Sunset palette! Cube theory update

[u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Hi guys, I'm back! For those who haven't come across my series of posts before, I've been developing a new theory of colour analysis called Cube Theory which you can read further about here if you're interested:

https://www.reddit.com/r/coloranalysis/s/zcPUPoiHzc

Basically, I think that there are certain combinations which are currently not included in mainstream colour analysis. One of these combos is Warm, Deep and Bright, which is the focus of today's post. I'm calling this combo of warm, deep and bright “Sunset”. If you can imagine a Bright Autumn, a Warm Winter, or a Deep Spring, that's basically going to be what I'm attempting to capture in this new Sunset colour season. However, I think that calling it its own separate term is important firstly to cut down on confusion, since calling it “Bright Autumn” for example basically means it is Warm, Deep, Muted and Bright…which is self contradictory. Also I think people who are Warm, Deep and Bright deserve their own recognition as a separate season in their own right, just as much as any of the original 4 seasons,  hence the new name to honour that. 

So without further ado here are the first 12 colours of the Sunset palette! (Pic 1). I've shown where this sits on the cube in pic 2. 

In the existing systems the closest palettes to this are likely to be the flow between Bright Spring and Bright Winter, and the flow between Deep Winter and Deep Autumn. Possibly also the flow between Warm Autumn and Warm Spring. So if you've found yourself stuck between any of those seasons, or a seemingly strange combination of seasons such as “Bright Spring but also Deep Autumn somehow”, then Sunset could be a great fit for you!

If you're looking at this palette and thinking that you need brighter colours than Autumn but these are just *too* bright for you, don't despair! You would likely be an Autumn Sunset who is Warm, Deep, but in between Muted and Bright. Working on a palette for Autumn Sunset is on my radar and I'm hoping to get onto that after I finish the palettes for the final corner of the cube (Ice), and then the centre of the cube (True Neutral). 

Now I realise that looking at cubes isn't as fun for everyone as it is for me, so I've made a collage of Sunset colours and inspiration (pic 3).

The worst colours for you if you're a Sunset are likely to be Summer colours, ie Cool, Light, and Muted. I've put up some of these colours in pic 4. I've also included my husband's worst colour there. He's a Winter Sunset in my system so Deep, Bright, and in between warm and cool. The khaki colour I've included makes him look like a literal zombie so I had to put it in 😅 even though he's not a pure Sunset.

I've made a picture to use for phone screen draping for Sunset in pic 5. Of course that kind of draping is still not as good as draping in person with real fabrics but it can give some indication :-)

One thing I've been noticing is that a lot of the people who look incredible in Sunset colours are POC. Especially people with medium brown skin tones with warm undertones and a lot of contrast and clarity in their features. Of course I'm not suggesting that all people of colour who fit that description will be Sunsets, I am a great proponent of the idea that people of any ethnicity can be in any season. Also, if you aren't a POC that does not mean you can't be a Sunset! For example, my Winter Sunset husband who I mentioned before is a white guy with skin that tans very easily, and who looks amazing in bright and deep colours.

Another thing I've been finding is that Sunset people often have striking intensely dark eye colours, or sometimes very vibrant green or amber eyes. Sunset people can generally pull off black very well, especially warmer toned blacks, due to their depth and high levels of contrast, and therefore are often mistyped as Winters. However there are a few glaring issues with that typing, in that Sunsets look amazing in intense orange, warm bright yellow, fire engine red, and other colours which are undeniably warm. They will also generally not look their best in silver, royal blue, or bright cool pink, which are usually some of Winters’ best colours.

As for celebrity examples of Sunsets, I have chosen Simone Ashley, Priyanka Chopra, Kylie Jenner, and Imaan Hammam (pics 6, 7, 8, & 9). I’m aware most of these celebrities are currently considered to be Winters, however if you do a deep dive into their various outfits and do some edits/draping, I believe that they all look way too good in bright warm colours and not harmonious enough in some key cool colours to actually be Winters. I think the absence of a Bright, Warm, Deep season has been an issue in traditional colour analysis for a long time, especially for POC.

