Seasonal
skeins.
The 16 color seasons, decoded for yarn lovers.
The premise
A framework.
Not a rule.
The 16-season system maps skin and hair coloring to colors that tend to work. Warm or cool undertone. Light or dark value. Bright or muted chroma. Colors close to your natural coloring usually hold up better near your face — they enhance rather than compete. That's the logic.
You can ignore it completely. Wear what you love.
Yarn picks focus on superwash merino and baby alpaca blends — soft enough for anything worn near the face. Hex codes are approximate; always check physical skeins in natural daylight.
The Springs
Spring.
Warm, clear, luminous.
Spring palettes live in sunlit corals, buttery yellows, and fresh aquas. Warm undertone is non-negotiable. Brightness and warmth together — never muted, never icy.
True Spring
The core Spring. Warm-golden undertone, medium-high chroma — sunlit, clear, fresh. Coral, peach, warm turquoise, butter yellow. No black, no dusty, no icy.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Blood Orange #E04828
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Marmalade (596) #E09B4F
- Isager Silk Mohair — 69 Rose Gold #D28C6A
Light Spring
The lightest Spring. Low contrast, neutral-warm, gentle chroma. Peach, aqua sky, buttercream, rose pink. Light all the way — no depth, no dark.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Soft Peach #F6C8A8
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Pearl (590) #E8DDC9
- Madelinetosh Tosh Silk Cloud — Ivory #F2E6CC
Bright (Clear) Spring
The highest-chroma Spring — where Spring meets Winter. Warm undertone, jewel-level brightness. Persimmon, fuchsia, tropical turquoise, emerald. The only Spring that can actually wear shine.
DK picks
Lace picks
From the feed
- Malabrigo Rios — Fuscia #CC2070
- Malabrigo Rios — Celestina #6A82A8
Warm Spring
The golden Spring, tipping toward Autumn. Pure warm-golden undertone. Marigold, mango, clear mustard, terracotta. Earthy clarity — bright, not dusty.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Dark Cognac #8C5A36
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Liqueur (595) #B8742F
- Isager Silk Mohair — 69 Rose Gold #C98B5C
From the feed
- Malabrigo Rios — Reflecting Pool #3890A8
- Malabrigo Rios — Lettuce #6CB830
The Summers
Summer.
Cool, muted, watercolor.
Summer palettes are the opposite of loud — dusky roses, sea glass greens, powder blues. Pure cool undertone. Colors read like hazy skies and hydrangeas through fog.
True Summer
The core Summer. Pure cool undertone, muted chroma, light-to-medium value. Powder blue, dusty rose, sea glass, slate. Everything hazy — nothing saturated.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Dusty Aqua #7FA19A
- Tosh Silk Cloud — Fjord #5E7C8E
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Pearl (590) #C6C2BE
From the feed
- Hedgehog Fibres — Damsel #C4A8C0
- Berroco Vintage Baby DK — Navy #1A2860
- Cascade Merino DK — 53 Holly #2A5C50
- Lang Merino 120 Dégradé — 57.0013 #708090
Light Summer
The lightest Summer — neutral-cool, low contrast, slightly brighter than True Summer. Powder blue, wisteria, petal pink. Morning mist, no depth.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Powder #F0D9DA
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Heavenly (592) #C4D6E4
- Isager Silk Mohair — 12 Lavender #C6BCD4
From the feed
Soft Summer
The most muted of all Summers — neutral-cool, lowest chroma. Dusty rose, mushroom taupe, silvery sage, smoky teal. Sea glass through fog.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Dusty Rose #C59EA1
- Tosh Silk Cloud — Ash #8C8B89
- Isager Silk Mohair — 2 Sable #A79C92
From the feed
- Rowan Alpaca Soft DK — 225 Hyacinth #B87888
- Malabrigo Verano — 938 Rain #8898B0
- Lang Yarns Vaya — 0058 #C4B89C
- Lana Grossa Cashmere Pure — 03 Taupe #988C7C
Cool Summer
The bridge from True Summer to Winter. Pure cool undertone, slightly darker and more saturated. Sapphire blue, cool raspberry, periwinkle, burgundy.
