Deep Winter color palette
Deep Winter is a cool-leaning, deep, high-contrast color season. The colors that suit it are dark and saturated: black, true red, emerald, sapphire, burgundy, deep teal and royal purple, with crisp white. Deep Winters look washed out in muted earth tones, beige, orange and dusty pastels.
Best colors for Deep Winter
- #B0132BTrue red
- #00684AEmerald
- #1F3F8FSapphire
- #6D1A36Burgundy
- #00545EDeep teal
- #4B2A7BRoyal purple
- #B0256FFuchsia
- #1E3D33Pine
- #D7DCE1Icy grey
- #1C46B5Cobalt
Neutrals to build on
- #111111Black
- #FAFAFACrisp white
- #36393ECharcoal
- #1B2440Navy
- #6E6466Cool taupe
Colors Deep Winter should avoid
- #C19A6BCamel
- #F28C28Orange
- #D4A017Mustard
- #E3D5B8Beige
- #E7B8A3Dusty peach
Are you a Deep Winter?
Deep Winter is cool-neutral, deep and high-contrast. You're likely one if most of these are true:
- Your hair is dark brown to black.
- Your eyes are deep brown, black-brown or dark hazel.
- Your skin has a cool or neutral-cool undertone and can range from fair to deep.
- There's high contrast between your hair, eyes and skin.
- Black and crisp white look sharp on you, while camel and orange make you look sallow.
- Black
- Yes. Black is one of Deep Winter's best neutrals, especially near the face.
- White
- Crisp, bright white works well. Avoid cream and ivory, which can look yellow on you.
- Jewelry and metals
- Silver, platinum, white gold and gunmetal.
What to wear as a Deep Winter
Headshots
For a LinkedIn headshot, Deep Winter can wear the classic black or charcoal suit with a crisp white shirt, or add one jewel tone like sapphire, emerald or burgundy. A dark charcoal or deep navy backdrop with crisp, clean studio light matches your contrast.
Dating photos
For dating photos, try a true-red top, an emerald shirt or a black outfit with one jewel-tone accent, in clean, bright light or a moody evening setting. High contrast reads as confident on you.
Christmas photos
For Christmas photos, true red, emerald, black and crisp white with silver are Deep Winter's palette exactly. A studio-red or snowy backdrop works beautifully.
Sample photos are AI-generated by PixelGlow with Winter styling, which Deep Winter shoots use.
Deep Winter, answered
Deep, cool, saturated colors: black, true red, emerald, sapphire, burgundy, deep teal and royal purple, plus crisp white.
Warm, muted earth tones: camel, orange, mustard, beige and dusty peach.
Yes. Black is one of the best neutrals for Deep Winter, along with charcoal and navy.
Deep Winter is the darkest winter, with very dark hair and eyes, and can lean slightly neutral. Cool Winter is the coolest winter, with a clearly blue-pink undertone and a palette of icy, blue-based colors.
Compare how your face looks in black, white and sapphire versus camel and orange in daylight, or upload one selfie to PixelGlow's free color analysis.