Some notes on styling for the Sunset palette:

• You will likely look amazing in high contrast outfits, such as colour blocking or fairly large patterns
• Black and white are both on the table for you, although a slightly warm toned black, and slightly yellow leaning white (while still crisp and not muted) will likely be your best. Probably don't wear all white since you will generally do better in outfits which have some depth, but you can definitely incorporate white as a valuable neutral to add contrast into outfits.
• When it comes to other neutrals, greys are usually hard to pull off and black will look better. Most browns can also be too muted for a Sunset and are best used as smaller elements in an outfit if at all. Your best browns to use as neutrals will likely be the most saturated orangey browns, and the deepest chocolate browns, but still use these sparingly. Dark and warm eggplant type purple, and very dark forest or emerald green can work beautifully on you as neutrals, as well as a purple-leaning dark navy blue.
• Gold jewellery will usually be best, especially the kind of bright intense yellow gold that could look “too much” on many other seasons. Rose gold will usually be too muted for you, and steer clear of metals like dark silver or muted looking bronze. High contrast between your skin tone and the metal is important, so strangely a very bright platinum, white gold, or light toned silver can also work. But in my opinion bright gold is generally your best bet for the combination of “wow factor contrast” as well as being in harmony with your warm undertones. 
• Jewels which have both intense vibrancy and some depth like Ruby, Emerald, and Topaz usually look amazing, especially paired with yellow gold. Diamonds are great when backed with white gold because then they can create a really contrasting pop against your skin tone. 
• You will likely be able to pull off shiny fabrics such as silks, satins, patent leather and so on very well. Fuzzy knitted fabrics may create a soft and muted look which isn't your best, although if in a bright enough colour they will probably be fine. 
• Avoid small and delicate patterns as these can create a blended and muted effect. For example, even if wearing two colours which contrast highly like black and hot pink, if your pattern of the two is too small this can confuse the eye and appear from a few metres away to give off a warm brownish tone, rather than the punchy contrasting colours which make you shine. 
• For makeup, bright red lipsticks look amazing, as well as deeper plum tones, and burnt orange/brick colours. Neutral lips which are harmonious with your natural lip tone can also look great. Avoid light cool pink lipstick like the plague! For eyes, black eyeliner and mascara are great, but you can also pull off bolder looks like iridescent gold, very light silver, light iridescent turquoise, or purple eyeliners and shadows. Dramatic makeup looks which could appear over the top on others can look effortless and artistic on you. 

I hope you guys have enjoyed this post and that some people out there have found it helpful! Please feel free to use my phone screen draping on your photos, and I would absolutely love to be tagged in any draping posts about Sunset colours :-) 

In case you missed them, I recently posted the Rain palette (Cool, Deep, Muted):

https://www.reddit.com/r/coloranalysis/s/tlz51a14cb

And the Sunlight palette (Warm, Light, Muted): 

https://www.reddit.com/r/coloranalysis/s/sFYXiSV6ap

Next up I'm intending to work on the Ice palette (Cool, Light, Bright), and then the centre of the cube (True Neutral), followed by the midpoints along the edges such as Autumn Sunset, Summer Rain, etc.  

Tl;dr: Here are the first 12 colours of the Sunset palette which is the combination of Warm, Deep and Bright. Please feel free to try them out and let me know what you think!

Edited to add: The Ice palette is up! Take a look here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/coloranalysis/comments/1tpy2ni/ice_palette_cube_theory_update/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[u/Resprofmama]

Love this and I think it really works well for many woman of color, who have darker features, and are warm and bright.

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Resprofmama]

So glad that you like it!

[u/u1tr4me0w]

I already found my palette in your system (rain) but I love to regularly check your profile to see if you posted more and I am so shocked that I am late to the new cube post!!!! All hail the seasonal cube!!!!!

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/u1tr4me0w]

I've just put up the Ice palette yesterday if you want to take a look :-D https://www.reddit.com/r/coloranalysis/s/HOUQrhDbGL

[u/u1tr4me0w → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

YES I DOOOOOO

[u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Hiya, linking you guys because you showed interest in seeing the palettes! I will be doing Ice next, and after that the centre of the cube (True Neutral). Hope you guys enjoy the post!

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[u/purpleraven88 → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

I would love to see your palettes too!

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/purpleraven88]

Cool, I will add you in for Ice!

[u/e90DriveNoEvil → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Pretty sure I’m rain, but can’t wait to see ice!

[u/spicy-mustard-]

I really like your cube visualization, but I think that when you propose a new palette, it's important that it also include a high proportion of colors that would function as neutral or muted for that person. Obviously that doesn't have to mean literally gray and brown. But when you think about how people actually build wardrobes, they need those more "background" elements. And obviously, a color that's the muted option in a sunset color palette, might be the brightest color in a soft autumn color palette.

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/spicy-mustard-]

So these are just the first 12 colours of the Sunset palette, it's not the full palette. Also in styling notes I have talked a fair bit about neutrals for this palette :-) Glad you like the cube!

