3 Charts That Make It Easy to Create Colorful Outfits

A color chart is a fun tool to use as a starting point when creating outfits.  You can mix colors to your heart’s content to express your true self. Or, you can create colorful outfits from the guide that I have put together for you below.  When using these charts, just choose a piece of clothing in a basic color and see what colors are indicated to go with it.  Color is art, and art is beauty.  You can consider yourself a work of art every day; age doesn’t matter.  Have fun!

The following charts can help simplify your color choices.

Colors that Harmonize with the Basic Color of Your Garment:

Basic Color – Pale             Secondary Color

White…………………………………….Black, blush, peach, baby blue & all the dark and bright shades

Cream……………………………………Brown, green

Pale beige……………………………..Black, browns, reds, greens

Sand………………………………………Butter yellow, apricot, hibiscus, bottle green

Pale gray……………………………….Browns, dark greens, dark gray, red

Sky blue………………………………..Browns, dark greens, raspberry, purple, pink, beige, dark gray, light gray, navy, aubergine

Periwinkle…………………………….White, cream, beige, tan, aqua, turquoise, navy, gray, silver, lemon yellow, mustard, sunflower, gold

Pink……………………………………….Black, white, beige, purple, navy, gray, green

Pale yellow…………………………..Black, navy, brown, gray

Mauve……………………………………Plum, brown, navy

Pale green…………………………….Dark green, red

Mint………………………………………Gray, orange, purple

Basic Color – Dark           Secondary Color

Black……………………………………..Terra cotta, beige, toast, pink, and clear shades; also with cobalt, teal, yellow (or all three or two of these brights); with white or cream, you might like to add a pop of red

Brown……………………………………White, beige, black, orange-red, orange

Mahogany……………………………..Browns, creams and beiges, grays

Charcoal……………………………….Beige, black, all the pale and bright colors

Navy Blue……………………………..White, yellow, green, turquoise, raspberry, mauve, orchid, orange, rust, coral, pink

Dark Green…………………………. Sky blue, white, beige, bright red, pale yellow

Emerald Green……………………..Navy or rust

Plum………………………………………Sky blue

Dark Red……………………………….Black, sky blue, beige

Basic Color – Bright           Secondary Color

Blue (with violet overtones)…Black, white, bright green with a bluish cast

True blue………………………………….Black, white, navy, gray, taupe, green, orange, blue-green, blue-violet, aqua, fuchsia

Purple……………………………………….Pink, orange

Violet…………………………………………Ivory or cream, beige, tan or camel, golden brown, gold, gray, navy, yellow, blue-violet, red-violet

Red…………………………………………….Black, ivory or cream, beige, tan or camel, brown, gold, gray, navy, green, red-orange, red-violet, blush, aqua; also with white and/or blue

Coral…………………………………………Beige, nude, brown, light neutrals; or with blue and white

Orange………………………………………White, cream, beige, camel, dark brown, coffee, toffee, gold, bronze, olive, blue, royal blue, light aqua, Robin’s Egg blue, blue-gray, navy, red, red-orange, yellow-orange, tomato red, true green, spring green, forest green (for a 70’s effect)

Yellow……………………………………….White or ivory, beige or tan, golden brown, gold, gray, navy, blue, turquoise, yellow-green, violet, yellow-orange, red, black

Green……………………………………….White, black, navy, gray, taupe, blue-green, red, yellow-green

I will follow up on these charts with a post on outfits that are based on some of these color combinations. That helps me get ideas on how to create colorful outfits and I hope it will help you too!

And There’s More!

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