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Free Color Analysis Quiz: Find Your Season

Answer a few questions about your hair, eyes and skin and we'll match you to one of the 12 color seasons - with a 12-color palette you can copy, download as PNG or PDF, and share.

* 12-season system* Copy-to-clipboard hex codes* Downloadable palette

How the color season quiz works

This free seasonal color analysis quiz sorts your natural coloring by three qualities: temperature (do warm golds or cool blues suit you?), value (do you shine in light or deep colors?) and chroma (clear and bright, or soft and muted?). Combine those and you land in one of 12 seasons - each with a palette that makes your skin look healthy and your features sharp.

Think of it as an online color analysis test you can take at home: it scores all three axes from your answers, then matches you to the closest season. It takes about a minute, there's no email required, and you'll get your palette instantly. Still wondering what is my color season? If you're not sure about your undertone, the skin undertone test is a good companion - it settles the warm-versus-cool question on its own. You can also read our full 12-season color analysis guide.

What is seasonal color analysis?

Seasonal color analysis is a personal-styling method that sorts your natural coloring - skin, hair and eyes - into one of 12 color seasons, so you can dress and do your makeup in the shades that make your complexion look healthy and your eyes pop. It's the art-and-science idea popularized by Carole Jackson's 1980s bestseller Color Me Beautiful, which grouped people into four seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter); modern analysts split those four into twelve for a more precise personal color palette. The whole system rests on three dimensions of a color and of your face: undertone (warm or cool), depth (light or deep) and intensity (bright or muted).

Getting your colors done used to mean an in-person session with a stylist draping fabric under your chin in natural daylight, watching which hues brought your features to life and which left your skin looking washed out or tired. This quiz brings that draping logic online: it reads the same three qualities from your answers, places you in a season, and hands you a ready-made palette - no decision fatigue, no guesswork at the shops. Warm seasons (Spring, Autumn) glow in yellow-based tones; cool seasons (Summer, Winter) come alive in blue-based ones. From there, the twelve sub-types fine-tune the fit.

Explore all 12 seasons

Already know your season, or curious what each one looks like? Browse the full palettes.

The 12 color seasons, and how they fit together

Seasonal color analysis began with four seasons and grew into twelve as analysts realised most people need a more precise palette. The twelve sit in four families. The Springs - Light, Warm and Bright Spring - are warm and clear, glowing in coral, peach and golden green. The Summers - Light, True and Soft Summer - are cool and soft, flattered by dusty rose, periwinkle and slate. The Autumns - Soft, True and Deep Autumn - are warm and muted, rich in olive, rust and mustard. The Winters - Cool, Deep and True Winter - are cool and clear, striking in emerald, true red and icy brights.

This seasonal color analysis quiz places you in one of those twelve and hands you a downloadable palette. From there you can browse all 12 seasonal palettes, or open your own season page for celebrities, makeup, hair color and outfit ideas tailored to you.

Color analysis quiz vs undertone test: which first?

They answer different questions. The skin undertone test tells you whether you're warm, cool or neutral - useful on its own for foundation and jewelry. This color analysis quiz goes further, combining undertone with value and chroma to name your full season and palette. If you only have a minute, take this quiz; if you want to be certain about warm versus cool first, do the undertone test, then come back. Prefer to be routed straight to a result? The quick what season am I quiz does exactly that.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this color analysis quiz really free?
Yes - this is a free color analysis quiz with no email gate. Every question, your full result and the downloadable palette are free, with no sign-up required. There is an optional box if you'd like your palette emailed, but you can skip it.
Is this a 12-season or 16-season color analysis quiz?
It uses the 12 season color analysis system, the most widely used framework, so you can think of it as a free 12 season color analysis quiz. The 16-season models simply split a few seasons further; our result still tells you your temperature, value and chroma so you can map to a 16-season chart if you prefer.
Is there a catch - is the color analysis quiz free, with no email?
No catch. This is a color analysis quiz free of charge and free of email gates - take it as many times as you like.
Can I take a color analysis test online without an account?
Yes. This online color analysis test runs entirely in your browser - no login, no payment, no email. Your result and palette appear instantly on the page.
How accurate is an online color season quiz?
A good quiz gets most people into the right family (warm vs cool, light vs deep) and usually the right season. Screens vary and lighting affects how you read your own coloring, so treat the result as a strong starting point and confirm it against the palette in daylight.
What if I land between two seasons?
That's common - many people sit on a border. Open both season guides, hold the palettes up to your face in natural light, and keep the one that makes your skin look clearest and your eyes brighter.
Do I need to do my makeup or wear a special color first?
No. Take it with a bare face if you can, in daylight, away from brightly colored walls. That gives the cleanest read of your natural coloring.
What is the 12-season color analysis system?
It expands the classic four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter) into 12 by adding a second quality - light, deep, soft, bright, warm or cool - so your palette fits more precisely. We base the quiz on three axes: temperature, value and chroma.

Written by the Hue & Season color team Last updated July 2026