Soft Spring,
an expanded label.
Some sixteen-season systems add a softened Spring between Light Spring and Soft Autumn. The name and boundary differ by consultant. Try light warm colors with a little less chroma, and compare them with the Light Spring palette.
A name with changing boundaries
There is no single sixteen-season standard. Expanded models split families differently and may use different names for similar qualities. Ask the provider which model their label belongs to before comparing palettes.
This page explains the label. Our quiz scores the twelve core seasons and does not claim to identify a sixteenth-season subtype.
Compare the twelve- and sixteen-season approachesBegin with Light Spring
Peach, pale aqua and tender greens bring color without adding heaviness. Keep the overall impression light and let warm details do the work.
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Explore its full palette, then change the quality described above in a real fabric comparison.
Test one change
Choose two fabrics from the same hue family. Keep two color qualities similar and change only lightness, temperature or clarity. Repeat in daylight. A consistent preference is more useful than assuming every expanded label has a fixed set of hex codes.
Follow the comparison guideExpanded-label example: Colors With Kate's gap palettes. Style with DC describes how sixteen-season models differ. Our explanatory variants are not copied provider palettes.