Saturday, July 30, 2011

Color Systems

So I have links to various 12 seasonal palette color analysis web sites in the right column.  As you may all know, the original system was Color Me Beautiful with the four seasonal types.  The spin off systems basically account for each season blending with the others.  So there are 3 subtypes in each season.  There also is a system called Color Me a Season that has these 3 subtypes and retains the absolute version of each season.

The different systems have slightly different names for the seasons.
In no particular order:
(and anything left out is purely a google search oversight on my part)


12 Tone Pictures (examples) - Reveal Consultancy:
True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Spring
True Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
True Autumn, Soft Autumn, Dark Autumn
True Winter, Bright Winter, Dark Winter

Truth is Beauty - Seasonal Color Analysis:
Warm Spring, Bright Spring, Light Spring
Cool Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
Warm Autumn, Soft Autumn, Deep Autumn
Cool Winter, Bright Winter, Deep Winter

12 Blueprints: Christine Scaman (Sci/Art):
True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Spring
True Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
True Autumn, Soft Autumn, Dark Autumn
True Winter, Bright Winter, Dark Winter

Seasonal Color Analysis: The Chic Fashionista:
Warm Spring, Bright Spring, Light Spring
Cool Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
Warm Autumn, Soft Autumn, Deep Autumn
Cool Winter, Bright Winter, Deep Winter

Pretty Your World: Color Revival by Lora Alexander:
Warm Spring, Clear Spring, Light Spring
Cool Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
Warm Autumn, Soft Autumn, Deep Autumn
Cool Winter, Clear Winter, Deep Winter

Seasonal Color Analysis Blog, Yelena Starikova:
Warm Spring, Clear Spring, Light Spring
Cool Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
Warm Autumn, Soft Autumn, Deep Autumn
Cool Winter, Clear Winter, Deep Winter

Shop My Closet Color Guide:
Warm Spring, Clear Spring, Light Spring
Cool Summer, Soft Summer, Light Summer
Warm Autumn, Soft Autumn, Deep Autumn
Cool Winter, Clear Winter, Deep Winter

Color Me a Season:
Absolute Spring, Pastel Spring, Striking Spring, Glorious Spring
Absolute Summer, Moonlight Summer, Sunshine Summer, Indian Summer
Absolute Autumn, Gentle Autumn, Golden Autumn, Striking Autumn
Absolute Winter, Snow Frost Winter, Firelight Winter, Sunset Winter

2 comments:

Jeanine Byers said...

That's neat that you made those lists of the different categories. I was comparing them in the yuku forum and I don't think it's just a different-name-for-the-same-thing situation.

In one thread, there was a true something next to a clear something & the colors looked the same! Surprised me.

Also, I have never seen the term "cool spring" but have seen "warm spring" and am wondering if that's what you meant?

By the way, I think I would prefer not to be quoted on the world wide web. I would have worded it differently, I am sure, if I were posting it outside of our forum.

Yelena Starikova said...

This is Great List with Great Sources of Information! Thank you for mentioning Dear!)

Warm Wishes,
Yelena


Seasonal Color Analysis