The 12-season system is a modern method used in color analysis to determine which colors best harmonize with and enhance a person’s natural coloring.
It builds upon the original 4-season system, which classified people into Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter based on their overall warmth or coolness and lightness or darkness.
The 12-season system adds nuance by dividing each of the four main seasons into three sub-seasons:
Bright Spring, True Spring, Light Spring
Light Summer, True Summer, Soft Summer
Soft Autumn, True Autumn, Deep Autumn
Deep Winter, True Winter, Bright Winter
Each of the 12 sub-seasons represents a unique blend of three key characteristics of color:
temperature - warm vs. cool
value - light vs. dark
chroma - soft vs. bright
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