Cool rose

Where it sits

True Summer palette

Cool rose is an anchor color in True Summer. The nearest color on the same side of the warm–cool line is Soft cool raspberry #9E5C6B, a Soft Summer color, at a distance of 14: close enough to mistake for it on a hanger, far enough to tell apart on a person.

True Summer coloring is cool with medium contrast and low saturation, and cool rose matches each of those. The blue undertone matches the skin. The medium depth matches the contrast. The softness keeps it from going loud, which is the failure mode for pink on most people. It can be worn as a whole garment near the face, which is rare for a pink.

The other Summers approach it from different directions. Soft Summer's soft cool raspberry is fourteen points away and greyer; its dusty rose is twenty points away and lighter. Light Summer's cool soft pink and cool soft rose are twenty-four and twenty-five points away and both paler. A True Summer can wear any of these as a softer or lighter version of the same idea. None of them is wrong, just less.

The pinks to avoid are the warm ones. Soft Autumn's warm dusty rose is twenty-one points away and carries peach where this carries blue. Light Spring's light warm pink is twenty-three points away and brighter. Both will look similar to cool rose on a hanger. Both will read faintly orange against a True Summer's skin.

Easily confused with

Soft Summer's soft cool raspberry is the nearest, fourteen points away and greyer, and a fair swap. The one that causes trouble is Soft Autumn's warm dusty rose, twenty-one points away and warm: the same softness with peach in it instead of blue. A pink that looks even slightly peachy beside a cool white is an Autumn pink.

The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).

In stock in this color today

As of November 11, 2026, 18 in-stock pieces across Boden, Marine Layer and STAUD sample within a close match of #C67B92. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.

Jersey Frill Blouse

Pink Heather

$110 at Boden

Liz Henley Sweater

Pink Heather

$140 at Boden

Cloud 9 Fleece Sweatshirt

Lilac

$75 at Marine Layer

Lexi Rib Sun-In Crew Tee

Faded Mauve

$40 at Marine Layer

Cloud 9 Fleece Sweatpant

Lilac

$68 at Marine Layer

Ribbed Racer Vest

Heather Rose

$39 at Boden

Wyatt Leather Coat

Wild Rose

$1895 at STAUD

Albee Mini Dress

Flirt

$347 at STAUD

Hereford Military Cord Jacket

Pink Heather

$220 at Boden

Elsie Cashmere Crew Cardigan

Pink Heather

$190 at Boden

Louise Cord Midi Shirt Dress

Pink Heather

$220 at Boden

Seam Detail Jersey Shirt

Pink Heather

$99 at Boden

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What it's sold as

Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #C67B92 today, so they are the words to search for.

Boden

Pink Heather, Heather Rose

Marine Layer

Lilac, Faded Mauve, Mauve Orchid

STAUD

Wild Rose, Flirt

A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.

Questions

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