Colour combinations
What to wear with beige
This is your palette
Beige is a base colour rather than a statement, and most palettes have one: sand and almond in the Autumns, a lighter, clearer beige in the Springs, a rose or sage-tinted beige in Light and Soft Summer. For True Summer and the Winters a yellowish beige is harder near the face; a cool grey or taupe does the same job for them. Below, each palette’s beige and what to wear with it.
The palettes that carry it, and what to wear it with
Deep Autumn
Your versionToasted Almond
Wear it with
- Antique Ivory
- Dark Bronze-Brown
- Mahogany
- Deep Pumpkin
True Autumn
Your versionSand Beige
Wear it with
- Warm Ivory Cream
- Dark Warm Brown
- Burnt Sienna
- Warm Rust
True Spring
Your versionWarm Sand
Wear it with
- Ivory Silk
- Espresso Bean
- Golden Poppy
- True Marigold
Light Spring
Your versionLight Camel
Wear it with
- Warm Ivory
- Cocoa Bark
- Peach Bloom
- Warm Apricot
Soft Autumn
Your versionSoft Beige
Wear it with
- Warm Oyster White
- Dark Cocoa
- Warm Terracotta
- Soft Ochre
Soft Summer
Your versionPale Sage Gold
Wear it with
- Cool Soft White
- Soft Charcoal
- Dusty Blue
- Soft Periwinkle
Light Summer
Your versionRose Beige
Wear it with
- Soft White
- Charcoal Slate
- Soft Powder Blue
- Periwinkle
Bright Spring
Your versionWarm Pearl Grey
Wear it with
- Bright Ivory
- Dark Chocolate
- Vivid Coral
- Clear Warm Red
Harder near the face for
For these palettes it fights the face. Lower down, or as a small accent, it can still work.
Tips
- Beige on beige works when the shades differ in depth – a sand trouser with a darker almond knit – and looks washed out when they match.
- Beige with navy or chocolate brown gives it the contrast it lacks on its own.
- Beige with white: take your palette’s white – cream next to a warm beige, a soft white next to a rosy one.
- If beige makes you look tired, it is either too yellow or too close to your skin tone; move it away from the face or swap it for your palette’s taupe or grey.
How to find your palette
Colour analysis reads three things in your colouring: warm or cool, light or deep, clear or soft. The quiz asks about your eyes, hair and skin, looked at in a mirror by a window in daylight. It never photographs or scans your face, and the palette it finds is yours to keep.