Popsugar Fashion Summer Fashion Spring and Summer Colour Trends 2023 6 Popular Colour Trends That Will Be Everywhere This Summer 16 May 2023 by Avery Matera Image Source: Getty / JP Yim When you think about revamping your look for the warm-weather season, start by picturing the colour trends we saw on the spring and summer 2023 Fashion Week runways. Not only are the blooming flowers, longer days, and sunny skies enough to inspire a more vibrant wardrobe, but this season specifically brings with it a bevy of shades that will truly turn heads. Some of the hues of the season centre around bright, bold tones like kelly green, classic cobalt, and fiery red. And others speak to a slightly more muted pastel-based palette: think butter yellow, powder blue, and electric lilac. But regardless of where it falls on the colour wheel, all these tones signal a cheerful, playful approach to shopping come spring and summer. With weather slowly beginning to mellow, warm days peppered throughout the otherwise cold season, and holidays on the horizon, draw inspiration from the colour choices of the spring runways. Designers like Valentino traded Barbie pink for the fashion house's iconic bright red hues; Victoria Beckham went for a soft powder blue hue; and designers like Jason Wu and Carolina Herrera opted for a soft butter yellow that can act as a neutral or a pop of colour, depending on how you style it. The list goes on. It's time to look back toward the Spring runways for everyday wardrobe inspiration. Ahead, take a deep dive into the delicious tones of the season: fiery red, butter yellow, kelly green, classic cobalt, powder blue, and electric lilac. Spring Colours 2023: Fiery Red Spring Colours 2023: Butter Yellow Spring Colours 2023: Going Green Spring Colours 2023: Electric Lilac Spring Colours 2023: Classic Cobalt Spring Colours 2023: Powder Blue Related: 6 Spring 2023 Runway Trends Everyone Is Wearing Right Now Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Fiery Red Image Source: Getty / JP Yim Barbie pink is stepping aside for its deeper-toned sister, bringing the power tone of red to the forefront. With Alexander McQueen designing power jumpsuits in the bold hue and Akris opting for flowing dresses in the same, red is more stylish than ever. Michael Kors, Spring 2023 1 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Fiery Red Image Source: Getty / WWD Akris, Spring 2023 2 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Fiery Red Image Source: Courtesy of Alexander McQueen Alexander McQueen, Spring 2023 3 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Fiery Red Image Source: Getty / Peter White Valentino, Spring 2023 4 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Fiery Red Image Source: Getty / WWD Alaïa, Spring 2023 5 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Butter Yellow Image Source: Getty / Giovanni Giannoni Butter yellow is bringing a slightly deeper tone to all of your neutrals, from the likes of Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu, and more. The silhouettes are both bold (see: Altuzarra) as well as ladylike (á la Lela Rose). Yet they all offer the same tone that effortlessly acts as both a neutral and a pop of bright colour, depending on how you style it. Jonathan Simkhai, Spring 2023 6 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Butter Yellow Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Jason Wu, Spring 2023 7 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Butter Yellow Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Lela Rose, Spring 2023 8 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Butter Yellow Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Carolina Herrera, Spring 2023 9 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Butter Yellow Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Altuzarra, Spring 2023 10 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Going Green Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Green is a tricky colour to style, so designers have taken the "choose your own adventure" approach when it comes to this hue for spring. While Johanna Ortiz and Lela Rose opted for classic Kelly green, Rejina Pyo went for a subtle mint tone and Victoria Beckham added a slightly more acidic hue to the mix. Lela Rose, Spring 2023 11 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Going Green Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Victoria Beckham, Spring 2023 12 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Going Green Image Source: Courtesy of Johanna Ortiz Johanna Ortiz, Spring 2023 13 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Going Green Image Source: Getty / WWD Rejina Pyo, Spring 2023 14 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Electric Lilac Image Source: Getty / Estrop Designers like Cecilie Bahnsen and Christian Wijnants have taken the polarising colour and made it accessible to all. The pastel colour is no doubt softer than deeper, richer tones of purple. Still, there's an electricity to the lilac hue of Spring 2023, with a vibrancy and deep saturation that still feels powerful. Cecilie Bahnsen, Spring 2023 15 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Electric Lilac Image Source: Getty / SAVIKO Christian Wijnants, Spring 2023 16 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Electric Lilac Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Jason Wu, Spring 2023 17 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Electric Lilac Image Source: Getty / Rodin Banica Prabal Gurung, Spring 2023 18 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Classic Cobalt Image Source: Getty / WWD Designers are taking it back to the basics with their cobalt array for spring, creating looks in one of the three primary colours on the wheel. Though bright and bold, blue hues are a safe toe-dip for those more averse to sunnier hues in their wardrobe. Akris, Spring 2023 19 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Classic Cobalt Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Carolina Herrera, Spring 2023 20 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Classic Cobalt Image Source: Getty / WWD Rokh, Spring 2023 21 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Classic Cobalt Image Source: Getty / WWD Loewe, Spring 2023 22 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Powder Blue Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil In keeping with the pastel colours of the season, Spring runways were rife with powder blue, a tone that acts as both a neutral and a pop of colour. Deveaux added a bit more saturation to the tone, styling looks with head-to-toe colour, while Victoria Beckham offered just the right amount of pigment for a more colourful alternative to springtime whites. No matter what your personal style, powder blue is a must have this season. Deveaux, Spring 2023 23 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Powder Blue Image Source: Getty / Victor VIRGILE Victoria Beckham, Spring 2023 24 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Powder Blue Image Source: Getty / WWD Givenchy, Spring 2023 25 / 26 Spring/Summer Colours 2023: Powder Blue Image Source: Getty / Peter White Hermès, Spring 2023 26 / 26 Summer FashionSpring FashionNew York Fashion WeekSummerSpring