Spring Season | Spring Color Type

26 Pieces // 78 Outfits

Hey everyone! So lately there’s been a lot of interest around my post on capsule wardrobe color palettes where I explained my 5-step process for creating a color palette that is harmonious with your natural beauty. Since there has been so much interest in that video, I thought you might like to see some color palette examples for different color types using that same 5-step method to give you a little bit more inspiration if you’re not sure where to start.

Today, I’ll be sharing a color palette and capsule wardrobe example for the spring color type.

And before we get started, what kinds of color palette examples would you like to see next? Let me know in the comments down below, I’d love to create a capsule wardrobe example for you!

All in all, the final capsule includes 26 items and can create at least 78 outfits. The color palette is warm and bright, great for the clear spring color type.

An Example of Color Analysis

The key to creating a color palette that harmonizes with your natural beauty is to select colors that share common traits with your own natural coloring. For this color palette example, let’s imagine a woman such as the woman pictured below.

As you may be able to see, she has a warm undertone. On a spectrum from light to dark she has a medium value overall. She also has high intensity to her coloring meaning that she looks saturated and bright rather than soft and muted. And because her hair, eye, and skin color are quite similar to one another, she has low-to-medium contrast within her coloring.

Color Analysis

Warm, medium depth, high intensity, saturated, bright, low contrast.

Part of the reason why I like to look at individual qualities of a person's coloring is because there is so much confusion surrounding seasonal color types. But for the sake of healthy debate, what color type would you choose for her? If I had to classify her into a particular seasonal color type, I would say she is a clear spring. Do you agree? Leave me a comment letting me know which color type you think she is, I would love to know your thoughts!

Creating a Capsule Wardrobe Color Palette

To create her color palette, we must first understand which colors she enjoys wearing. We can see from the photo that she might enjoy wearing neutrals, but it’s best to start with non-neutral colors and add our neutrals at the end. Let’s say that she also loves to wear green which would pair well with her hazel eyes.

Next, we would like to add at least one additional non-neutral color to her color palette in addition to green. In my video on how to build your perfect color palette, I talked about adding colors which are analogous to those chosen in the previous step. So let’s add blue as our analogous color.

Another trick you can use if you’d like to be a little more bold with your color combinations is to choose complementary colors within your color palette. For this woman, a warm red like peach or coral would add complexity and interest to her color palette when paired with her green clothing items, while also bringing in a warmer color that enhances her natural coloring. So let’s add coral red to her color palette to round out her base colors.

Next, we can add at least one supporting color to the mix. Since her choice of green in the previous steps is more of a neutral green, let’s add a warm lime green that will align better with her value and undertone.

Finally, let’s select neutrals. Although this woman is wearing a cool gray tone in the photo, I think warm neutrals would suit her well. I personally feel that black would be a bit harsh on her. So let’s add shades of tan, cream, and white for her neutrals.

The final color palette is a vibrant combination of coral red, lime green, emerald, and blue paired with earthy neutrals.

A Capsule Wardrobe Example

Now let’s put this color palette into action. From the photo, this woman appears to enjoy wearing sporty athleisure styles. So today I’m going to share a feminine athleisure-inspired capsule with an even mix of casual and dressy styles, great for a variety of weekend activities.

This capsule includes 26 items and can create at least 78 interchangeable outfits.

The final capsule includes 9 tops, 6 bottoms, 2 dresses, 3 jackets, 4 shoes, 1 bag, and 1 hat. If you’re interested in taking a closer look at this capsule, check out the description box below for a link to my blog as well as links for each individual item.

I wanted to show an example of how you can incorporate bold color combinations in a really accessible way. By keeping most of the bottoms and jackets neutral, we can add a few bold tops, a brightly colored dress, and a couple of stand-out accessories. This ensures the entire wardrobe is still easy to mix and match since there aren’t so many bold items that every outfit becomes overwhelmed. However, there are opportunities to create very bold color combinations in some outfits and very neutral combinations in others, which makes for a much more versatile outfit selection.