Soft Autumn Color Palette: Every Shade With Hex Codes
Soft Autumn is the gentlest of the Autumns: warm but muted, medium in depth, and at its best in colours that look as if they were mixed with a little grey and a little gold at the same time. Here is the complete Soft Autumn palette from the Tone & Fit app, 38 shades with hex codes, along with the five shades to buy first, the ones to skip, and the metals that suit the palette.
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Find your season free ↗What defines Soft Autumn
Soft Autumn is defined by chroma before anything else: it is a muted season, meaning saturated, clear colours overwhelm it while softened, dusty versions of the same hues look natural. The undertone is warm but only mildly so, which puts Soft Autumn on the border with Soft Summer, its cool sister. Depth is medium, with features that blend into each other rather than contrasting sharply.
That combination produces a palette of warm, muted, mid-depth colours: terracotta rather than orange, olive rather than lime, dusty rose rather than pink, mushroom and taupe rather than white and black. The Soft Autumn palette leans harder on neutrals than any other Autumn, and its neutrals are unusually wearable as main colours. Compared with Warm Autumn it is quieter and greyer; compared with Soft Summer it is warmer and more golden.
Still deciding? The Soft Autumn identification guide lists the seven signs to check, and the autumn colour palette shows how the three Autumns compare. Also called Soft Warm.
All 38 Soft Autumn colours with hex codes
This is the Soft Autumn palette exactly as the Tone & Fit app stores it: 10 statement colours, 12 everyday midtones, 8 neutrals and 8 accents. Every swatch carries its hex code, so you can paste it into a shopping filter, a paint app or a moodboard. The app shows a filtered selection of these on your result screen so that no single hue family crowds out the rest.
Statement colours (10)
The ten shades that carry the season. Wear them as the main colour of an outfit.
- Terracotta#C4714A
- Golden Camel#C4A064
- Warm Mustard#B89030
- Olive Green#7C8C4C
- Warm Muted Teal#5E8C82
- Warm Brown#8C6848
- Rust#A85838
- Dusty Warm Rose#BC8474
- Warm Sage#8A9E6E
- Warm Copper Orange#C87850
Everyday midtones (12)
Twelve softer versions for shirts, knits and layering. These are the workhorses.
- Warm Sand#D4B898
- Dusty Warm Rose#C9A090
- Muted Sage Green#A8B890
- Warm Khaki#C8B878
- Dusty Warm Mauve#C0A4A0
- Muted Teal Sage#8CA89E
- Warm Clay#C8906E
- Warm Cream#D8C8A0
- Soft Olive#B0B880
- Dusty Warm Coral#D0A888
- Golden Straw#B8A878
- Muted Teal Gray#90A898
Neutrals (8)
Eight anchors for trousers, coats and bags. They replace the black and white that are not in this palette.
- Oat Cream#D9D0C1
- Mushroom#BFB5A3
- Warm Taupe#A89E8E
- Sand Taupe#CBBFAF
- Bone#DED6C9
- Putty#C4BAAA
- Warm Stone#ADA394
- Latte#D0C5B5
Accents (8)
Eight deeper or brighter shades for shoes, scarves, lipstick and small doses of drama.
- Burnt Orange#B04830
- Deep Warm Olive#4A6C3A
- Deep Warm Teal#3A6C62
- Deep Amber#9A7030
- Warm Wine Burgundy#8C3840
- Bronze Olive#7A6228
- Vivid Rust#C05838
- Dark Sage#607050
Soft Autumn power shades: the five to buy first
These five give Soft Autumn the most lift for the least effort. They are muted enough to harmonise with soft colouring and warm enough to keep it glowing.
- Terracotta #C4714A: The warmest colour you can wear without it turning loud; it makes soft colouring look sun-kissed.
- Olive Green #7C8C4C: Your best green, muted enough to sit close to your own colouring and warm enough to flatter it.
- Warm Muted Teal #5E8C82: The dusty blue-green that reads as sophisticated rather than cold on you.
- Dusty Warm Rose #BC8474: Your pink: softened, warmed and closer to clay than to candy.
- Warm Brown #8C6848: The dark that replaces black; it grounds an outfit without swallowing your face.
Four Soft Autumn outfit formulas
Soft Autumn is warm and muted, the gentlest of the three Autumns. It is the season that looks best in colours that have already been softened, which is why these formulas are built from the palette's mid-range rather than its extremes.
Read each one as base, main colour, accent. Warmth is the constant; depth is what you vary.
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The signature Oat Cream + Terracotta + Olive Green #D9D0C1 #C4714A #7C8C4C
Oat cream base, terracotta at the face, olive green accent. The two colours everyone associates with Autumn, in the muted versions that belong to you specifically.
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Golden daylight Sand Taupe + Golden Camel + Muted Teal Sage #CBBFAF #C4A064 #8CA89E
Sand taupe trousers, golden camel knit, muted teal-sage accessories. Camel is a Soft Autumn best colour and this is the outfit that proves it.
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Smart and warm Bone + Warm Muted Teal + Burnt Orange #DED6C9 #5E8C82 #B04830
Bone shirt, warm muted teal jacket, burnt orange detail. Teal is your alternative to navy and it flatters warm colouring in a way navy never will.
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Weekend earth Warm Taupe + Rust + Golden Straw #A89E8E #A85838 #B8A878
Warm taupe base, rust top, golden straw accents. Three warm mid-depth colours, which is Soft Autumn's home ground.
A six-piece Soft Autumn capsule
Six garments, one colour each. A Soft Autumn capsule lives in the middle of the palette, which is why it looks expensive with very little effort.
