Spring · Warm-neutral · Vivid
Bright Spring Color Palette
Bright Spring is the most vivid of the three spring seasons: warm-neutral, clear, and high energy rather than soft or muted. If pastel or dusty colors seem to disappear on you while bold, saturated color feels natural, you're likely a Bright Spring.
The palette
Best colors to wear
Choose color that's both warm and vivid: coral red, flamingo pink, lime, bright teal, and marigold all read as strong on a Bright Spring. Cream and warm navy work as neutrals in place of black or grey, keeping the clarity this season needs.
Makeup shades
Lipstick works best in clear coral, watermelon, or bright warm red rather than anything muted or brown-based. Blush should be bright coral or warm pink, not soft peach. For eyes, lime, turquoise, and warm gold do more than smoky neutrals, and a warm brown or black eyeliner both work depending on how deep your coloring is.
Hair color
Warm tones with some richness flatter this palette: think golden brown, warm auburn, or bright copper. Ashy, cool, or very muted tones tend to dull the vividness that defines this season.
Gold or silver
Gold, bright rather than antiqued, the same direction as True Spring. It reads as more alive against this palette than silver.
Colors to avoid
Muted, dusty, or pastel colors, along with cool jewel tones like burgundy, tend to be the hardest for Bright Spring. They flatten the vividness that makes this palette work, leaving the look feeling washed out rather than bold.
Not sure this is your season?
Use three daylight selfies to check your actual undertone, contrast, and depth against Bright Spring and the other eleven seasons.
Related seasons
Common questions
Is Bright Spring the same as Bright Winter?
They share a love of vivid color, but Bright Spring is warm and Bright Winter is cool. Checking whether gold or silver looks more natural against your skin is usually the fastest way to tell them apart.
Can Bright Spring wear pastels?
Clear, warm pastels like peach or warm mint can work, but soft, chalky, or cool pastels tend to wash this palette out.