Light Spring vs Light Summer

warm + light · cool + light

The Quick Difference

Undertone

Light Spring: Warm (golden, peach)

Light Summer: Cool (pink, blue)

Hair

Light Spring: Golden blonde, strawberry, warm light brown

Light Summer: Ash blonde, dishwater blonde, ash light brown

Eyes

Light Spring: Bright blue, blue-green, warm light hazel

Light Summer: Soft blue, soft gray, soft green

Best red

Light Spring: Coral, salmon, warm pink-red

Light Summer: Raspberry, rose, watermelon

Avoid

Light Spring: Pure white, ash gray, dusty mauve

Light Summer: Orange, warm gold, mustard

How to Tell Them Apart

Both are light. The difference is warm vs cool.

Light Spring: golden hair tones, peachy skin, blue or green eyes. Warm pastels (peach, coral, butter yellow) glow.
Light Summer: ashy hair tones, pink or neutral skin, soft cool eyes. Cool pastels (powder pink, soft lavender, sage) glow.

Light Spring celebrity examples

Taylor Swift

Reese Witherspoon

Blake Lively

Read the full Light Spring guide →

Light Summer celebrity examples

Cameron Diaz

Sarah Jessica Parker

Grace Kelly

Read the full Light Summer guide →

Still not sure?

If you're stuck between Light Spring and Light Summer, the easiest way is to scan your face on Glowprint. The app reads your skin tone, undertone, hair, and eye color from a single selfie and tells you for sure in 30 seconds. Free.

This guide compares Light Spring and Light Summer in general. The app tells you which one you actually are.

Most people get the answer wrong on first guess. The app scans your face and rules out the wrong one in 30 seconds.

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The fastest way to tell Light Spring from Light Summer

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Does soft peach or soft rose pink flatter you more?

Light Spring: Peach wins → Light Spring. You're warm and light — gold accents work.

Light Summer: Rose pink wins → Light Summer. You're cool and light — silver accents work.

Light Spring vs Light Summer — side by side

The properties that distinguish them, in one view.

Trait	Light Spring	Light Summer
Undertone	Warm	Cool
Value	Light	Light
Best metals	Soft yellow gold, rose gold	Silver, platinum
Signature colors	Peach, butter yellow, soft coral, blush	Soft pink, lavender, powder blue, soft mint
Hair tones that suit	Light honey blonde, strawberry blonde, butter blonde	Light ash blonde, platinum, cool light brown
Avoid	Black, burgundy, fuchsia	Warm orange, mustard, deep navy

Quick quiz: Light Spring or Light Summer?

Answer all 5 honestly. Pick whichever option fits you better — most answers in column A means Light Spring, most in column B means Light Summer.

What flatters you near your face?

Light SpringSoft peach

Light SummerSoft rose pink

Best blonde for you?

Light SpringHoney or strawberry

Light SummerAsh or platinum

Wrist veins lean...

Light SpringGreenish

Light SummerBlue or purple

Best blush?

Light SpringWarm peach

Light SummerCool pink

Best lipstick?

Light SpringCoral or peach

Light SummerSoft cool pink or mauve

Frequently asked questions

Both Light seasons are pastel — how do I tell them apart?

Undertone. Light Spring is warm (peach pastels), Light Summer is cool (rose pastels). Same lightness, different temperature.

Can both seasons wear pastels?

Yes, but not the same pastels. Light Spring's pastels lean peach/butter/soft coral. Light Summer's pastels lean rose/lavender/powder blue.

What if I look pale and soft but neither warm nor cool feels right?

You may be more neutral. The face scan measures undertone precisely so you can stop guessing.