{"id":3599,"date":"2026-11-08T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmenscolours.com\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:11:14","slug":"colour-seasons-4-12-16-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmenscolours.com\/nl\/colour-seasons-4-12-16-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"4, 12 of 16 kleurseizoenen: wat is het verschil?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||64px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;cc-article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<style>\n#main-content .cc-article{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto}\n#main-content .cc-article p,#main-content .cc-article li{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;color:#100059}\n#main-content .cc-article h2{color:#1f374b;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;padding:26px 0 10px}\n#main-content .cc-article p.cc-lead{font-size:19px}\n#main-content .cc-article ul{padding-left:20px;margin-bottom:18px}\n#main-content .cc-article a{color:#fc596f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}\n#main-content .cc-article .cc-endbox{background:#F1EBE3;border-radius:16px;padding:26px 28px;margin-top:30px}\n#main-content .cc-article .cc-endbox p{margin:0;padding:0}\n<\/style>\n<p class=\"cc-lead\">You may have heard that you\u2019re a \u201csummer\u201d or an \u201cautumn\u201d. Or maybe you\u2019ve come across terms like \u201csoft summer\u201d or \u201cdeep winter\u201d online. So how many colour seasons are there really, and what\u2019s the difference between the systems?<\/p>\n<h2>The four classic seasons<\/h2>\n<p>Seasonal colour analysis started with four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season has its own character:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spring:<\/strong> warm, light and clear<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summer:<\/strong> cool, light and soft<\/li>\n<li><strong>Autumn:<\/strong> warm, deep and muted<\/li>\n<li><strong>Winter:<\/strong> cool, deep and clear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The four seasons are a great starting point. But in practice, many people sit somewhere in between. You might have the warmth of an autumn, but be quite light. Or you\u2019re a summer, but look lovely in slightly clearer colours.<\/p>\n<h2>Why more refined systems exist<\/h2>\n<p>That\u2019s why more refined systems were developed, with 12 or 16 seasons (and sometimes more). They divide each classic season further, based on the characteristic that stands out most in your colouring: is it the warmth, the depth, the softness or the clarity?<\/p>\n<p>A \u201csoft summer\u201d, for example, is mainly defined by softness, while a \u201clight summer\u201d is mainly defined by lightness. Both are summers, yet their best colours are noticeably different.<\/p>\n<h2>Is more always better?<\/h2>\n<p>Not necessarily. More seasons simply means more nuance. What matters most is that your palette really fits you, and that you understand <em>why<\/em> certain colours work. If you know that softness is your key characteristic, for example, you can recognise your colours in any shop, even without your palette card.<\/p>\n<h2>How I work<\/h2>\n<p>In my sessions I work with 21 colour types based on the four classic seasons. We first look at your undertone, depth, clarity and contrast, and from there we find the colour type and palette that suit you best. So you don\u2019t just get a label, you get a palette that fits you much more precisely than a basic season would.<\/p>\n<h2>And if your favourite colour isn\u2019t in your season?<\/h2>\n<p>Then you can still wear it. Your season isn\u2019t a set of rules, it\u2019s knowledge. I\u2019ll show you how to make a colour work, for example by wearing it further away from your face, or by combining it with make-up and accessories in your best shades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cc-byline\"><em>Written by Carmen Stevens-Levert, colour and style coach at Carmen\u2019s Colours in Haarlem.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-endbox\">\n<p><strong>Curious which colours suit you?<\/strong> Have a look at my <a href=\"\/kleuranalyse-en-stijladvies\/\">sessions &amp; prices<\/a>, or send me a <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/31645871464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> if you\u2019d like to talk it through first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring, summer, autumn or winter? And what about 12 or 16 seasons? 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