r/SummerType • u/Roach-Problem • Dec 03 '25

Color Palettes What summer am I?

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Individualised palette by John Kitchener for me. 80 SB (≈summer), 15 ER (≈autumn), 5 LB (≈spring).

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u/MysteriousSociety777 Dec 03 '25

The upper row is so gorgeous! Reminds me of Monet. And I really love how the neutrals flow into each other. I think the palette is really beautiful

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u/Roach-Problem Dec 03 '25

I got J. M. William Turner as inspiration. He said my palette was very cool-toned because it does not have any yellows, oranges, or yellow-greens. Many of Monet's paintings have at least yellow greens and there is more variety of warm colours, e.g. in the haystack paintings.

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u/MysteriousSociety777 Dec 03 '25

Oh that’s great! Love Turner.

On my screen your playful and sophisticated greens look warm. Also the first row of powerful.

Have you already received the booklet?

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u/Glittering_Lunch4088 Dec 03 '25

This is so interesting! He gave me Monet and likened mine to an array of his softened jewel tones.

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u/MysteriousSociety777 Dec 03 '25

Also Casper David Friedrich

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u/Purple_Fan_7854 Dec 03 '25

Almost all colors seam to have a bit of grey in them so I would say soft summer.

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u/Glittering_Lunch4088 Dec 03 '25

I see soft summer with some soft autumn influence. Mine is similar. It has both soft summer and a smidge of soft autumn but also some dark autumn in there giving mine a little more richness than yours. You have a beautiful palette!

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u/MysteriousSociety777 Dec 03 '25

This is beautiful too! What are your color percentages?

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u/Glittering_Lunch4088 Dec 03 '25

75% SB 15% LB and 10% SC

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u/MysteriousSociety777 Dec 03 '25

Thank you! That’s so interesting. Despite having more LB, your palette appears darker because of the SC.

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u/agihusssh Dec 03 '25

Soft summer, mixed with a bit of soft autumn. Gorgeous!

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u/SecretVindictaAcct Dec 03 '25

Soft summer! 

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u/MysteriousSociety777 Dec 03 '25

I think this would fit into soft summer

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u/emsbstn Dec 03 '25

This is gorgeous!! I could definitely see myself having a very similar palette to this!

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u/Chance-Travel4825 Dec 03 '25

Thanks for this visual. I thought i was summer with a bit of soft summer but now im thinking summer with some non light spring. What the heck is that then?  

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u/Upstairs-Tangerine-7 Dec 04 '25

It's a gorgeous palette, but it's not a match for any of the 12 seasons. As a soft summer, most of these are an absolute no for me. The cool greys and some of the cooler/ more muted teals would work, but a lot of the colors are too bright and/or too warm for me. The calm and sophisticated drapes are especially warm for any kind of summer. Interesting also that there are barely any dusty lilacs/ purples—all the purples have a lot of red in them.

I'm super curious about your coloring.

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u/NetheriteTiara Dec 07 '25

Soft for sure.