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How to Find Your Color Season

The drape test you can do with clothes you own, plus what the ITA° number from a face tool adds to it.

Color seasons classify your skin's warmth, depth and clarity to predict which colour families harmonise. The classic test uses fabric drapes; a face tool adds the objective ITA° reading (skin-tone angle) on top.

Steps

  1. Daylight room, no makeup, hair covered with a neutral grey towel.
  2. Drape fabrics one at a time: gold-ish vs silver-ish (warm/cool), then clear vs muted (bright/soft), then light vs deep.
  3. Watch the face, not the fabric: the right drapes lighten under-eyes and even the skin; wrong ones cast grey shadows or emphasize redness.
  4. Three verdicts — warm/cool, bright/soft, light/deep — pick one of the twelve families.
  5. Cross-check with ITA°: the FaceLab makeup page reports it from your photo (higher = cooler/lighter; lower = warmer/deeper).

Reading the result

The drape test decides direction (Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter); the depth axis splits each family into three (Light/True/Deep, or Bright/Soft variants). Disagreements between drape and tool usually trace to photo lighting — redo the lighting guide.

More tutorials

How to Measure Your Face Shape at HomeThe Three Zones and Five Eyes, ExplainedWhat Is My Face Shape? (Self-Quiz)Photo Lighting Basics for Face AnalysisTake a Compliant Passport Photo at HomeHow to Check Your Face Symmetry (and Read the Result)Glasses Fit
Skip the tape measure. FaceLab measures all of this from one photo in your browser — ratios, symmetry and skin tone, each with the method shown.

FAQ

Is the color season system scientific?

It is a stylistics framework, not a measurement — but the underlying axes (warmth, depth, clarity) map to real colour parameters, and ITA° is a measurable skin value. Treat the season as a practical shopping shortcut, not a diagnosis.