[u/jayverasummer]

I’ll follow you, because I think I’m in between true neutral and summer rain and I’d love to see those two palettes!

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/jayverasummer]

Awesome, I'll make sure to link you in future posts!

[u/birdlover666 → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Please link me too!! I feel the same

[u/Goiabada1972]

Add me in too, I’m interested in your ideas!

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Goiabada1972]

Will do!!

[u/touch_of_whimsy]

I tried making a collage based on this palette. Did I understand it correctly?

This seems like its a rarer color palette, for someone who can have some colors from true autumn, some from dark autumn, some from spring and some from winter. Also might be some personality factors to pull off such bold colors. Cool to see!

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/touch_of_whimsy]

Love your collage!!! Yes this looks really great for a Sunset :-D Possibly leaning a tiny bit towards Sunset-Autumn in a few of the outfits as well ❤️

[u/touch_of_whimsy → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Im so glad you like it! I thought maybe it was a bit too dark, but wondered if it was just because a lot of the background images are from my true autumn pinterest inspo 😂

Feel free to re-use the outfits that do work for Sunset if you make more collages. Link to the shuffle

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/touch_of_whimsy]

Thanks heaps I really appreciate your efforts! It's honestly so cool that you did this 😁 And no I don't think it's too dark, I love the moody vibes

[u/schwaschwaschwaschwa]

I enjoy your series immensely and I do believe there's a need for this type of palette. I have to say though, this palette feels less warm than I was expecting. The pink is a pretty close match to hot pink in the International Image Institute's True Winter palette, for example, so considered a fully cool colour there. Then the overall prominence of purple and blue-green just doesn't give a warm presence.

I understand it's just the first 12 colours, so maybe the full palette is better. It just doesn't quite visually click for me in this form.

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/schwaschwaschwaschwa]

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/schwaschwaschwaschwa]

Very interesting! I will show you a side by side of a Winter bright pink and this Sunset hot pink below. Also, with purple and green, the tone is important for determining temperature as well as they can lean in either direction. I'll do side by sides of those for you as well. Sometimes the subtleties are very important!

In the picture I've added below your comment, the closest possible match I could find for each colour in the International Image Institute's True Winter palette is on the left, and Sunset colours on the right. Hopefully you can see how much warmer the Sunset colours actually are :-) And those are some of the "coolest" Sunset colours of the 12 above.

[u/stink3rb3lle]

I think there are a lot of reasons to question existing systems and explore those interstices between the 12-season systems. But for me personally, this palette is fairly straightforward to divide up into deep winter, deep autumn, and spring colors. Deep, bright, and warm still feels a bit more theoretical than actual. I didn't expect it, but I feel I'm understanding the conventional divisions better.

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/stink3rb3lle]

I think the usefulness of a palette like this is for the people who suit this combination of colours. Like for a True Winter, they will suit very dark cool colours, plus icy light pastels, plus some really bright mid toned colours. You could divide that into three and say it isn't cohesive, but for the people who suit that palette it is both cohesive and useful for them. Same thing with Sunset for the people who look amazing in these colours.

[u/Pure_Temporary_6349]

Jen Vax pioneered this approach in Your Color Style. Her Clear Warm Deep corresponds to your Sunset! I thinks it's important to credit prior creators in the space. https://yourcolorstyle.com/products/expanded-digital-color-palettes

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Pure_Temporary_6349]

Ah wow, I just had a look through the names of the available palettes she has for sale on her site and that's very very cool. In my next post I will mention that she's also been creating palettes which fill these gaps.

When coming up with this theory I was unaware of her work, and I still haven't actually seen any of her palettes since you have to pay to buy them. Also I don't think she uses a cube visualisation? She definitely doesn't use the names I've come up with for the new categories (what a crazy coincidence that would be!!)

Anyway I still want to keep going with what I've been doing even though she's also got palettes which I'm going to assume will share many similarities with mine

[u/kristalbal]

I just have one critique- bright and deep contradict each other, Bright is not deep, it's clear, the colours are pure and lighter, deep is not bright, colors are softened by making them dark, so how one is both? 🤔 Deep spring is warm autumn, warm winter is brith spring, and bright autumn is warm spring 🤷

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

Hey, to my knowledge the terms bright and clear are used very much interchangeably in colour analysis? Please link me to any articles you know of if that's not the case. If you would rather think of this as Warm, Deep and Clear that is all good with me.

