#01Spring
Bright Spring
Warm base with high chroma and clarity. Mid-to-high contrast, clean colors without any grey.
WardrobeWear bright warm colors in big blocks, with the most saturated shades placed close to the face.
Find your color type from a photo
Find your color type from a single photo in the 12-season system. A 10-12 color palette, neutrals, wow shades, metals, lipsticks and hair color with concrete HEX. All free!
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Daylight shot, no makeup, no filters, face centered. That makes undertone and HEX palette far more precise.
Analysis architecture
The Caygill system splits a look across three Munsell axes: value, hue, chroma. Their combination points to one of 12 seasons.
Bright Spring
Warm Spring
Light Spring
Light Summer
Cool Summer
Soft Summer
Soft Autumn
Warm Autumn
Deep Autumn
Deep Winter
Cool Winter
Bright Winter
How the 12-season system works
In 1980 Suzanne Caygill and the Sci\ART school expanded the classical "spring, summer, autumn, winter" split into 12 seasons. Each of the 4 families breaks into 3 subseasons by dominant quality: lightness, chroma, or warm/cool purity. Inside Summer that is Light Summer, Cool Summer and Soft Summer. Inside Winter that is Deep Winter, Cool Winter and Bright Winter.
Reading from the photo
AI samples HEX directly from the photo: iris color, hair roots, neutral skin area and natural lips. The foundation of the verdict.
Three Munsell axes
Depth, chroma and warm/cool undertone are scored on 1-10 scales. Their intersection points to a season.
12 reference seasons
The profile is compared against all 12 references and returns the primary season plus closest neighbors with match percent.
From the photo AI reads three Munsell axes: VALUE (lightness), HUE (warm/cool), CHROMA (saturation). First it samples HEX from eyes, hair, skin, lips. Then it scores depth, chroma, contrast, warmth, clarity and places you in one of 12 seasons. The result is a 10-12 color palette, a set of neutrals, wow shades, an anti-palette, metal recommendations, specific lipstick HEX and a hair color direction.
All 12 color types
Four families: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Each has its own three subseasons.
Family
Spring
Warm undertone, light base, clean saturated tones. Three subseasons: bright, purely warm and light.
3 subseasons
#02Spring
Warm Spring
Pure warm undertone with no cool notes. Mid lightness, soft chroma, a golden glow on the skin.
WardrobeGold, camel, warm green and coral are your home. Pick warm gold jewelry over silver.
#03Spring
Light Spring
Lightest of the spring types. Warm pastels, soft contrast, a translucent golden glow on the skin.
WardrobeWarm pastels close to the face, nothing dark or heavy. Fresh peach and soft mint do the work.
Family
Summer
Cool undertone, soft muted shades, a silver glow on the skin. Three subseasons: light, purely cool and soft.
3 subseasons
#04Summer
Light Summer
Lightest of the summer types. Cool pastels with a faint warm whisper, soft contrast, a silver glow on the skin.
WardrobeCool pastels close to the face, watercolor pairings, delicate silver and tender rose. No true black.
#05Summer
Cool Summer
Pure cool undertone at mid lightness. Dusty rose and blue-grey tones, no warm yellow note at all.
WardrobeCool raspberry and bluebell. Silver and platinum jewelry. True cool black best swapped for charcoal.
#06Summer
Soft Summer
Cool summer with minimum chroma. Smoky, dusty, greyed-cool shades, very low contrast across the face.
WardrobeMisty pairings close in value. No bright saturated tones, no sharp contrast combinations.
Family
Autumn
Warm undertone, earthy depth, a golden radiance. Three subseasons: soft, purely warm and deep.
3 subseasons
#07Autumn
Soft Autumn
Warm autumn with minimum chroma. Smoky golden and earth tones, low contrast, a soft glow on the skin.
WardrobeWarm taupe, sage and dusty coral close in value. No clean bright saturated tones.
#08Autumn
Warm Autumn
Pure warm undertone with rich earthy chroma. Pumpkin, rust and olive shades, a golden radiance on the skin.
