Summer colouring is cool in hue, light to medium in value, and low in chroma. Or, to actually make sense... The natural colours of a Summer will appear softer and more blended rather than vivid and bold. Natural hair will appear with ash or neutral tones and can range from light blonde through soft brown to deep brown. The eyes can be grey, blue, soft green, hazel, or brown, but they tend to appear gentle rather than sharply bright or pierching. Skin can range from fair to deep with an undertone of cool or neutral-cool. Contrast between key features is softer or more gradual.

Because the colouring of a Summer is naturally muted, softer cool colours tend to look most harmonious. If smoky or slightly greyed shades make your skin look calmer and more even, Summer is calling.

For clothing, Summers tend to suit cool colours that are softened rather than vivid. Think dusty rose, lavender, powder blue, sage, blue grey, and soft navy. Harsh black or very bright colour can sometimes overpower the natural softness. Makeup usually looks most balanced when it stays muted and cool. Rose or mauve lipstick, soft berry tones, cool pink blush, and gentle taupe or grey eye shades often complement Summer colouring.