight, hold chocolate brown and then black under your chin. The one that makes your skin look smooth rather than sallow or gray points to your side.
- 02
Compare olive with emerald. Deep Autumn skin looks warmer and livelier with olive; Deep Winter skin looks clearer with emerald.
- 03
Try gold and then silver jewelry. If two of the three tests point the same way, that is your season of the pair.
Why these two are easy to confuse
Deep Autumn and Deep Winter are neighbors on the twelve-season wheel. Their strongest quality is the same, depth, and their undertone is only mildly warm or mildly cool. Most people in this pair have dark hair and eyes, so the first impression is very similar.
The difference shows when you compare a warm, earthy dark color with a cool, clear dark color of the same depth.
Three color pairs to compare
Hold each pair under your chin in daylight and choose the color that makes your skin look even and your eyes clear.
- Chocolate or black: chocolate points to Deep Autumn, black to Deep Winter.
- Olive or emerald: olive points to Deep Autumn, emerald to Deep Winter.
- Rust or burgundy: rust points to Deep Autumn, burgundy to Deep Winter.
When you sit between the two
Then dark neutrals both palettes share, such as deep teal, dark navy, aubergine and espresso, are the easiest colors near your face. Keep the clearly warm or clearly icy shades for accents.
A photo-based analysis compares your coloring with both palettes. When a photo cannot decide, the app shows both seasons so you can compare their palettes on the same photo.
Clarity before your next purchase
What is the difference between Deep Autumn and Deep Winter?
Undertone and clarity. Both are deep; Deep Autumn is warm and earthy (chocolate, olive, rust), Deep Winter is cool and clear (black, emerald, burgundy).
Can a Deep Autumn wear black?
Black belongs to Deep Winter. Near the face, Deep Autumns usually look better in espresso, dark olive or deep teal.
Which metals suit Deep Autumn and Deep Winter?
Deep Autumn: gold, bronze and copper. Deep Winter: silver, platinum and white gold.
Can I be between Deep Autumn and Deep Winter?
Yes. Wear the shared dark neutrals near your face and test the warm and cool accents separately.
From an initial clue to personal color analysis
Analyze your photo, receive a practical palette and use it when choosing clothes, hair color and makeup.