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Deep Winter Color Palette
Cool and dramatic — bold jewel tones against deep darks.
Deep Winter bridges Deep Autumn and Cool Winter, with depth leading on a cool-neutral base. Your colouring is striking and high-contrast: deep or olive skin, dark brown or black hair, and deep cool eyes. Your colours are cool, dark and jewel-rich — black, pine, true red and emerald — with icy brights for contrast.
- Temperature: Cool-neutral
- Depth: Deep
- Clarity: Bright
Deep Winter colors to wear
These 27 shades are the heart of the Deep Winter palette. Save them to your phone and use them as a reference when shopping for clothes, accessories and makeup.
Colors to avoid
Warm, muted and earthy colours dull Deep Winter's cool drama and make you look tired. Beige, camel and warm peach are especially flattening — your colouring needs cool depth and clean contrast.
Best neutrals & metals
Neutrals
Metals
Cool, bright silver, platinum and white gold are your metals. They echo your icy contrast; warm yellow gold looks dull and out of step with your colouring.
Deep Winter makeup
Choose makeup in the same family as your clothing palette so your face and outfit work together. These shade families flatter Deep Winter colouring:
Lipstick
Blush
Eyeshadow
Shop Deep Winter shades
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Deep, cool hair flatters you: dark cool brown, espresso, blue-black and true black. Avoid warm golden, copper and honey tones, which clash with your cool depth.
Deep Winter celebrities & examples
It helps to picture the Deep Winter look on real people. Rather than show copyrighted photos, here are the kinds of colouring that typify this season:
Outfit color combinations
Three flattering ways to combine Deep Winter colors in an outfit:
Not quite you?
Deep Winter sits in the Winter family. If the palette doesn't feel right, you may be one of its neighbours — compare:
Deep Winter FAQs
What is the difference between Deep Winter and Deep Autumn?
Both are deep, but Deep Winter is cool (black, true red, emerald, icy brights) while Deep Autumn is warm (mahogany, rust, forest, gold). Deep Winter's palette feels icy and jewel-toned rather than earthy.
Can Deep Winters wear pastels?
Only icy pastels — frosty pink, icy blue and icy lavender — which read as cool and clear. Warm or muted pastels look weak and out of place.
Is black good for Deep Winter?
Yes. Deep Winter is one of the few seasons that truly suits pure black near the face, especially paired with a bright cool accent like true red or emerald.
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