Color plays an important role in fashion; color can enhance physical features, convey the mood of the outfit, and help you improve your aura. However, choosing the right color combinations is more than just aesthetics, it creates harmony and balance and reinforces your confidence-level. This article is a step by step guide on how mixing clothing colors makes wearing styles easy and fun. It has all the necessary practical steps you can take to put a stylish outfit together.

By incorporating simple color guidelines and matching colors to your coloration of your skin in a base color type that creates a visually pleasing effect. Within Clozzet’s stylish trendy outfits putting together in an effortless fashion got less stressful!

Step 1 : How to Select a Base Color

Your base color should be versatile and easy to mix with other shades. Here are some common base color categories:

1. Neutrals (Black, White, Gray, Beige, Navy, Brown) – These colours are very considered classy and can be stylish with minimum efforts. These as your base colours serve multiple outfits as foundation.

2. Dark or Deep Colors (Maroon, Forest Green, Dark Blue, Charcoal, Burgundy) – These colours are also considered as rich used for a posh look.
   Consider them as good choices for late night parties and formal events.

3. Soft Pastels (Peach, Baby Blue, Lavender, Mint Green, Powder Pink) – These colours are often associated with togetherness and calmness. These are pretty ideal for daytime and events where you need to expose your soft side.

4. Earth Tones (Olive Green, Terracotta, Mustard, Rust, Sand) – These are associated with nature. Often used with a context of relaxed vibe, organic and can easily be paired with traditional outfits as well as casual.

5. Jewel Tones (Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst, Teal) – These colours are bold, vibing you a rich look. You can make heads turn and use these colours as a statement for adding a pinch of pop!
   
   

Step 2: Select a Color Combination

The next step after selecting a base color is having a perfect colour combination. There are multiple ways to combine outfits based on color and below are some ways you can do it.

1. Monochromatic Combination: A monochromatic combination is simply wearing different shades, tints, and tones of the same color.

How it works:- Start with your base color and choose variations that are either lighter or darker.
Make sure to mix different textures and fabrics to create even more depth.
Choose accessories, or shoes, or bags that may be of a different shade of the existing base to keep the look interesting.

2. Analogous Combination: An analogous color combination consists of colors that are adjacent on the color wheel. Colours like a red, orange, and yellow scheme.

How it works:- Pick three colors that are adjacent, or side by side, on the color wheel.
Use the first color as the base color, the second color as the support color, and the third color you can add as an emphasizing component.
You can either stay in the same soft gradient of colors, or you can use the same bold contrasting to convey your own style and not matter or affect the outcome.

3. Complementary Scheme: Complementary colors are colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. (e.g : blue and orange, red and green, purple and yellow).

How it works: Pick two complementary colors, one will serve as the dominant one and one will serve as the supporting one.
Use neutral colors to balance out both bold colors.

4. Triadic Scheme – A triangular color scheme consists of three colors that are evenly spaced from one another around the color wheel. This color scheme can offer a supportive and energetic outfit that is still playful but not chaotic.

How it works: Choose three colors that form like an equilateral triangle in the color wheel.
Choose one saturated color and use the other two as accents.
Be sure that the colors are balanced in order to not create a chaotic look.

5. Neutral with a Pop: For a subtle but stylish look, take a neutral color palette (black, white, beige, navy) and add a bright color for an elegant touch.

How it works: Start with a neutral base. (beige suit or black dress)
Add one bold color as an accent through an accessory, shoe, or piece to layer.
Keep the overall look simple and let the pop speak for itself.

Step 3: Balance the colors of your outfit

A balanced outfit ensures that one color is not in charge of the outfit. This step is to ensure that the colours you chose are well balanced. The 60-30-10 balance helps distribute colors well:

1. 60% – Base Color (Bigger Clothing)
   The base color is your building block, and is typically in the larger clothing items of your outfit (pants, suits, dresses, etc).
   Choose colors that are neutral deep so that it is easier for you to wear your outfit again throughout the season.

2. 30% – Secondary Color (Layering)
   The secondary color can be a color that goes well with your base color. Think shirts, sweaters, or layering pieces that you can wear to add character to your outfit.
   Example: To wear multiple layers, you could wear a white top under a black blazer.

3. 10% – Accent Color (small pop of contrast)
   This is your bolder color. It can be a bright color that is in an accessory (scarves, tie, shoes, etc.) to add a small pop of color.

Overall this rule will help ensure your outfit looks appealing and coordinated!

Step 4: Choose colors that work for your skin tone.

This final step allows you to choose colors based on your skin tone. This is also a necessary step as you may have a shirt that is a nice shade, but against your own skin tone it may reflect poorly.

1. Dusky/Wheatish Skin Tone
   This skin tone features warm golden, or brown undertones that naturally highlight earthy tones and radiant colors.

Best Colors: Dark reds, mustard yellow, warm browns, olive green, and gold are colors that showcase warmth and richness against your complexion and in your wardrobe!
Colors To Avoid: Pastels that lean cool, icy blue, and sharp gray will dull the natural radiance in your skin!

2. Fair / Pinkish Skin Tone
   This skin tone has been known to have cool undertones that really showcase rich deeper tones and make them pop.

Best Colors: Emerald green, blue, deep purples, and burgundy; these colors will neutralize the cool tones while adding a freshness and brightness!
Color To Avoid: Bright yellow, oranges, and neons; they will contrast with your skin!

3. Neutral / Medium Skin Tone
   This skin tone has both warm and cool tones which will give you much flexibility to wear many colors!

Best Colors: Soft pastels as well as earthy tones, muted colors like dusty rose navy, and beige will compliment the skin and the natural balance avoiding overly warm or cool!
Colors To Avoid : Very light or very bright colors; these will absorb the natural radiance out of the skin, instead of bringing out the skin tone.

Why This Step Matters
This step ensures your complexion glows naturally, highlighting your features like jawline, eyes etc. Not just that but also your outfits will look more cohesive and appealing with just the right shades and least additional efforts.

In the End: 
Once you have mastered the concept of color coordination, anything you put together will look effortlessly on-trend meeting your personal style, while also highlighting your best features. When utilizing color coordination to create outfits, the next step is to determine the focal piece you will wear, the base color, which will dictate your color scheme–or coordinate your outfit’s overall effect.

There is power in knowing which color suits your skin’s tone as this supports a natural aesthetic. If making fashion accessible, explore the array of fashionable on-trend coordinated outfits at Clozzet and get started!