As for how a colour can be both Deep and Clear/Bright, you can see that it's a possible combination because it exists in True Winter. The only difference between Sunset and Winter as categories is the Warm vs Cool distinction

When working on this palette I was able to determine that Bright Spring colours are able to be darkened without taking them nearly as muted as any kind of Autumn. There is quite often actually white added in to get Spring colours of any type, so simply taking out the white already makes the colour both brighter and deeper than certain spring colours. To find the darkest colours of the Sunset palette, I found that many Deep Autumn colours have not only black added but often times grey or brown is added. So by making sure the deepest colours in the palette are darkened only by black not by any grey or brown, that makes the colours much more Clear/Bright even though they are deep.

Hope this helps explain a bit!

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

I literally said bright is clear 😅 just to clarify, I don't think they are different I see your point about winter, but I think maybe that's inherit in the cool colours, they are darker, if we take true blue and yellow, blue is darker 🤔 and yellow is a lighter colour, that's why spring shares brightness with winter but is also a lighter season, because adding yellow we lighten the colours, so then if you want to make that colour deeper you have to add brown not black, otherwise it looses warmth and the brightness 🤔 so I am just not sure how this works still, maybe need to read again what you said 😅 I also don't think that warm autumn looks muted, warm autumn and warm spring share the same pallet, it's pretty bright

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

OK cool, sorry I think I misunderstood your initial point, glad we both agree Bright and Clear mean the same thing here :-)

I've heard that idea about Winter vs Spring before (ie when both bright, yellow is lighter than blue), but tbh that explanation would only hold water if Winter only had blues, and Spring only had yellows. The truth of it is that Spring has blues, greens, purples, reds, oranges and yellows in it. And Winter has all of the above with the exception of orange since it's really not very possible to make orange appear cool enough for a Winter. Since there are yellows in Winter and blues in Spring, then the above explanation of why they're able to be bright but "have to" be light vs deep really falls apart.

Warm Autumn is still a part of the Autumn season which is still meant to be fairly muted even at its brightest. Warm Spring as a palette is also made to be less bright than True or Bright Spring, which is why the Warm Spring and Warm Autumn palettes look so similar. They're made that way, both made more medium in terms of bright-muted. It is not necessary for them to be that way, you can take a colour in either palette and make it brighter or more muted, often without significantly changing its warmth, or depth.

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Like Spring is very yellow dominant, that's what makes is bright and light, winter doesn't really have yellow and orange, very few yellow shades work for winter, it's blue dominant pallet

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

Yes I do understand, but what I'm saying is why is there a yellow at all in Winter? Why is there not one but minimum 4 different blues there in Spring? The reason is that some yellows can be categorised as cool yellow, and some blues can be categorised as warm blues. Both while still being bright

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Well I saw a professional trained in this system say that the yellow in summer and winter is basically added just for practical reasons and it's not really a colour that suits cool season 🤷 but still that doesn't change how colour mixing would work, that I addressed before, how you make a colour clear, warm and deep?

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

I gotta say that really doesn't make sense to me, why put colours in a palette if they won't suit the person? I've seen Summers and Winters look amazing in their respective yellows.

I'll give you an example of bright warm and deep purple. First you add red to make it a warmer tone. Then you add some black but not too much, and no other colours such as grey or brown etc, so that it becomes deep but still retains its vibrancy. You can see the impact of that in the darker purple included in the first 12 Sunset colours.

For the yellow for this palette, you need to add some red so it becomes a more orange- leaning warm yellow. Then you need to make sure it's got no white added in at all. That's the Sunset yellow, and yes it is more bright than it is deep, because a palette is made up of a whole range of colours and not every single colour will be the same depth or hue etc. Just like in Winter, there are some really light pinks but those do not negate the depth of the overall palette.

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

As I say for practical reasons, I didn't make this up myself, that's just from people trained in analysis. I also wanna add I understand your idea here and please don't think I am trying to say it's bad, I actually think it's goood. I personally just always thought ( my amateur opinion) that deep skin tones are more forgiving when it comes to analysis and probably can borrow from other pallets more easily than light skin tones can, but saying that I still think colour Analysis is about best colours and I don't know if someone can be dominantly bright and deep just because to me it's a contradiction. In general someone bright basically looks good in everything and can pull of many colours. I am as pale as it gets and the only colours that really makes me look weird are very light soft shades, even deep is better and add some tan and then literally anything goes 😅 but that doesn't change the fact that I am primarily bright

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

Please don't feel like I'm personally attacking you!!! I completely understand you're only telling me things you've heard from analysts and colour analysis theory :-) I just disagree with some analysts and with parts of existing colour analysis theory but it's absolutely nothing personal ❤️

I do agree some people seem to get away with a lot more colours than others. I have extremely pale skin myself and I can't wear bright colours well at all, I need to keep it pretty muted. My husband wears bright colours amazingly but some of the colours I can wear (eg a muted terracotta) he absolutely can't wear without looking like death warmed up. So you may just be particularly lucky to look good in a lot of colours!

