Custom Color Analysis


CHANGING THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER, ONE COLOR PALETTE AT A TIME

What is Custom Color Analysis?

Custom color analysis is a personalized service designed to determine the specific colors that best complement an individual’s natural features, such as skin tone, eye color, and hair color. This process involves an in-depth assessment to create a unique color palette that enhances one’s appearance and boosts confidence. 

Hue & Hive uses a system of fabric swatches to assess and then identify your true colors. Together, we create your color palette using the Style Core methodology taught by Carla Mathis, owner and founder of Style Core.

Your customized color palette will include categories such as neutrals, basics, inherent colors, reds, power colors, options, and metals.

The benefits of Custom Color Analysis

At Hue & Hive, we believe clients receive many benefits from getting their Custom Color Analysis that will carry them through their wardrobes and spaces.

ENHANCING YOUR APPEARANCE

INCREASING YOUR CONFIDENCE

EFFICIENCY WHILE SHOPPING

CURATING A COHESIVE WARDROBE

EMPOWERING YOUR
AUTHENTICITY

In-Person Color Analysis Packages


Premium Color Session

STARTING AT $900

In-person at Sarah’s studio, Greenville SC. Off-site or travel pricing available by request.

  • ●  One-on-one, personalized color analysis using advanced StyleCore™ methodology (not a generic “season” or formula)

    ●  Custom hand-curated fabric palette fan—not a digital file, not a prefabricated set of colors to fit you into a season - completely unique to you (cost up to $300 included)

    ●  Clear explanation of your ideal neutrals, primary and accent colors, power colors, “your black,” and how to combine them in daily life, clothing, interiors and wherever you want color in your life!

    Have you ever wondered: are you warm or cool or both? Find out

    ●  Guidance about practical, confident shopping, closet editing, and integrating color into your home if desired

    ●  Time for questions, clarity, and support focused on you and your specific interests, desires, needs

    - Signature guidebook for your colors, how to use them, and the 7 essential elements of design to work with your colors for you 

    ●  Optional photo documentation during session (with consent), so you remember your best colors in action

    ●  Post-session: Custom palette made for you. Refresher email with your color palette reference photo, insights, and first steps for the wardrobe/home audit if booked together

Introductory Color Session (In -Person)

Starting at $500

In-person at Sarah’s studio, Greenville SC.

  • ●  Fast, focused session on your foundational color needs (not as in-depth as Signature, but more personal than any “franchise” offering)

    ●  Custom fabric palette fan mailed to you (or delivered in person at session)

    ●  Immediate action plan—best base colors, neutrals, and 2–3 key color combinations for shopping or reworking your wardrobe

    ●  Questions welcome!

Virtual Color Analysis


Introductory Color Session (Virtual)

Starting at $500

Live Zoom call from Sarah’s Studio.

  • ●  Fast, focused session on your foundational color needs (not as in-depth as Signature, but more personal than any “franchise” offering)

    ●  Custom fabric palette fan mailed to you (or delivered in person at session)

    ●  Immediate action plan—best base colors, neutrals, and 2–3 key color combinations for shopping or reworking your wardrobe

    ●  Questions welcome!

A La Carte Services


Dog Color (Add-on only)

STARTING AT $50

Includes: Custom palette for your dog’s accessories and gear (leash, collar, jacket, toys—for photos/family fun, or just to match your own style). Delivered with swatch card and tips for coordination.

What’s Your White?

1 HOUR - IN PERSON - $150

Perfect for wedding dress/suit selection.

Includes: 1-2 fabric palette strips & 1 page guide

What’s Your Red?

1 HOUR - IN PERSON - $150

Romance, passion, power red

Includes: 1-2 fabric palette strips & 1 page guide

What’s Your “Black”?

1 HOUR - IN PERSON - $150

Not everyone wears black as well as we think we do but we all have a version of a formal neutral.

Includes: 1-2 fabric palette strips & 1 page guide

What’s Your Black & White?

OUR - IN PERSON - $150

Helping you discover your perfect neutrals.

Includes: 1-2 fabric palette strips & 1 page guide

Travel & Off-site Sessions

Signature and Intro Color Sessions can be offered in NYC, Austin, Boston, Santa Barbara, Atlanta, and other major cities—travel fees apply and are quoted up front. Contact Sarah to discuss your location and get a personalized quote.

What clients are saying:

“Getting my colors done, along with the related design work with Sarah, has made getting dressed so much easier. . . I really like how my face suddenly shows up more clearly when I’m wearing clothes and colors that work for me.”

GINA, DAVIDSON, NC

“Sarah Hoffman created a custom palette for me virtually and it was an amazing experience! With her unique approach and artistic intuition, I felt seen and understood; the palette was beautiful and one I will be happy using to inform my style choices. This really can be done virtually!”

REBECCA, SPOKANE, WA USA

Color Parties: Celebrate with Color!

Looking for a creative and memorable way to celebrate? Color Parties are the perfect addition to bridal showers, birthdays, team retreats, quinceañera prep, or any gathering where you want to connect, learn, and have fun together.

In a relaxed group setting, I offer up to 4 personalized intro color palettes in a morning or afternoon session—each participant leaves with an Essentials Fabric Palette Fan and a new sense of what colors make them shine. While these “no-frills” palettes are a step below the full Signature Analysis, they’re still a joyful and illuminating introduction to personal color.

You’ll explore how your palettes interact, what makes each person’s coloring unique, and how to start using color with more ease and confidence. Let’s make your next gathering a beautiful one!