Muted Summer Color Palette

The Muted Summer palette is a flow palette, meaning it sits between two neighboring seasons - in this case, True Summer and True Autumn. Flow palettes carry traits from both ends of the spectrum. Muted Summer leans primarily Summer, with a gentle influence from Autumn, whereas Muted Autumn leans more toward True Autumn with a subtle touch of Summer.

Because it sits between a cool season (Summer) and a warm season (Autumn), this palette leans closer to neutral in undertone. It’s not distinctly cool or warm, making it ideal for those whose features harmonize best with subtle, balanced tones.

You’ll still see the cool, soft undertones and misty lightness typical of Summer, but with a touch of earthy depth and warmth from Autumn. This gives the palette a uniquely gentle, grounded quality - soothing, refined, and quietly elegant.

This palette offers low to medium intensity, low contrast, and a light-to-medium-dark value range. It’s perfect for someone who looks best in muted, blended colors that never overpower but always enhance.

NOTE: This palette is often referred to as Soft Summer — “soft” and “muted” are simply different words for the same concept. Both describe the gentle, toned-down nature of this seasonal color family