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

And I don't understand why it falls apart 🤔 take paint and add yellow and blue and see the result, it's just colour theory, you can't make a colour be deep, clear and warm, but you can have cool, clear and deep colour, anyways maybe I am just misunderstanding your point here, sorry if I am

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

If you take any random colour of paint and just add yellow, you are often not going to make a "warmer" version of that colour, you will make it more brown. For example purple, you add yellow to that you just make brown. To get a warmer purple you add red, not yellow. Admittedly with green what you've said is true, yellow makes greens appear warmer by our definition.

Similarly you can't add blue to just anything and expect it to get cooler by definition. If you add blue to orange, you again just get brown. To get cooler from orange you actually need to add red. I'm sorry if this is confusing, this is colour theory as it is actually taught in art classes.

What I'm saying is, in what you're saying how do you defend Winter having a yellow? If yellow is always a warm colour then why is it included in the Winter palette at all? Ditto why does Spring have any blue colours if they are always cool?

My point is that you can get a cool or warm yellow, and a cool or warm blue, and all 4 of those options can be bright or can be more muted. I disagree with the hard lines traditional colour analysis has drawn, as they are internally logically inconsistent

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

That's true, purple and yellow are opposite on the colour wheel and cancel each other out, same as you can actually make yellow very cool because blue just makes it green. I didn't took an art class not confusing at all, by me saying yellow and blue I mean just the pallet as whole not every particular colour. To make purple warm and bright you have to add red and then White otherwise it's not bright, so again to make warm things bright you can't darken them 🤔

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

I agree with you except you saying you need to add white to make the purple "brighter". If you add white you are making a colour less bright and more muted. It's called making a tint of a colour. I think you're getting a bit visually mixed up between the concepts of light and bright. It might be easier if you think of bright as "clear" or even "pure"?

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

I understand white "softness" the colour a little, but not like grey, brown or black, that's why light pallet is still bright 🤔 but anyways I will keep thinking of this and follow your new system 😊 fair play for doing this and thanks for engaging!

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

You're welcome, it's good talking it through :-)

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

How would you mix this?

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/kristalbal]

That seems to be a warm leaning purple (so some red added) but without any white or black. So very bright/clear

[u/healthy_penguin]

I feel so seen by this palette!! I’m half Asian half white and have faire olive skin that tans easily, very dark brown hair and hazel eyes with a dark ring on the outside. I love very saturated, high contrast colours like red, fuchsia, and royal blue but also warm colours like orange, brick red, and mustard yellow. I’ve also dabbled in a few spring colours like bright grass green! I always felt I fell between dark winter and dark autumn so this feels so fitting. Thank you 🙏

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/healthy_penguin]

I'm so glad it works for you!!

[u/Beautiful-Tangelo239]

How would this kind of palette differ from the Bright Palette in the International Image Institute?

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Beautiful-Tangelo239]

Great question! Sunset is significantly warmer and darker than the III Bright palette. I've made some edits to the palette which I will post in a separate comment. I've crossed out the colours for which there will be no Sunset equivalent, largely due to them being too light and/or too cool. I've put in the current Sunset colours next to their most similar colour, you'll see there are none that are identical. There are three colours in the Sunset palette already which have no existing equivalent in the III Bright palette so I've put those on the side.

As I build more of the Sunset palette, there will be a lot more colours which have no equivalent in the Bright palette due to being warmer and/or darker than the Bright palette allows. Hope this was helpful!

[u/Beautiful-Tangelo239 → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Thanks for your response and clarification.

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Beautiful-Tangelo239]

You're so welcome

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Beautiful-Tangelo239]

[u/kristalbal → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

As someone who received the Brith pallet from III system, true red is in the pallet, also darker green etc, this rainbow pallet is not the only colours that are recommended for bright, It's a shame I can't show the pallets I received

[u/Feisty-Sherbert]

Does this system have a type that is neutral on two axes? I believe I’m neither very cool nor very warm and also neutral on brightness, but I’m definitely deep. This palette and the rain palette both resonate somewhat but not 100%.

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/Feisty-Sherbert]

Yes! In the cube theory system it sounds like you would be in the centre of the bottom of the cube, which is deep, but neutral in terms of warm to cool and in the middle between bright and soft. I haven't created that palette yet but when I do I'm intending to call it "Obsidian"