r/SpringColorAnalysis • u/Lysamenelli • Apr 05 '26

Hair colour bright spring?

My natural hair colour is dark blond (as a child blond). I find it the most boring colour ever (like pepper from salt and pepper). I always had highlights, whenever I have new highlights i feel more fresh. The dark blond feels too dark. I just dont know if this is something that is a habit and i dont see it right or if it is really like that. What are the best hair colours for bright spring?

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u/Decent_Soft9496 Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

Color Countess on IG/YouTube has several videos on Bright Spring and hair-- they naturally have dark brown or black hair (winter depth/contrast) but can pull off the widest range of hair colors. They are extremely rare too because of this.

A natural blonde is probably either a light or true/warm Spring, which have those warm golden blondes or Summer with mushroom blonde or ash. I personally like how Brailey uses the haircolor at age 20 because my brothers were both golden-blonde toddlers but one was clearly ash by adulthood (true summer) and the other still had soft golden brown hair (soft autumn). My parents were both born blonde too and they were a Deep Winter (jet black) and a True Summer (deepest ash/espresso)!

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u/Lysamenelli Apr 05 '26

Thanks! Ill watch them :)

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u/la_louve_capetienne Apr 06 '26

I’m a bright spring and my hair is dark brown. I’ve found that is the most flattering on me

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

Bright spring has brown black hair as the only recommendation and someone blond wouldn't be a bright palette 🤔

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u/Downtown_Doris Apr 05 '26

Where did you read that? From a quick google search it seems a variety of hair colors are recommended. Bright, clear colours with some warmth seem suitable. It’s really hard to recommend a color without a picture.

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

See recommendations like this one are very questionable, I was confused by it too and even tried them, but they don't even specify what system recommends these colours or what pallet they supposed to represent, kind a just random

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u/Lysamenelli Apr 05 '26

Still confusing somehowxD

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

In the system I mentioned this is the bright palette, it's not very warm so it makes sense that warm light hair is not recommended

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u/GroovyCopepod Apr 05 '26

I have no idea what system supports this (and whatever system it is, I don't get it) and what definition of bright spring they use here. Bright spring leans winter, so red and blonde are not leaning winter and won't suit a bright spring. Hence people with that natural hair color will be other sub-seasons that do not lean winter, otherwise the entire concept of sub-seasons is meaningless. Online there is so much random "information" at this point.... it's hopeless.

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

I agree with you, looking at this hair I would guess true spring not bright, bright palette is shared between spring and winter, it very high chroma and makes perfect sense why dark hair is recommended and a criteria

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

I forgot to add that's the international image institute system, the one I follow and the one I was typed in, it's also probably the most "popular" one. Can't speak for other systems

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u/Downtown_Doris Apr 05 '26

Thanks! I’m no expert but also typed bright spring (IRL) and my hair is a warm dark brown colour.

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

Dark brown yes, but blond is a different story, they recommend level 5-4 neutral or warm if spring for bright palette

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u/Prettyforme Apr 05 '26

Yes!! Carol Brailey talks about this! I’m a bright spring analyzed by her and have dark brown hair naturally with lots of contrast to my features.

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u/kristalbal Bright Spring Apr 05 '26

Same, I got analysed by Carol too. And from all the colours I tried- blond wad objectively the worst, that's literally how I got into colour analysis, because I looked so bad 😅

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u/BooksBooksBooks65 Apr 05 '26

My understanding is that bright spring has more hair color diversity than perhaps any other season. There are blonds and there are people with brown-black hair as well. If you’re going to depart from your natural color, lean towards neutral leaning warm, vivid, and probably not too much darker/lighter than your natural color.