AUTUMN
COLOUR PALETTES
Warm, deep and rich. Autumn is falling leaves, spice and the glow of late afternoon light.
Quick answer: Autumn is the warm, medium-to-deep season in colour analysis. Autumns have golden colouring with depth and richness. In the 18-palette Absolute Colour System, Autumn covers five palettes: Radiant, Rich, Opulent, Exotic and Enigmatic.
Autumn at a glance
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Undertone: warm
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Depth: medium to deep
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Intensity: anywhere from clear and rich to toasted and smoky
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Instead of black: chocolate, dark brown and deep taupe
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Best metals: gold, from clear to brushed
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Energy: rich, earthy, strong
Who is an Autumn?
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Hair: auburn, copper, chestnut, warm or golden brown, brown-black
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Eyes: warm brown, amber, hazel, olive, teal or green, often with gold flecks
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Skin: golden, honey, caramel, olive, bronze or warm beige
The tell-tale sign: pastels and icy colours wash you out, while rust, olive and teal make you glow.
How Autumn works in the Absolute Colour System
Every Autumn palette is warm with depth. What changes is how clear or soft the colours are: some Autumns suit rich, jewel-like colour, while others look best in toasted or smoky shades. Radiant is the medium-depth warm palette, so it belongs to both Spring and Autumn.
The Autumn palettes
Warm, bright and joyful. Radiant is a medium-depth, clear, warm palette for golden colouring and bright eyes. Brown replaces black, and clear gold is your metal. Radiant is also a Spring palette.
Warm, deep and vivid, an early autumn day at full strength. Rich suits deep, warm colouring and bright eyes. Rich chocolate brown replaces black, and rich gold is your metal.
Deep, rich and luxurious, the deepest of the Autumns. Opulent suits deep, warm colouring with strong contrast. Darkest brown replaces black, and rich brushed gold and silver are your metals.
Warm, toasty and a little unexpected. Exotic suits deep-to-medium warm colouring that's softened rather than bright. Dark brown replaces black, and gold is your metal.
Soft, smoky and hard to pin down, like autumn as the days cool. Enigmatic suits deep colouring that sits close to neutral. Deep taupe replaces black, and brushed gold or silver is your metal.
Which Autumn are you?
If clear, vivid warm colour makes you look strong and healthy, look at Radiant, Rich and Opulent (from medium to deepest). If bright colour looks harsh but earthy colour looks expensive, look at Exotic. If you've tried warm and cool and neither felt quite right, look at Enigmatic.
Fiona's Insight
Autumns are told they're "earthy", so they stick to camel and beige. Those can work, but they're the safe end of your palette. Rust, emerald and teal are the colours people remember you in.
Autumn FAQs
Can Autumns wear black?
Not near the face. Each Autumn palette has its own deep brown or taupe that gives the same depth with more warmth.
Do all Autumns have red hair?
No. Many Autumns are brunettes. It's the warmth and depth overall that matters.
What's the difference between Autumn and Winter?
Both are deep. Autumn is warm, and Winter is cool.
Not sure which Autumn you are?
A Colour Analysis with Fiona takes the guesswork out. You'll be draped in person, find your exact palette and leave with a swatch booklet you can shop with for life.
What a full Colour Analysis gives you
What you're looking at now is just a taste of what's possible with your full personal colour analysis. In a real session, we go so much deeper than one palette on a screen — you get draped in person, we find your exact signature colours (the ones that light up your eyes, skin and hair), and you walk away with a full swatch booklet you can take shopping for life.
Here's what's included:
- A full in-person or virtual draping session & guide book
- Your personalised colour swatch booklet
- Your Contrast, Value levels (how to put an outfit together)
- Value & Colour Dominance (how does it all work for you)
- Your signature colours — the ones that work *specifically* for you, not just your palette group
- Guidance on your best denims, neutrals, metals and makeup tones
- A wardrobe you can finally shop with confidence, instead of guessing
Beyond Colour — Other Ways I Can Help
Colour is just the beginning. Once you know your palette, the next step is making sure everything else — fit, style, confidence — is working just as hard for you. Here's what else is available at My Colour and Style:
-The Edit ($702) — Colour analysis plus a full wardrobe audit. We go through what you own, keep what suits you, and clear out the rest.
- The Reveal ($864) — Colour analysis plus personal styling. We uncover the silhouettes, fabrics and shapes that genuinely flatter you.
- The Transformation ($1,215) — Colour, wardrobe and style, all aligned. The full reset: your palette, your edited wardrobe, and a style that's unmistakably yours.
- The Full Wardrobe ($1,566) — Everything in The Transformation, plus a guided personal shopping session to fill the gaps, together.