Color seasons / Autumn

Deep Autumn

Deep, warm and opulent: your colors look like spices, mahogany and candlelight.

Dominant: Deep first, then warm

Deep Autumn is defined by depth first, with warmth running through it. Its colors are dark and rich, like a library lit by firelight: garnet, mahogany, deep teal, forest, bronze and aubergine. The palette has more intensity than the softer Autumns, and it can borrow a hint of coolness from its Winter neighbor, but it always keeps a warm, burnished glow.

In these colors, a Deep Autumn looks grounded and luminous. Your features have presence, and deep colors match that presence so the whole picture feels balanced. Pale, cool pastels tend to look faded beside you, like a sketch next to an oil painting, while deep warm colors bring out the richness in your eyes and the warmth in your skin.

Deep Autumn sits between True Autumn and Deep Winter. It shares richness with the first and depth with the second, and its signature is dark, warm intensity. Deep Autumns exist across every skin depth, including fair skin paired with dark hair and eyes; the season describes how depth and warmth behave next to your face, not your complexion. If deep colors have always felt more like you than pastels, this is a natural place to start.

Signs you might be Deep Autumn

• Deep, warm drapes such as garnet, forest green and deep teal make your face look vivid and balanced, while pastels and icy colors look faded beside you.
• Your hair and eyes usually read as medium-deep to deep, giving your coloring a strong overall depth.
• Yellow gold, bronze and copper look rich on you; bright silver can look slightly harsh.
• Espresso and chocolate look as polished on you as black, and often warmer.
• Cream and warm ivory look better than optical white, though you can handle more contrast than other Autumns.
• Your eyes often look darker and more intense in deep jewel tones with warmth, such as emerald-teal or mahogany.

A taste of the palette

Your free result includes your full 16 colors and 6 neutrals. Pro adds a deeper 60-color palette, metals, makeup and hair direction.

How to tell it from the seasons next door

True Autumn: True Autumn wears mid-depth warmth like pumpkin and mustard most easily. If deep, dark versions like mahogany and forest feel more like you, you lean Deep Autumn.

Deep Winter: Deep Winter shares the depth but leans cool. Compare garnet with black cherry, or deep jade with emerald: if the warmer version glows on you, you are Deep Autumn.

People often cited as Deep Autumn

Kim Kardashian, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Tyra Banks, Freida Pinto, Kerry Washington. Commonly used examples; not analyzed by Hue & Line.

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