WardrobeDeep warm spices, no cool pink and no silver. Camel and rust live close to the face.
#09Autumn
Deep Autumn
Deepest of the autumn types. Dark warm saturated shades, high contrast, a noble depth in hair and eyes.
WardrobeBurgundy, forest green and mahogany close to the face. Espresso and oxblood instead of true black.
Family
Winter
Cool undertone, clear bright shades at high contrast. Three subseasons: deep, purely cool and bright.
3 subseasons
#10Winter
Deep Winter
Deepest of the winter types. Cool undertone with a faint warm whisper, high chroma, very high hair-skin contrast.
WardrobeTrue black and bright clean accents. Cool red, emerald and icy pink belong close to the face.
#11Winter
Cool Winter
Pure cool undertone at mid-to-deep value. Blue and pink-violet notes, a silver glow, no yellow at all.
WardrobeSapphire and fuchsia close to the face. Silver and platinum jewelry, true cool black is yours.
#12Winter
Bright Winter
Winter type with maximum chroma. Cool clear tones at high contrast, a clear glassy quality of color.
WardrobeClean bright cool shades in big blocks. True black next to pure white actually works for you.
FAQ
What is the 12-season system and why bother?
Suzanne Caygill in 1980 expanded the classical "spring, summer, autumn, winter" split into 12 seasons: each family got 3 subseasons by dominant quality (value, chroma, warmth). The scheme matches a real palette to a real person much more precisely and shows which shades make the face glow and which dull it.
How is color type different from face shape or Kibbe?
Face shape describes geometry. Kibbe describes the balance of softness vs sharpness in the figure. Color type answers a different question: which shades near your face make the skin look fresh. All three tools complement each other and together describe your full look.
Can a color type be detected from a face photo alone?
Yes. AI samples HEX values directly from the photo for eyes, hair, skin and lips, plus measures depth, chroma, contrast, warmth and clarity. The key is a daylight shot with no makeup and no filters. Then the undertone reads cleanly.
What is undertone and why does it matter so much?
Undertone is the base warm or cool note of the skin, visible on the neck, wrists and eyelids. Warm is golden or peach, cool is bluish or pink, neutral has no clear lean. Undertone splits the 12 seasons in half: Spring and Autumn are warm, Summer and Winter are cool.
What if I am between two seasons?
That is normal, pure seasons are rare. AI returns the primary season, a match spectrum across all 12, and a Closest Alternatives card. If confidence is below 70%, it is worth trying both neighboring palettes and seeing which makes the face fresher.
Does color type change with age or after hair coloring?
Skin undertone does not change, so the family (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) stays yours for life. The subseason can shift slightly: with age people often lose some chroma and contrast, moving from Bright to Cool or from Deep to Soft. Hair dye does not change the season, but it changes perception, so AI looks at the roots.
What are wow colors and why a separate card?
Wow colors are the 3-4 strongest shades in your palette, the ones that make your face come alive in the mirror (the classic lipstick test). They sit on their own card because these are your aces for important moments: interviews, photos, stage.
Can I wear black if I am a Spring or Autumn?
Pure true black weighs warm seasons down, it adds shadow. So AI recommends warm "near-blacks" for Spring and Autumn: espresso, oxblood, deep chocolate. They work like black but stop fighting the skin. For Summer and Winter pure black is fine.
How accurate is the AI?
Around 85-90% on a clear front-facing daylight photo without makeup or filters. Under evening light or an Instagram filter AI can flip warm/cool undertone and accuracy drops to 60-70%. The match spectrum shows whether you have borderline alternatives.
What happens to my photo?
The photo lives in server memory for 5-10 seconds: sent to the AI service for analysis, deleted after the response. Never written to disk. If you click Save to account, we only keep the text result and a 256-pixel preview.
Is this really free?
Yes, always free. No registration, no subscription, no view limits. Anonymous users up to 5 analyses per hour; signed-in users up to 30 per hour.
Round out the picture
Color type owns the palette. Face shape owns geometry, Kibbe owns the balance of softness and sharpness in the figure.