Summer · Also called True Summer

Cool Summer

The coolest of the Summers: blue-based, medium-light and calmly elegant.

Value: Light to medium
Temperature: Cool
Chroma: Softly muted

The Cool Summer palette

1. Soft white#F1F1EE

2. Cool gray#9EA3AB

3. Blue-gray#7C8A9E

4. Slate#5D6878

5. Soft navy#36456A

6. Rose-brown#8C6E73

7. Cornflower#7E9CD6

8. Raspberry#C24E7A

9. Cool rose#D98AA8

10. Spruce teal#4D8A8C

11. Soft plum#8A6A9E

12. Periwinkle#8F98D6

13. Powder blue#A9C3E0

14. Lilac#B9A6D3

Approximate on-screen colors. Fabric and daylight will vary.

How to wear it

Build around blue-gray, slate and soft navy instead of black and camel.
Use raspberry or cool rose as the one brighter note near the face.
Silver, white gold and gray pearls usually sit most quietly with these colors.

Next-door seasons

Light Summer. Cool Summer is a little deeper and more firmly cool; Light Summer is lighter and a touch clearer.
Soft Summer. Soft Summer is more grayed and smoky; Cool Summer keeps a bit more blue clarity.
Cool Winter. Cool Winter is sharper and higher contrast, with true black and icy brights.

Cool Summer outfit idea: flat-lay in Cool Summer colors — *1. An easy Cool Summer outfit: slate trousers + cornflower knit + soft white shirt + rose scarf.*

Remember: color seasons are a convention, not a scientific fact about anyone. Fabric, dye, screens and daylight all shift how a color looks.

About this site

I'm Diana, and Light Summer is my palette. This is my own personal guide, written and designed by me. The nature scenes, flat-lays and textures are original images made for this site. The palette charts are my own approximations of each season, informed by common twelve-season references.

This is an independent project. I'm not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Quince, Dream Wardrobe or any brand mentioned here. Product names, photos and prices belong to their owners and link to the original product pages.