I was recently asked by a reader about whether or not she could wear a beige jacket over the top of her column of color outfit as she wanted to use the beige as her neutrals with her cool colours.
How to Distinguish Between Warm and Cool Beige
Now of course anyone can use beige as a neutral, but you want to make sure you get the right undertone for your beige so that it works with your color palette. Warm beige (yellow based) will work with warm colours, and cool beige (pink based) will work with cool colours.
How to Wear Beige with Your Column of Colour
For some examples here with a cool ‘rose’ beige I’ve created two outfits – one a low contrast, one medium-high contrast
And now warm ‘camel’ beige options
Depending what color you put with your column you will change the contrast levels. If medium contrast is best for you go for a medium value beige. That way you can wear both light and dark colours with it and easily create your medium value.
If you are better with a high contrast, choose a beige that is light so that you have the flexibility to wear it with dark colours to create that high contrast.
Just remember to look for the pink (cool) or yellow (warm) undertone when choosing your beige to ensure it works with lots of your colours (and other neutrals) in your palette.
Beige Goes With Lots!
The reason beige works well with so many colours is that it’s a neutral and so has the opportunity to easily max and match.
Useful Posts on Choosing Flattering Neutrals
Here are some other posts that you might find useful regarding neutrals:
Best Neutrals – Red Hair
Best Neutrals – Grey Hair
Best Neutrals – Brunette
Best Neutrals – Blonde
How to choose neutrals
50 Shades of Grey and How to Wear Them (plus picking the difference between warm and cool grey)
