Color

Who Can Wear Burgundy?

Burgundy is deep blue-based wine red.

Burgundy

#5C1F2E

Burgundy (#5C1F2E) suits 4 of the 12 color seasons — True Summer, Soft Summer, Deep Autumn and Deep Winter. In True Summer the closest match is Rosewood Pink (#B96A80) — near enough to read as one of theirs. Another 5 should skip it, and the other 3 can wear it with care.

Burgundy at a glance

Summary of how Burgundy reads across the 12 color seasons
Hex	#5C1F2E
Seasons that wear it	4 — True Summer, Soft Summer, Deep Autumn and Deep Winter
Wearable with care	3 — Soft Autumn, True Autumn and True Winter
Seasons that should skip it	5 — Light Spring, True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Summer and Bright Winter
Undertone it reads as	Cool (pink/blue-based) — 3 of the 4 seasons that wear it
Measured against	336 swatches across 12 palettes

Which color seasons can wear Burgundy?

All 12 seasons, best first. Each row names the closest swatch to #5C1F2E in that season's palette — the actual color the verdict was measured against.

Which of the 12 color seasons can wear Burgundy
True Summer	In the paletteTrue Summer Rosewood Pink#B96A80 Burgundy sits inside the True Summer palette — its closest match is Rosewood Pink (#B96A80).
Soft Summer	In the paletteSoft Summer Muted Berry#9C5F76 Burgundy sits inside the Soft Summer palette — its closest match is Muted Berry (#9C5F76).
Deep Autumn	In the paletteDeep Autumn Aubergine Brown#4E2A33 Burgundy sits inside the Deep Autumn palette — its closest match is Aubergine Brown (#4E2A33).
Deep Winter	In the paletteDeep Winter Black Cherry#4A1526 Burgundy sits inside the Deep Winter palette — its closest match is Black Cherry (#4A1526).
Soft Autumn	With careSoft Autumn Mocha#7E6A57 Burgundy is not a Soft Autumn color, but Mocha (#7E6A57) gives you the same idea in the right undertone.
True Autumn	With careTrue Autumn Espresso#43301F Burgundy is not a True Autumn color, but Espresso (#43301F) gives you the same idea in the right undertone.
True Winter	With careTrue Winter True Black#101014 Burgundy is not a True Winter color, but True Black (#101014) gives you the same idea in the right undertone.
Light Spring	Skip itLight Spring Burgundy#5C1F2E Burgundy lands on the Light Spring avoid list, next to Burgundy (#5C1F2E) — it works against warm undertones at this depth.
True Spring	Skip itTrue Spring Wine#6B2138 Burgundy lands on the True Spring avoid list, next to Wine (#6B2138) — it works against warm undertones at this depth.
Bright Spring	Skip itBright Spring Cocoa Rose#8D5F5A Burgundy lands on the Bright Spring avoid list, next to Cocoa Rose (#8D5F5A) — it works against warm undertones at this depth.
Light Summer	Skip itLight Summer Espresso#3A2A20 Burgundy lands on the Light Summer avoid list, next to Espresso (#3A2A20) — it works against cool undertones at this depth.
Bright Winter	Skip itBright Winter Dusty Rose#C4909B Burgundy lands on the Bright Winter avoid list, next to Dusty Rose (#C4909B) — it works against cool undertones at this depth.

Who should skip Burgundy?

Light Spring, True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Summer and Bright Winter — 5 of the 12 seasons. In each case the nearest thing to #5C1F2E in their data is a color already flagged as one to avoid, so it is not a near miss but a color working the other way.

