Finding The Best Lingerie Based on Color Theory
Understanding How Color Can Affect the Way Lingerie Looks On You
Lingerie comes in all different colors, but do you know what color looks the best on you? Color theory is guidelines designers use to develop color palettes for their work and how they use color to communicate with their viewers. Designers use a color wheel to refer to different color schemes and how they can adapt them into their design. A color wheel is a diagram illustrating various color hues between primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors, etc.
Primary colors include red, yellow, and blue because these colors are not able to be made with mixtures of other colors. Secondary colors are different tones of purple, green, and orange made by the primary colors. Tertiary colors are a mixture of primary and secondary colors resulting in a unique color such as yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green, and yellow-green.
When pairing primary colors in lingerie it's best to pair one of them with a neutral color such as black. For example, if you have a red bra, but no matching panties you can pair it with black panties. It won’t clash with one another because red is a primary color and black goes with everything. You can also pair a primary color with its complementary color opposite the color wheel.
When pairing complementary colors it can be quite tricky, but you can pair one complementary color with the one right across from it. For example, red and green are complementary colors, but are placed on the color wheel opposite each other. Red and green go well together as a lingerie set because one is warm and the other is cool, so they compliment all skin tones nicely. When two complementary colors are the same hue and brightness the colors look really good together. Other popular combinations include blue and orange and purple and yellow.
When pairing analogous colors it can be easy to create a lingerie look where these colors are all in the same family but different shades. For example when you want to create a blue look you can incorporate different shades such as blue/violet, true blue, and green/blue. They are all renditions of a blue, but different tones adding a depth to the design or outfit.
In lingerie, there are many different ways to mix and match colors. When picking out lingerie you can match the lace trim or bow of the bra to the dominant color of the panty. You can also mix patterns with solid colors, but making sure the colors compliment one another well.
After learning about the color wheel, it's important to know how your skin undertones affect the way lingerie looks on you. Someone either has warm undertones, cool undertones, or neutral undertones. If you have blue/purple veins you are cool toned. If you have blue/green veins you are neutral toned. If you have green/olive veins you are warm toned. For warm tones, colors like oranges, earthtones, and bright blues would look good on you. The warmer the color the better it will look good on your skin tone. For cool tones, colors like pastels, violet, and emeralds would look good on you. It's important to avoid bright electric colors because it would be too harsh on your soft skin tone. For neutral tones, any color looks good on you because you have both types of undertones to flatter any color. The best color would be red because it's a combination between cool and warm. The colors that look good with every undertone is white, deep purples, blush, and black because they don’t clash or wash out anyone easily.
Eye and hair colors are just as important as skin tone because they can easily stand out when wearing the right colors. When you wear the right color, you draw more attention to your best features. If you have brown eyes, rich colors like purple and green will bring different tones of brown and hazel in your eyes. And if you have brown hair, jewel tones like emerald green and burgundy will bring out the golden tones of brunettes. If you have blue eyes, gray, peach, terracotta, and blue will make your eyes pop. And if you have blonde hair, lavender, pastels, and red will make you stand out. If you have green or hazel eyes, colors of red tones will make your eyes pop as red and green are complementary colors. And if you have red hair, green, white, and black will look good on you as it further enhances the red tones.
Color theory is an interesting topic and adds a lot of depth and character to whatever you're creating whether that’s art or styling an outfit together. Understanding the color wheel will help you put together colors correctly that are in harmony with each other. Lingerie plays an important role in how color should be worn where creating the correct color themes together will lead to a beautiful visual appearance. Next time you go buy lingerie look in the mirror before purchasing and see if that color matches your undertone, eyes, or hair. And check to see if the set matches with one other with any of the color wheel theories. Study the color wheel and learn more about color combinations, so you can pick out the perfect lingerie for you.