12 Seasons Color Analysis: Complete Guide & Quiz

What are the 12 color seasons? Learn the system, see every palette, and find your season. Free AI color analysis backed by the 12-season method.

All 12 color seasons

• Bright Spring
• True Spring
• Light Spring
• Soft Autumn
• Warm Autumn
• Deep Autumn
• Bright Winter
• True Winter
• Deep Winter
• Light Summer
• True Summer
• Soft Summer

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the 12 color seasons?

The 12 color seasons are Light Spring, True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Summer, True Summer, Soft Summer, Soft Autumn, Warm Autumn, Deep Autumn, True Winter, Deep Winter, and Bright Winter — the four parent seasons split into three subtypes each by hue, value, and chroma.

Where did the 12-season system come from?

It grew out of Carole Jackson's 4-season Color Me Beautiful (1980) and the Sci\ART method by Kathryn Kalisz, which expanded four seasons into twelve along the hue, value, and chroma axes.

How do I find my season among the 12?

Assess three traits — hue (warm or cool), value (light or deep), and chroma (bright or muted). Those place you in exactly one of the 12 seasons. An AI analysis from a selfie reads all three at once in about 60 seconds.

What's the difference between the 12-season and 4-season systems?

The 4-season system uses only Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The 12-season system splits each into three subtypes, giving a more precise palette than the four broad families.

How does the 12-season system relate to Korean personal color analysis?

Korean 퍼스널컬러 starts from the warm/cool tone split (웜톤/쿨톤) and refines by depth and clarity to reach the same 12 seasons used throughout this site.

Find your Korean color season — free AI analysis in 60 seconds