DK picks
Lace picks
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Dewberry (600) #6C3952
- Tosh Silk Cloud — Cove #4F7088
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Deep Petroleum Blue #33495B
From the feed
- Lang Yarns Duett — 1173.0085 #C09898
- Hedgehog Fibres — Crystal — Oh So Fine Soufflé #D0CCCA
- Malabrigo Rios — 211 Syrah Grapes #6C2850
- Malabrigo Rios — 809 Solis #1A8888
The Autumns
Autumn.
Warm, earthy, golden.
Autumn palettes are made of rust, terracotta, mustard, and the deep richness of a forest at dusk. Warmth with no blue — everything passes through a golden, softening lens.
True Autumn
The original Autumn. Warm-golden undertone, medium chroma — earthy, rich, unhurried. Rust, mustard gold, olive, warm teal. The golden autumn forest.
DK picks
- Malabrigo Rios — Glazed Carrot #C96B29
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino — Rust #A0431F
- Rowan Felted Tweed DK — Cinnamon (175) #A06A3F
- Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — Tincture #B26A2C
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Rust #A14925
- Tosh Silk Cloud — Rust #B15A30
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Marmalade (596) #C46A2A
From the feed
- Quince & Co. Chickadee — Wasabi #788030
- Malabrigo Rios — 048 Glitter #5C3820
- Hedgehog Fibres — Rowan #884838
Soft Autumn
The gentlest Autumn. Neutral-warm, low chroma, low contrast — camel, soft taupe, marzipan yellow, dusty teal. Warm but muted. Hazel and oatmeal.
DK picks
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino — Dusty Olive #8B8A5A
- BC Garn Semilla DK — Sand #C1A983
- Walcot Yarns Opus — Goldenrod #C7A24A
- Rowan Felted Tweed DK — Camel (157) #B4987A
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Dusty Robin #A86E5E
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Camel #B99873
- Isager Silk Mohair — 2 Mushroom #9F8A76
From the feed
- Noro Kakigori — 27 #C4B090
- Juniper Moon Farm Herriot — 177 Jute #A89070
- Berroco Ultra Alpaca — 6204 Buckwheat #C0A880
- Urth Yarns Monokrom Cotton DK — 1203 #604030
Dark Autumn
The richest Autumn. Neutral-warm, medium-dark value, high pigment. Mahogany, oxblood, pine green, dark teal. Autumn forest at sunset — dramatic but still warm.
DK picks
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino — Mustard #B8881F
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino — Dark Ocher #8A6A2A
- Malabrigo Rios — Ivy #2F4A2A
- Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — Firebrush #8A2E1A
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Dark Mustard #A47A1E
- Tosh Silk Cloud — Brick #8C3A24
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Liqueur (595) #6B2A36
From the feed
Warm Autumn
The clearest Autumn — borrows brightness from Spring. Pure warm undertone, medium-high chroma. Burnt orange, golden amber, fresh olive, warm jade. Earthy but bright.
DK picks
Lace picks
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Burnt Orange #C45C22
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Cinnamon (729) #B26A2F
- Tosh Silk Cloud — Flaxen #D4B378
From the feed
The Winters
Winter.
Cool, saturated, crystalline.
Winter palettes are made for clarity and contrast — true black, pure white, icy pastels, jewel tones. A blue undertone throughout. Bold, unmixed, never dusty.
True Winter
The core Winter. Pure cool undertone, full value range, high chroma. True red, fuchsia, palace blue, emerald pine. Crisp, icy, high contrast.
DK picks
Lace picks
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze — Blackcurrant (641) #2B0F24
- KFO Soft Silk Mohair — Licorice #101010
- Isager Silk Mohair — 60 White #F5F5F2
From the feed
Dark Winter
The deepest Winter. Neutral-cool, darkest value of all Winters. Midnight navy, pine green, dark wine, aubergine. Evening sky — gemstones at midnight.
DK picks
Lace picks
From the feed
Bright Winter
Maximum chroma of any season. Neutral-cool with Winter clarity and Spring brightness. Cobalt, hot fuchsia, clear red, emerald. Jewels under a spotlight.
DK picks
Lace picks
From the feed
Cool Winter
The most uncompromisingly cool of all. Pure blue undertone — no warmth, ever. Sapphire, indigo navy, cool fuchsia, cool emerald. Pure cool, crystalline elegance.
DK picks
Lace picks
From the feed
- Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop — 116 Royal #7040C0
- Malabrigo Caprino — 415 Matisse Blue #1848B0
- Lang Linello — 1066.0265 #C09090
- Rauma Petunia — 215 Green #208850
Find your season.
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