Clothing Colors: Choosing What Suits Your Skin Tone.

If you ask the secret to enhance your persona, make you stand out among the masses, through clothing, the secret lies in choosing the right color of clothing that suits your skin tone.

How many of you have ever worked or gave a thought on this? The number may be equal to nil. None of you is at fault because you have been groomed to accept what looks good on you, irrespective of your skin tone.

Skin color varies from pale/fair, olive/medium, and dark. So, ideally, the color of your dress should compliment your skin tone and make you look complete.

In this article, we are going to guide you on how to choose the color of clothing based on your skin tone.

To determine whether your skin tone is pale/fair olive/medium or dark, take a look at your forearm, this will help you decide which colors should fit in your wardrobe.

Once you have determined the skin tone, read the following suggestions on choosing the color of clothing.

• Colors for pale/fair skin tone -

If you have pale/fair skin, go for contrasting hues, they will add some color to your complexion. Dark colors like grey, brown, burgundy, bottle green, navy, vivid shades of blue are the best to contrast your skin tone.

To retain your glow avoid soft, pastel shades or even bright colors. The same rule applies to white, light beige. Pick richer shades like sand, camel, khaki or slate grey.

• Colors for olive/medium skin tone -

This skin tone is also known as warm complexion and the options for colors are more compared to pale/fair skin. While most colors are good for medium skin tone, you can opt for a bit brighter or darker shades.

If you are opting for a lighter shade, choose pale beige than sand color or pick a bold shade of purple than mauve (pale bluish purple). White can be a better choice to emphasize your skin tone. On the other hand, avoid yellow or green because they are quite close to your skin tone. To enhance your look, we suggest you include pistachio, mustard, olive, and mocha brown.

• Colors for dark skin tone -

Close to medium skin tone, if you are dark-skinned, you have more hues and shades of color options to try on. Colors like jade green or cobalt blue are great but ensure to balance your get-up with color that compliments them.

Avoid brown or shades of brown. They will not contrast with your skin tone. Black and navy are good enough but use them sparingly.

To conclude, style is about self-expression and choosing the color of clothing is, of course, personal choice; however, it is better to be mindful about colors that compliment your skin color.