09/12/2026
Fall doesn’t belong only to Autumns.
Once September arrives, stores fill up with rust, mustard, camel, olive and brown. Those colors are beautiful on an Autumn, but they aren’t everyone’s best choices.
Every season has colors that can feel right for fall:
Spring: warm green, coral, orange, camel, milk chocolate, toffee brown, deeper golden yellow and deep turquoise.
Summer: deeper blues, soft plum, sage green, rose brown, mushroom and other cool, muted shades.
Autumn: rust, mustard, olive, warm brown, deep teal and rich earthy shades.
Winter: deep purple, emerald green, cranberry red, gray, espresso and other rich jewel tones.
Fall is also a wonderful time to lean into the neutrals within your palette, especially if your season doesn’t contain many traditional fall colors. Every color season has its own beautiful neutrals, even if they aren’t the camel and warm brown shades that fill the stores this time of year.
Your colors don’t change because the season does. You can dress for fall with layers, texture and deeper shades while still choosing colors that look wonderful on you.
Which of these four fall palettes would you instinctively reach for?