How to Get Inspired With Outfit Ideas Based on Color
Recently, I posted three color charts that make it easy to create colorful outfits. Now, I am sharing some outfit ideas based on color, using those charts. I hope that these ideas will inspire you to create new outfits out of what you have. Age doesn’t matter when you wear what you love!
For myself, I find it useful to start by listing all the pieces in my wardrobe that I have in a certain color. And then I look for what I have in harmonizing colors to pair with each piece. You might call this color blocking, when you combine colors other than neutrals.
Get Inspired With Outfit Ideas Based on Color:
Yellow
Pair a blue top with a yellow skirt, or a yellow top with a blue skirt or pants.
Yellow pairs well with camel (i.e., a yellow top with camel pants or a camel top with a yellow skirt.)
Greens
- Pair a green blouse with a purple skirt. Belt in brown or bronze. Add brown sandals. Layer multi-color bead necklaces. Add long beaded earrings.
- A light green linen blazer + gray pants or skirt + a gray, pale green, cream, lavender or pink top.
- Combine a sage topper, top or pants with your other pieces in black, gray, brown, other greens such as emerald or olive or deep sea, blue greens, terra cotta, blue or animal prints. For instance, wear a sage duster kimono over an emerald green top.
- Pair a peach top with a green skirt or pants, or a green top with a peach skirt or pants.
Red
Pair a red top with a skirt or pants in any shade of green. Or pair a top in a shade of green with a red skirt or pants.
A red top + yellow skirt or pants, or a yellow top + a red skirt or pants.
Pair a blue top with a red skirt or pants, or a red top with a blue skirt or pants.
Wear a purple top with a red suit.
Rust
Emerald, Indigo or Navy With Rust
- Pair an emerald green top with rust pants or skirt. Add black sandals and purse. Try a lip color in a shade to match the rust bottoms.
- A rust top or topper + an indigo skirt or dark denim. Add emerald jewelry and an indigo or navy bag.
- An indigo or navy top and/or topper with rust bottoms. Add nude heels or brown heeled sandals. Add indigo-colored accessories if you have any, such as a navy satchel.
- Wear a rust topper over a column of black, charcoal or navy blue (same color top & bottom.)
Black With Rust
- A rust topper over a black or red dress.
- Wear a black topper over a rust skirt or pants & a top of your choice.
Red, Wine or Burgundy With Rust
- A rust topper over a wine or burgundy top + bottoms of your choice.
- A burgundy or wine-color top + a rust skirt or pants.
- A red, burgundy or wine-color topper + a rust skirt or pants + a shell top. Or wear the topper over a rust-color dress.
- Pair a red top with a rust skirt or pants.
A Shade of Purple With Rust
- Pair a violet top with a rust skirt or pants.
- A violet top + a rust topper + skirt or pants of your choice.
Blue, Tangerine, Brown or Cream/Beige With Rust
- Take a rust-colored piece and combine it with blue, tangerine, brown or a creamy beige. Then add denim, such a a jean jacket or blue jeans.
- A rust tunic + a brown skirt or pants. Add gold or bronze.
- Wear a brown topper over a rust dress. Add gold, bronze or an animal print.
- A rust topper over a brown top + bottoms of your choice.
- Pair a blue top with a rust skirt or pants, or a rust top with a blue skirt or pants.
Coral or Peach With Rust
- A coral or peach top + a rust skirt or pants. Sling a belt over.
- Pair a peach t-shirt or other top with brown or tan skirt or pants. Add a rust-color jacket. You might like to add copper accessories.
More Colors
- Pair a pink top with blue bottoms and you’ll match the sunrise on Your True Self Blog’s logo! LOL
- Wear teal, peach and/or citrus on top with gray bottoms. A gray topper is optional.
- A gray hoodie + a purple, black or green camisole, tank or tee + navy bottoms, such as bike shorts.
- Violet + Sage: pair a violet top with sage green bottoms or a sage green top with violet bottoms; or a violet topper over a sage top & bottom; or a sage topper over a violet top & bottom; or a matching top & topper in violet over sage bottoms or vice versa; or a violet top with a sage suit (or pants with a shirt as jacket); or a sage top & bottom with violet scarf and/or jewelry; or a violet top & bottom or dress with a sage scarf and/or jewelry ( the labradorite gemstone is similar to sage green.)
Combining Neutrals
Tip: Gray, brown and navy can be mixed and matched.
- Pair a cream top + gray pants or skirt.
- Pair a black top, such as a long-sleeve tee, with brown pants or skirt. Add some bangles.
When You Choose Outfit Ideas Based on Color…
Let your imagination run wild and try things just for the fun of it. You never know how different colors will look together until you try experimenting. It keeps things interesting and stretches your wardrobe.
Also, color affects the mood of you and those around you. So dive in and enjoy!
And There’s More!
I hope you get some outfit inspiration ! Let us know if you try some color mixing. Please leave a reply below.
Like this post? You might also like to read more in my Color Series HERE.
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These are all such beautiful outfits, Angie! I love mixing and matching colors. What I frequently forget is that red isn’t just primary red (and other colors). So, when I say I don’t really like red, I forget there is burgundy, rust, etc. When you add in those kinds of colors and then their compliments on the color wheel, color combinations are just about endless! Love that green and purple look!
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Thanks for your feedback, Marsha! You make a very good point that there are so many different shades in the same color family. I love that the green and purple outfit consists of brilliant jewel colors.