Soft Autumn colour palette
Every colour below is chosen to sit with Soft Autumn colouring, which is moderately warm, medium in depth and strongly soft. Hex codes are included so you can match a shade exactly when shopping online.
Core palette
The 20 colours that suit Soft Autumn best.
- Salmon#D98A76
- Soft terracotta#C4705C
- Muted rust#B5654A
- Warm rose beige#C98F7A
- Dusty brick#B07C7C
- Soft mulberry#A86F7E
- Warm mushroom#8E7C6E
- Soft gold#C4A76A
- Wheat#D6BC7E
- Moss gold#A89B5C
- Sage green#87905F
- Olive#6E7D5B
- Muted forest#5E7A6B
- Soft teal#6F9188
- Dusty blue#7E9AA5
- Slate blue#5F7386
- Soft plum rose#B58F9E
- Soft peach beige#DCC0A8
- Pecan#96795F
- Rosewood#C1A192
Neutrals
Buy these first. Neutrals are what you wear most, and they are where most wardrobe mistakes happen.
- Soft cream#F0E8D8
- Oat#D3C3A8
- Camel#B79B75
- Warm taupe#8C7A62
- Soft olive brown#57503F
What to skip
For the full reasoning on each, see colours a Soft Autumn should avoid.
- Black
- Pure white
- Hot pink
- Icy turquoise
- Burgundy
- Cool silver grey
Frequently asked
How many colours are in the Soft Autumn 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 Soft Autumn?
soft cream, oat, camel, warm taupe and soft olive brown. 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 Soft Autumn to wear near the face?
Salmon (#D98A76) 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.