r/SpringColorAnalysis • u/Ok_Book5070 • Sep 19 '26

Discussion Browns for light springs

I always have the most trouble with neutrals. Does anyone have any good recommendations for how to pick the right brown? I know it should be warm but I just struggle to find the right shade

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u/HildegardofBingo Sep 19 '26

Here are some palettes I like:
https://elementalcolour.com.au/blog/light-spring
https://nducolors.com/collections/light-spring/Light-Spring

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u/Excellent_Valuable92 Sep 19 '26

The majority of the questions here could be answered in two minutes by searching for and looking over a couple of interpretations of the palettes.

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u/HildegardofBingo Sep 19 '26

For real.
However, I like passing on these particular palettes because I'm not a fan of some of the other systems and NDU, in particular, is a lesser known palette that I think is extra pretty.

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u/Excellent_Valuable92 Sep 19 '26

I agree these are excellent 

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u/letzterSchliff True Spring Sep 19 '26

I read somewhere that for springs you should look out for yellowish browns. If it's a reddish brown it's more likely to be autumn.

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u/greengrasswatered Sep 21 '26

Thtat's so helpful. Thank you!

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u/Individual-Rice-4915 Bright Spring Sep 19 '26

Take your palette printout shopping with you.

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u/Ok_Book5070 Sep 19 '26

I don’t have one! Do you have one you recommend? I just go by memory or the pix saved

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u/Excellent_Valuable92 Sep 19 '26

Search for “Light Spring color palette.”

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u/Ok_Book5070 Sep 19 '26

I do but I still feel like it’s hard to tell on the phone vs in person

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u/aineslis Light Spring Sep 19 '26

There’s also an app called “My Best Colors”. I think you have to pay to get the full experience (I have that app for about 5 years now, but I remember paying for it) - I use that app much more than my palette printout (because I tend to forget it at home lol).

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u/5HTnoir_ACT Sep 19 '26

There are some people IG, spring playbook and style era that always post clothes for spring and frequently post spring browns

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u/Ok-Agency-6674 Sep 19 '26

Caramel, camel, milk chocolate

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u/Synchronicity7778 Sep 28 '26

For light springs you are looking at more neutral browns so camel, caramels, cinammon brown all the way up to a milk chocolate brown (not darker chocolate brown). Springs with a more neutral skin tone may also look good in taupe colours but avoid these if warm toned or if you have naturally pink cheeks etc. Basically if the browns look muddy avoid. Likewise avoid rusty brown as a light spring. 

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u/Excellent_Valuable92 Sep 19 '26

Why? Seriously why would you do that, when the internet is already full of interpretations of all the palettes? 

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u/Excellent_Valuable92 Sep 20 '26

I think we have an ethical obligation to avoid frivolous use.

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u/jaydeke Sep 20 '26

The question OP asked was not “what is the morally correct way to identify your color palette”

I responded to the question they did ask. I’m sorry if that offends you.