Curious on your thoughts about going more granular with color typing. If we look at where personal color analysis started versus where it sits now. Color Me Beautiful gave us four seasons. Then came the twelve subseasons most of us think of as "traditional." Then sixteen. Then twenty-two. Then systems up in the fifties. And I keep hearing about ones that have pushed past two hundred subcategories by now (if you've been analyzed under one of those, I would love to hear about it). Is greater specificity helpful or limiting when a system assesses you? A finer label can feel like finally being seen ("yes, THAT exact flavor of autumn"). It can also feel like a cage, or like precision for its own sake when you still have to get dressed on a Tuesday. And is there a personality piece to this? I suspect some of us are wired to love more granularity and detail, and others feel freer with a looser, higher-level result. Two things I'd love from you: 1. Is more specificity helpful or limiting for you, personally? 2. What's the most granular assessment you've ever had done?

I'm working on a research project (Color Analyst × Preference Appeal Index) and could use your help. When you think of personal color analysis, which analysts or companies come to mind? Don't overthink it. Just list everyone you can remember, whether you've worked with them or simply know of them. I'm curious to see which names come up most often.

I'm sorry for the long quiet stretch. I've been heads down building (the hours just disappear when I get into it) and traveling with the family, but I've really missed being in here. Before I get back to the color and personality posts, I want to catch up. How's your summer been? I'll go first in the comments with mine, but I'm curious about yours: if you had to give this summer a name, what would it be?

I hope everyone in the Midwest or Eastern seaboard in the US is staying cool. My son is at overnight camp this week with no AC, which means I've had unusual stretches of uninterrupted thinking time. One thing I've been turning over: how much people actually rely on physical swatch tools as part of color implementation, and whether that changes over time. Did you use a swatch book or fan heavily after your analysis in check for harmony or attribute matching? A few hypotheses I'm sitting with: -S types may hold onto physical references longer because a concrete comparison point is more reliable than an abstract rule. N types often internalize the framework earlier and drop the swatch sooner, which isn't always a sign of mastery. Sometimes it's just pattern-matching confidence running ahead of actual accuracy. -Si-dominant and Si-auxiliary types (ISxJ and ESxJ) may be the most likely to actually collect multiple swatches and fans, not just use them occasionally. Si builds detailed internal sensory libraries, and a physical reference collection is a very natural extension of that. -And then there's a completely different behavior I'm curious about: the person who decided the existing fans weren't quite right and built their own out of paint swatches. (You know who you are.) My guess is that's lprobably more of an NT one: the system has gaps, the available tools don't fully solve the problem, so obviously the answer is to make a better one from scratch. What's your type, and what's your swatch situation?

Hi all! Slowing down today and, for those that know their best color attributes, thought it would be fun to share out favorite color to wear. Share your season or tonal combination and a swatch of your favorite color. I will go first. As a Dark Autumn who can borrow from Deep Winter, my favorite color to wear is a burnt orange. And yes, this is a proof point towards the idea you often subconsciously already know your "season." Burnt orange is a deep, warm shade that combines the vibrancy of orange with a subtle infusion of brown, giving it a rich, earthy quality. It's positioned in the red-orange side of the color wheel, exuding a sense of energy and enthusiasm while maintaining a cozy and inviting feel. https://www.figma.com/colors/burnt-orange/