Light Spring
Skip it
Burgundy#5C1F2E
Burgundy lands on the Light Spring avoid list, next to Burgundy (#5C1F2E) — it works against warm undertones at this depth.
Light Spring coloring is warm (golden/yellow-based), light in depth, and moderately clear.
True Spring
Skip it
Wine#6B2138
Burgundy lands on the True Spring avoid list, next to Wine (#6B2138) — it works against warm undertones at this depth.
True Spring coloring is warm (golden/yellow-based), medium in depth, and clear and true.
Bright Spring
Skip it
Cocoa Rose#8D5F5A
Burgundy lands on the Bright Spring avoid list, next to Cocoa Rose (#8D5F5A) — it works against warm undertones at this depth.
Bright Spring coloring is warm (golden/yellow-based), medium in depth, and bright and highly saturated.
Light Summer
Skip it
Espresso#3A2A20
Burgundy lands on the Light Summer avoid list, next to Espresso (#3A2A20) — it works against cool undertones at this depth.
Light Summer coloring is cool (pink/blue-based), light in depth, and moderately clear.
Bright Winter
Skip it
Dusty Rose#C4909B
Burgundy lands on the Bright Winter avoid list, next to Dusty Rose (#C4909B) — it works against cool undertones at this depth.
Bright Winter coloring is cool (pink/blue-based), medium in depth, and bright and highly saturated.

What to wear instead of Burgundy

The useful half of a no. For every season that should skip Burgundy, this is the closest color their own palette already holds — the same idea, in the right undertone.

Palette substitutions for Burgundy
Light Spring	Rosy Nude#EFAF9C The closest color to Burgundy in the Light Spring palette.
True Spring	Shell Pink#F2A6B0 The closest color to Burgundy in the True Spring palette.
Bright Spring	Clear Charcoal#3E4148 The closest color to Burgundy in the Bright Spring palette.
Light Summer	Watery Rose#DE8FA8 The closest color to Burgundy in the Light Summer palette.
Bright Winter	True Black#101014 The closest color to Burgundy in the Bright Winter palette.

How we work this out

No opinions on this page. Burgundy's reference hex (#5C1F2E) is converted to CIELAB and measured against every one of the 336 swatches in the 12 season palettes — the same palettes the paid report ships.

The distance is weighted for this job rather than for general color matching: lightness counts at 0.6× and the yellow–blue axis at 1.5×, because seasonal analysis is an undertone judgement before it is a depth one. Burgundy lands in a palette when its nearest flattering swatch falls inside the in-palette band, and on the skip list when a swatch from that season's avoid list is closer still.

What it measures is the color, not your face. Which of these seasons is yours is the question the quiz and selfie answer.

Burgundy: common questions

What color season wears Burgundy?

Burgundy sits inside 4 of the 12 season palettes: True Summer, Soft Summer, Deep Autumn and Deep Winter. In each of those, the closest match is a real swatch from that palette rather than an approximation of one.

Does Burgundy suit warm or cool skin?

Of the 4 seasons Burgundy suits, the undertone split is 1 warm, 3 cool and 0 neutral — so it behaves as a cool color. Depth and clarity then decide which seasons on that side can carry it.

Who should not wear Burgundy?

Light Spring, True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Summer and Bright Winter should skip Burgundy: for each of them, the nearest thing to #5C1F2E is on their avoid list, not in their palette.

Can I wear Burgundy if I'm a Soft Summer?

Yes. Burgundy sits inside the Soft Summer palette — its closest match is Muted Berry (#9C5F76).

What can I wear instead of Burgundy?

Swap it for the closest color your own palette already holds. A Light Spring is better in Rosy Nude (#EFAF9C), and A True Spring is better in Shell Pink (#F2A6B0). The substitution table on this page lists one for every season that should skip Burgundy.

How do you decide which seasons Burgundy suits?

We convert #5C1F2E to CIELAB and measure it against all 336 swatches in the 12 season palettes, weighting the yellow–blue axis up and lightness down because seasonal analysis is an undertone judgement first. Burgundy lands in a palette when its nearest flattering swatch is closer than the in-palette band, and on the skip list when the nearest avoid-list swatch is closer still.

How do I know which color season I am?

Take the 2-minute quiz and add one selfie. Palettewell reads your skin, hair and eye color, returns your season with the full palette, and then Burgundy stops being a general question and becomes a yes or no about your own colors.

Burgundy at a glance

Which color seasons can wear Burgundy?

Who should skip Burgundy?

Light Spring

True Spring

Bright Spring

Light Summer

Bright Winter