Buy the warm taupe coat and the sand taupe trousers first. Terracotta and teal both sit on top of them without any adjustment.
| Garment | Colour | Why this one |
|---|---|---|
| Coat | Warm Taupe #A89E8E | Warm taupe, the deepest neutral here and the one that goes over everything. |
| Jeans or trousers | Sand Taupe #CBBFAF | Sand taupe trousers, or denim in a warm mid wash. |
| White shirt | Bone #DED6C9 | Bone. Optic white is too hard and too cool for warm muted colouring. |
| Knitwear | Terracotta #C4714A | Terracotta, which is the colour people will start associating with you. |
| Occasion piece | Warm Muted Teal #5E8C82 | Warm muted teal, your alternative to navy and considerably better at the job. |
| Shoes and bag | Warm Brown #8C6848 | Warm brown leather. Black shoes are the quiet mistake in most Soft Autumn wardrobes. |
Soft Autumn colours to avoid
Two things fight Soft Autumn colouring: high saturation and coldness. Neon orange, electric blue and true fuchsia are so loud that your features recede behind them. Icy pastels and cool greys pull the warmth from your skin. Stark white and jet black are the most common wardrobe defaults and both are wrong for you: white is too crisp and black is too heavy. Bone, oat cream, putty and warm brown do the same jobs and look like they belong.
- Neon Orange#FF4500
- Electric Blue#0000FF
- True Fuchsia#FF00FF
- Stark White#FFFFFF
- Jet Black#000000
Five shades that work against Soft Autumn colouring
- Neon Orange: Far too bright; strong saturation overpowers soft colouring.
- Electric Blue: Cool and loud, it makes muted features disappear.
- True Fuchsia: The most anti-Soft-Autumn colour there is: cold, clear and shouting.
- Stark White: Too crisp; bone and oat cream are your whites.
- Jet Black: Too heavy and too cold; warm brown or putty keeps the look soft.
The four near misses
Soft Autumn is bordered by Soft Summer on one side and Warm Autumn on the other, so a near miss is usually a colour that is too cool or too rich rather than the wrong hue entirely.
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Black #000000
It is the default and it is the worst colour in this list for you. Against warm muted colouring black is both too cool and too strong, and it ages the face. Wear Warm Taupe #A89E8E instead.
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Firebrick Red #B22222
Warm, which is right, and clear, which is not. A saturated red overpowers muted colouring and makes the skin look blotchy rather than warm. Wear Warm Wine Burgundy #8C3840 instead.
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Lavender #E6E6FA
A soft pastel that should suit a soft season. It is cool-based, and on warm skin it goes grey almost immediately. Wear Dusty Warm Mauve #C0A4A0 instead.
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Bottle Green #004225
Deep green feels autumnal. This one is cool and dark, and Soft Autumn has neither of those qualities to meet it with. Wear Deep Warm Olive #4A6C3A instead.
Metals and jewellery for Soft Autumn
Softened warm metals. Brushed or satin gold, matte bronze and soft copper echo the muted finish of the palette, while high-polish yellow gold can look a little brassy against it. Rose gold is one of the few pink-leaning metals that works on an Autumn, thanks to its coppery cast, so keep it as an option. Skip bright silver and platinum as your main metal; they sit cold against a warm undertone.
Best metals: Brushed gold, matte bronze, soft copper.
Sister seasons and neighbours
| Soft Autumn | Soft Summer | Warm Autumn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undertone | Warm, slightly neutral | Cool, slightly neutral | Warm, strongly golden |
| Depth | Medium | Medium | Medium to deep |
| Chroma | Low, muted | Low, heavily muted | Medium, rich |
| Contrast | Low | Low | Medium |
| Best neutral | Oat Cream #D9D0C1 | Mist Grey #D0CBC8 | Warm Sand #D8CCBB |
| Signature colour | Terracotta #C4714A | Muted Blue Gray #7A8E99 | Rust Orange #C2622D |
Soft Autumn borders Soft Summer and Warm Autumn. If you sit between two of them, wear the colours the palettes share and skip the extremes of each. The full autumn palette puts all three Autumn sub-seasons side by side, and the 12 colour seasons guide explains how the whole system fits together.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Soft Autumn and Soft Summer?
Both are muted and medium in depth. The difference is temperature: Soft Autumn is warm, Soft Summer is cool. If olive and terracotta look better on you than sage and dusty mauve, and gold beats silver near your face, you are Soft Autumn.
Can a Soft Autumn wear bright colours?
In small doses. A muted colour is always your best version, but you can wear a clearer shade as an accent away from the face, or under a soft neutral. The vivid rust and burnt orange accents in the palette above are the brightest colours the app recommends for you.
What are the best neutrals for Soft Autumn?
Mushroom, warm taupe, oat cream, putty, bone and latte. Soft Autumn can build almost an entire wardrobe from its neutrals because they are warm, mid-toned and blended, exactly like your own colouring.
How many colours are in the Soft Autumn palette?
The Tone & Fit palette has 38 Soft Autumn colours: ten statement shades, twelve everyday midtones, eight neutrals and eight accents, all listed above with hex codes.
How do I confirm I am a Soft Autumn?
Look for low contrast and a warm cast. If your hair, skin and eyes sit close together in depth and a muted olive looks better on you than a clear green, you are likely Soft Autumn. Our free colour analysis tool estimates your season from a selfie, and the Soft Autumn identification guide walks through the seven signs.
Can I check my colour season from a photo?
Yes. The free Tone & Fit web tool reads your colour season from one selfie in about 30 seconds, with no sign-up and no photo stored by us. It also tells you whether you land in Soft Autumn or a neighbouring season. The Tone & Fit app for iPhone and Android then builds your full palette of 38 named shades.