Colors that flatter your skin tone, help you stand out in the crowd, but color can be a cruel mistress.
To best judge which colors suit your skin tone, take a look at your forearm and determine whether your skin is dark, olive, or pale and examine the undertone. Here is a blow-by-blow guide for you to find the suitable colors that can work wonders for you.
Pale/fair skin
If you have light features with pale skin, then you must opt for hues that vividly contrast with your skin tone. Basing outfits around darker colors like bottle green, navy, burgundy, brown can create an incredible contrast that will illuminate your complexion. Avoid wearing pastel and soft shades to not look washed out.
Olive/medium skin
For medium or olive-toned skin there is a much wider spectrum of colors that can suit the complexion. Pull into shades that are either very dark or a little brighter like a bold shade of purple rather than lilac or mauve. Colors that medium-skinned people need to give the heave-ho include mocha brown, olive, mustard, pistachio, and the likes.
Dark skin
People with dark skin can lay their hands on pretty much every color and shade, as it does not run the risk of looking washed out. So go ahead and spin the color wheel. Dark-skinned people have the license to wear bright as well as bold colors like cobalt blue and jade green.
Warm undertone
If you have warm undertones try sticking to earth colors like warm red, mustard yellow, and various other shades of green and brown. Other colors from the warm family like amber, golden yellow, and orange should be incorporated into your wardrobe.
Cool undertone
If your skin has a bluish or purple undertone, pastel shades are what you should be looking for. Pastel lavender or pastel pink is your go-to color. Neutral shades like pristine white and gray are also suitable for cool undertones.
Neutral undertone
Neutral undertones basically mean you cannot discern if your skin is yellowish, greenish, or bluish. If you are neither a cool nor a warm skin tone, you get the best of both worlds. The best-suited colors to highlight your complexion fall in the middle of the color spectrum and include jade green, placid blue, dusty pink, light peach, soft rose, cameo green.
Are you now acquainted with the fundamental rules of picking colors for your outfits to complement your skin tone?
