Incorporating more color into your wardrobe might seem overwhelming and near-impossible at first, but the truth is it's pretty easy. Of course, there are no "rules" to fashion — you can wear whatever colors you'd like, and we bet you'll look darn good in them, too.
To determine your complexion type and the colours that will look best on you, it is best to begin by assessing whether your skin tone has a pink or yellow base, Ms Murray said. If you have a pink undertone you will generally suit cool colours. If you have a yellow undertone, you generally suit warm colours.
As long as you have tops, bottoms, and accessories in the same color (different shades of the color work too), dressing in all one hue is super simple and looks really chic. It's also a great look if you want to draw attention to an awesome new statement bag or pair of shoes.
Finding The Right Color For Your Skin/Hair Tones
Typically, jewel tones will work best on cool-toned skin while earth tones highlight warm-toned skin well. If you're a neutral tone, then you're in luck! Practically every color will look good on you. This doesn't mean you can fall asleep at the wheel, though.
Style Tip #1 – Wear it on your bottom half
I know this sounds like a no-brainer, but it's the truth! Take the colour away from your face, match it back with colours that really pop next to your face, and hey presto! You're nailing a colour that “doesn't suit you”.
Pair no more than three colours per outfit, unless you're including black or white as an additional accent.
How To Wear Yellow. Yellow is notoriously difficult to wear and often avoided, even by menswear's most daring. Like orange and purple, yellow is a colour that needs to be used sparingly. With this in mind, always look to control the use of the hue with surrounding pieces in white, blue, grey, beige and charcoal.
Universal Neutrals
Navy is the universal cool neutral. Less harsh than black and more soothing than brown, navy is a flattering color for every skin tone. It is a cool muted blue that leans toward purple. You can see on the color spectrum that it contains purple, blue, gray, and veers towards black.
Each color can have a different impact on our eyes and eye care. Blue light is a particularly beneficial part of the light spectrum, helping us regulate our biological clock so we know when to sleep and when to wake up.
The top 10 most attractive colors for women include purple, green, pink, orange, yellow, gray, brown (dark), black (dark), white, and silver. These colors make many women feel confident, sexy, and attractive.
Red and green are called opponent colors because people normally cannot see redness and greenness simultaneously in a single color. The same is true for yellow and blue. Researchers have long regarded color opponency to be hardwired in the brain, completely forbidding perception of reddish green or yellowish blue.
The premise of the 3-color rule is not combine more than three colors in your outfit at any one time. The exceptions are black and white — they don't count, as they aren't technically colors, so they can be intermixed without actually adding a color to your outfit.
It's something of a fashion urban legend that wearing colour is a mood elevator. But actually, it's grounded in fact: When the eye takes in bright, bold hues like pink, red and green it triggers the release of dopamine, a powerful hormone that makes you feel happier.
Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow, and variations of those three colors. Red and yellow are both primary colors, with orange falling in the middle.
Finding your undertone: The colour of your veins
Take a look at the veins on the inside of your wrist. Do they appear more blue or green? If your veins appear more blue, you're cool-toned but if you see more green, you're warm-toned. If you see a fair amount of both both green and blue, you have a neutral undertone.
The general rule of thumb is that skin with cool undertones look best with greys, browns, blues, greens and purples. Skin with warm undertones look best with either bright or light colors. And skin with neutral undertones looks great in bold, bright colors.
Blue and green are the colors that are most pleasing to the eye. These calming shades allow the eye to rest and are not overstimulating (unless used in neon hues), pleasing the eye and instantly relaxing our bodies and minds.
White, gray, and silver are the most straightforward colors to keep clean. Lighter hues, in contrast to most dark colors, barely show dirt. Darker colors need more effort to look attractive.
Darker shades of colors like blue, purple and brown can also help to hide flaws and create a slimming illusion. On the other hand, lighter colors, like white and khaki, can add pounds and give the illusion of a larger frame. Don't wear a white blouse if you want to camouflage a large chest.
Yellow is widely recognized as the happiest color in the world and comes with a scientific pedigree to back up this esteemed honor. Research has suggested two main reasons why yellow is considered the happiest color. Many studies have linked the psychological powers of yellow to the sun.
Yellow is usually the color of happy, joyful emotions.
According to color psychologists, the most stressful and anxiety-inducing color is 'red'. Red room ideas can be too intense for some people – could your red decor be one of the reasons why your friends hate your house? It reminds us of danger and is a color that makes you angry.
Wear solid, dark colors
You've probably heard that black is slimming, but that doesn't mean you have to give up color. Any dark color, like maroon, eggplant, or navy, will have that same effect, says Burr. Plus, medium-toned blues and teals are universally flattering, she says. Just stick to solid colors if you can.