The MBTI x color season tracker has 26 entries now, and one number jumped out enough that I want to flag it for the group. N-types are 81% of this sample. The general population estimate is around 26%. That is not a small skew, that's most of the group running on a preference held by roughly a quarter of people (which, if you've ever wondered why "just trust the process" lands so badly in here, this might be part of the answer). What's NOT showing a skew anymore: Introvert/Extrovert is sitting at 50/50, almost exactly matching the general population estimate. So whatever is pulling people into a research-flavored color and personality group, it's an N thing, not an I thing. I'd have guessed both going in, so that one's worth sitting with. It tracks with how N and S types tend to approach learning a color system in the first place. An N wants the underlying framework before they trust a single recommendation (why does this hue read as warm, what's the mechanism behind clarity, how does this rule generalize). An S wants the concrete result and a way to check it against something real (this top works, does the new one match it). Neither is more rigorous than the other, they're just different entry points. But a group built around dissecting the framework itself is going to read as home base to N types in a way it won't for S types looking for a direct answer. That's probably at least part of what's showing up in the data. Two honest caveats before anyone runs with this: n=26 isn't enough to call this a settled finding (the target is 30+ per type before I'd trust anything statistically), and this only tells us who self-selects into a group like this one. It says nothing yet about whether N correlates with anything on the color side. Two different questions, and I want to keep them separate. So, curious for the room: does the N-skew track with why you joined, or is it just a coincidence of who ended up here? And if you haven't dropped your entry in the MBTI x color season tracker yet, now's a good time. Every entry makes the next pattern more trustworthy.

This week I started a thread in a Facebook color analysis group with a simple question: Have you ever had one analysis where the explanation just clicked, while another one, even if it may have been equally accurate, never really landed? The different seasons people received weren't what caught my attention. It was what happened afterward. As I read through the comments, three patterns kept surfacing. 👇 1. Some people didn't fully trust their result until they could actually see what the analyst was seeing. The in-person draping experience mattered not just as a method, but as a communication tool. Watching the colors work in real time made the reasoning visible in a way a written summary couldn't replicate. 👇 2. Several people talked about combining insights from multiple analyses. Rather than asking, "Which analyst was right?" they asked, "What does each result add to my understanding of my own coloring?" One commenter described wearing jewel tones from a neighboring season for formal occasions while defaulting to her primary palette day to day. She wasn't confused. She was intentionally using both sets of information. 👇 3. One comment from a fellow analyst really stayed with me. A color consultant wrote: "It's much more satisfying when a client really gets it, rather than just taking my word." She later added: "If she can't really see it, it's probably not going to have much impact on her life in the long run." That's the usability problem stated plainly, from the analyst's side of the table. And I think it's significant that it came from a practitioner, not a client. Reading through the discussion, I realized there are really two separate challenges in color analysis: 1. How do we arrive at the most accurate assessment possible? 2. How do we help someone understand that assessment well enough to confidently use it long after the appointment ends? The industry spends a tremendous amount of time discussing the first question. The second one seems to receive much less attention.

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.

📊 UPDATE: You can now add your entry directly to the live tracker at mbti-color-season.netlify.app — just scroll down to the entry form. The dataset and charts update in real time! ________________________________________________________________________________ Many of you have already shared your type and season somewhere in the group (the welcome thread, comments, DMs). I'm asking you to drop it here again so I can have it all in one place and start looking at patterns. 👩‍🎓🔍 What I hope to explore, to start, is whether type correlates with anything measurable on the color side (or vice versa). I'll share patterns back with the group as the data set builds and use what comes in to shape the next round of research questions. If you have a pattern you're curious about, drop it in the comments. This is a collective effort. 🧪 The grid starts here. In the future, I will tag new members here so they can continue to add to the data. Drop your information below using this format: MBTI type | color season | any contested or alternate results Example: ESTJ | Dark Autumn | also tested as Deep Winter 👇 If you only have one of the two, drop what you know. Partial data still counts.

Hello, this is a super interesting idea, does anyone know which personality tests are good for ND folk? and I can do for free online? I have had various colour consults, and I'm a trained consultant myself, though not currently practising other than friends/family or in groups for free lol (I'm actually a full-time engineer, but it's my hobby). I identify most with Deep & Soft Summer, though have been categorised as Soft Summer, borderline soft summer/true summer, and deep summer in various systems. I have ADHD diagnosed and also suspected but not diagnosed autism, and I'd be interested to see if any of these personality tests were inclusive or only designed for neurotypical folks.