With their opposite season True Spring, the colours share the same warmth but are muted and darker. And the colours are rich, medium-dark and very warm. True Autumn sits between Soft Autumn and Dark Autumn on the seasonal flow chart.

However, the colours may overall appear more saturated because our eyes are more reactive to warm colours.

In line with this season’s secondary aspect, the colours are medium-low in chroma. And while most colours are in the middle of the value scale, there are more that lean towards the darker end. The colours range from fairly light (beige) to fairly dark (deep brown). Instead, there are more yellows, greens and warm browns, which are naturally yellow-based. And you will only see warmer shades of blue that have a tint of yellow, like turquoise. Consequently, you will find very few shades of blue (which is the coolest colour of all). This means the colours contain yellow undertones but no blue undertones at all. Thus, the colour palette sits at the warmest end of the hue scale.

Dark autumn vs true autumn