Personal Color: The Definitive Guide to Finding and Wearing Your Best Colors

Definitive Finding Your Best Colors: Personal Color is a guide to using color theory to identify a seasonal palette and choose colours for clothing, makeup and hair. It describes step-by-step exercises, swatches, charts and example photos, with guidance for shopping online and wearing colours beyond a seasonal palette.

At a glance

Covers the four colour seasons and subtypes described as clear, true, light, soft or deep.
Includes step-by-step palette exercises, hundreds of colour swatches, charts, cheat sheets and glossaries, according to the listing.
The listing says the example photos represent models across races, genders and ages.
Discusses assessing colours in online photos and adapting personal choices beyond a seasonal palette.

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Pros and cons

Pros

Combines palette-identification guidance with practical topics including online shopping, makeup and hair colour.
Swatches and model examples offer visual reference alongside the exercises and explanatory material.

Technical specifications

8 specifications

Publication
Publisher	Ten Speed Press
Publication date	8 July 2025
Language	English
Print length	336 pages
ISBN-10	0593836219
ISBN-13	978-0593836217

Dimensions and weight
Dimensions	20.47 x 2.24 x 22.86 cm
Weight listed	1.09 kg

What to know before buying

Listing details to confirm

The book offers a seasonal colour framework, but the listing does not establish that its recommendations will suit every reader's preferences or circumstances.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Readers interested in identifying a seasonal colour palette and learning its subtypes.
People looking for a visual guide to applying colour ideas to clothing, makeup or hair.
Readers who want exercises and reference charts rather than a brief palette summary.

Less suited to

Readers seeking a book in a language other than English.
Buyers looking specifically for a personalised consultation or an individual colour assessment.

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Customer reviews on Amazon

4.7 / 5 · 210 ratings

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Customer feedback describes the book as informative, clear and strong on colour content, with some readers also praising its research and perceived value. Opinions on complexity are mixed, so readers looking for a straightforward introduction may find the exercises and seasonal framework more involved than expected. That distinction matters for a 336-page guide presenting several seasons, subtypes and visual references.

Positive themes

Customers describe the content as informative and the colour material as helpful.
Some customer feedback praises the explanations, research and perceived value.

Mixed feedback

Opinions differ on complexity, with some finding the material easy to understand and others finding it too complicated.

Frequently asked questions

What does the book cover?

The listing describes a guide to colour theory, seasonal palettes and subtypes, with exercises, swatches and advice related to clothing, makeup, hair and online shopping.

Which seasonal system does it use?

The listing identifies spring, summer, autumn and winter, with subtypes including clear, true, light, soft and deep.

Does it include visual references?

The listing claims hundreds of colour swatches and example photos of models across races, genders and ages.

Is the book in English?

The supplied product details list the language as English.