Your personal color season combines your undertone (warm or cool) with how bright, soft or deep your coloring is. Springs suit clear warm brights like coral and peach, summers suit soft cool shades like rose and lavender, autumns suit rich earthy tones like terracotta and olive, and winters suit vivid cool colors like true red and navy. Answer 5 questions to find your season and the nail colors that flatter your hands most.
Look at the veins on your inner wrist in daylight. What color are they?
Which jewelry looks better against your skin?
Which best describes your eyes?
Which best describes your skin?
Which lipstick makes you look the most awake?
Spring
Warm undertone, light and clear coloring
Clear, warm and luminous colors make your skin glow. Think coral, peach, warm pinks, butter yellow and aqua, in glossy or sheer finishes. Very dark, dusty or icy shades can make your hands look dull.
Your nail colors
- Coral
- Peach
- Warm pink
- Butter yellow
- Aqua
- Ivory
Best finishes: high gloss, jelly and fine gold glitter.
Summer
Cool undertone, soft and muted coloring
Soft, cool and slightly greyed colors flatter you most. Rose pink, lavender, powder blue, mauve and dusty rose look elegant on your hands, while orange, mustard and stark black can look harsh.
Your nail colors
- Rose pink
- Lavender
- Powder blue
- Mauve grey
- Dusty rose
- Soft white
Best finishes: sheer, milky and soft pearl or silver.
Autumn
Warm undertone, rich and muted coloring
Rich, earthy and warm colors are your power shades: terracotta, burnt orange, mustard, olive, chocolate and warm beige. Icy pastels and bright fuchsia tend to wash you out.
Your nail colors
- Terracotta
- Burnt orange
- Mustard
- Olive
- Chocolate
- Warm beige
Best finishes: cream, matte and gold or bronze chrome.
Winter
Cool undertone, clear and high-contrast coloring
Vivid, cool and high-contrast colors suit you best: true red, fuchsia, navy, emerald, black and crisp white. Muted earth tones and beige can look flat on you, so go bold.
Your nail colors
- True red
- Fuchsia
- Navy
- Emerald
- Black
- Crisp white
Best finishes: high gloss, silver chrome and black and white art.
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How the quiz finds your season
Personal color analysis sorts coloring into four seasons with two questions: is your undertone warm or cool, and is your coloring light and clear or soft and deep? Your vein and jewelry answers decide warm or cool, your eyes and skin decide brightness and depth, and the lipstick question confirms the result. The season with the most points wins.
Already took the nail color quiz? That one stops at your undertone: warm, cool or neutral. Your season adds depth and clarity, so two people with the same undertone can still land in different seasons, such as a bright spring and a deep autumn.
The 4 personal color seasons for nails
Spring and autumn have a warm undertone, summer and winter a cool one. Each season has its own best nail colors.
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Spring
Warm undertone, light and clear coloring
Coral, peach, warm pink and aqua. Fresh, clear and bright.
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Summer
Cool undertone, soft and muted coloring
Rose, lavender, powder blue and mauve. Soft and elegant.
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Autumn
Warm undertone, rich and muted coloring
Terracotta, mustard, olive and chocolate. Rich and earthy.
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Winter
Cool undertone, clear and high-contrast coloring
True red, fuchsia, navy and black. Vivid and high contrast.
Frequently asked questions
What nail colors suit my personal color?
Springs suit coral, peach and warm pinks, summers suit rose, lavender and powder blue, autumns suit terracotta, olive and mustard, and winters suit true red, fuchsia, navy and black. The quiz above finds your season in about 60 seconds and shows six shades for it.
How do I know if my undertone is warm or cool?
Look at the veins on your inner wrist in daylight. Greenish veins suggest a warm undertone, blue or purple veins suggest a cool one. If gold jewelry flatters you more than silver, that also points to warm.
Is personal color the same as undertone?
No. Undertone is only warm, cool or neutral. Personal color also looks at how light, deep, bright or soft your coloring is, which splits each undertone into two seasons.
Does personal color matter for nail polish?
Your hands are further from your face than your makeup, so it matters a little less, but shades from your season tend to make the skin on your hands look brighter and more even.
Is the personal color nail quiz free?
Yes. It takes about 60 seconds, runs in your browser and needs no sign-up. To see your season's colors on a photo of your own hand, use the free CutieCure app.
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