Bright Spring colour palette
Every colour below is chosen to sit with Bright Spring colouring, which is moderately warm, moderately light and strongly bright. Hex codes are included so you can match a shade exactly when shopping online.
Core palette
The 20 colours that suit Bright Spring best.
- Hot coral red#FF5252
- Vivid coral#FF6E40
- Bright orange#FF3D00
- Vivid gold#FFC400
- Lemon#FFEA00
- Bright lime#AEEA00
- Vivid green#64DD17
- Emerald#00C853
- Bright jade#00BFA5
- Electric turquoise#00E5FF
- Vivid blue#00B0FF
- True bright blue#2979FF
- Bright violet#651FFF
- Vivid orchid#D500F9
- Hot pink#FF4081
- Bright fuchsia#F50057
- Clear pink#FF80AB
- Bright mint#1DE9B6
- Bright apricot#FFAB40
- Spring green#B2FF59
Neutrals
Buy these first. Neutrals are what you wear most, and they are where most wardrobe mistakes happen.
- Bright ivory#FFFDF5
- Warm stone#D7CCC8
- Warm cocoa#8D6E63
- Dark warm brown#3E2723
- Bright navy#1A3A5C
What to skip
For the full reasoning on each, see colours a Bright Spring should avoid.
- Medium grey
- Sage
- Muted beige
- Dusty plum
- Dusty blue
- Muddy brown
Frequently asked
How many colours are in the Bright Spring palette?
This page lists 20 wearable colours plus 5 neutrals to build a wardrobe around. You do not need all of them — most people live in six or seven, and the neutrals do the heavy lifting.
What are the best neutrals for a Bright Spring?
bright ivory, warm stone, warm cocoa, dark warm brown and bright navy. Neutrals matter more than accent colours because they are what you wear most days, and they are where people most often go wrong — usually by defaulting to a neutral that belongs to a different season.
What is the best colour for a Bright Spring to wear near the face?
Hot coral red (#FF5252) is the safest high-impact choice. Anything worn near the face — collars, scarves, knitwear — has the strongest effect on how your skin reads, so spend the palette there first and worry about trousers later.
Can I use these hex codes for makeup or hair dye?
Use them for clothing and accessories, where a screen colour maps reasonably well to fabric. For makeup and hair, use the dedicated pages — pigment on skin behaves differently from dye on cloth, and the recommended shades there account for that.