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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:14:35 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Astrid on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1592058 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:13:26 +0000 Astrid 1592058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Definitely low! I'm so much happier since I started to pay more attention to repeating my favourite colors in my wardrobe. carol3012 on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1592047 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:36:24 +0000 carol3012 1592047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Bat for Team Low. I'm short so it ls just more visually appealing. I'd love to branch out into blush and beige and white soon though. I wear mostly dark colors with jewel tones occasionally. It's fun but it's harder to bring blush to the table that way... Lisa on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1592027 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:45:33 +0000 Lisa 1592027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would put me on team low color mixing.  I adore high mixing looks on others, but for myself, I'd rather blend together.  Maybe that's exactly why I enjoy the high mixing look on others so much, because I would not do that for myself. Adelfa on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591911 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:14:50 +0000 Adelfa 1591911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mine is fairly low and it helped me a lot when I realized this. I haven't read the other responses so forgive if I repeat, but I read once that this preference has to do with how monotone your own coloring is and I've found this true. I have brown hair, biscuity skin, and greenish brown eyes, so I'm fairly monotone and enjoy just a bit of color mixing (and I like my colors to tone to my neutrals). DD has red hair, slate blue eyes, and ivory skin and looks amazing when she mixes vivid colors. I used to try to do that and never felt good. So I'm very happy with my lower contrast looks! Aziraphale on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591819 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:44:27 +0000 Aziraphale 1591819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Low for me (predictably) aly on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591808 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:46:02 +0000 aly 1591808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Excellent food for thought. I guess I'll join the "somewhere between low and medium" group - I usually combine two neutrals or one neutral and one colour. I guess this is why I don't feel like I have to limit the number of colours in my wardrobe - I'll add any warm colour with confidence that it will play nicely with my warm neutrals. I'm also happy to wear a pattern...if it contains one of my neutrals. Beth Ann on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591679 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:33:33 +0000 Beth Ann 1591679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Late to a great thread! I function at the medium level, I think, but I have high leanings.  I feel a bit "held back" at the moment.  Firstly, finances demand that I have a cohesive closet on a budget.  Limiting the number of colors just make sense.  Also, I fear looking less "sophisticated" in high contrast - high color outfits.  If I were in Paris, being bright might feel like a brave style-setting choice.  In the midwest, it feels a bit like you're channeling the lady in the Christmas sweater!  On the other hand, if I let loose and allowed more color mixing, would I like the results more?   Right now, I'm avoiding the issue entirely, focusing on mixing neutrals instead.  I actually wore dark brown booties, burgundy pants, my Loft print top and my charcoal tweed Loft moto.  All at once.  Mixing brown, grey, and print.  I loved it!  The brown simply bookended my hair and was lower contrast to my trousers than black would have been.  I also added deep olive trousers for an earthy, interesting color to ground my cobalt and burgundy, and to break up my grey and black.  These trousers will figure in my Post-Christmas-Winter-Wonderland capsule! Karie on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591600 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:50:21 +0000 Karie 1591600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ High, but usually grounded with a neutral. harmonica on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591586 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:31:43 +0000 harmonica 1591586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So interesting to read this thread! I'll definitely come back and read every post again. I think the use of colours and my current aiming for medium to high colour mixing is reflecting my personal journey. In recent years I've been on an extremely bumpy road which also has led to personal growth. It's been tough mentally and physically, but I feel more confident and happier than before. Bold colours and whites make me smile and reminds me to cherish happiness in whatever shape it comes. I also receive more positivity from friends, colleagues and strangers. Black and grey is still going strong and ground my babysteps into «MsMary-colour-mixing-land». Anonymous on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/3#post-1591479 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 01:11:15 +0000 Anonymous 1591479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm with Deborah - my thoughts and feelings exactly. You know where I do freely mix colour though?  In my home. This is a really interesting topic - and I'm amazed at Ms M's photos - what a closet you must have! Isabel on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591464 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:16:05 +0000 Isabel 1591464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am not a high contract color dresser.  I was also very careful to always have what one would have considered in the "old days" a "neutral" color :  black , gray, navy.   But since coming to YLF, I started noticing color combos more.  Not just on the site but in nature.  I bought a color wheel and love to play with it.  I started to "allow" myself to indulge in some color combos with non-tradition "neutrals"; like olive and burgundy.  It makes me so happy to wear teal and olive. Or rose pink with my burgundy polka dot pants.  It makes me so happy.   Angie on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591410 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:02:57 +0000 Angie 1591410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mary is the captain of the Team. KILLER outfits. LOVE them all.  Diane, you're dead right.  Anonymous on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591397 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:28:25 +0000 Anonymous 1591397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lol Mary! I think you win the prize! Me? Hmmm...a medium? I will mix a few colours, like burgundy/olive/cream or coral/mint/cream. I tend to like to use medium toned shades that create a more blended look...with medium contrast most of the time. approprio on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591313 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:11:20 +0000 approprio 1591313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow! Hats off to Ms Mary!! Thumbnails on their own are a feast for the eyes.  For myself, I'd say medium. I love high contrast outfits and bold colours, but as I age I'm more inclined to wear colours that I know really suit me, so I find my palette is narrowing somewhat. But it's all good.  Penny on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591311 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:00:48 +0000 Penny 1591311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Low to moderate for me - I love a column of color in a jewel tone or dark neutral, with metallic, neutral, or burgundy shoes and handbags. When I have a few colors in an outfit, I like for them to feel harmonious (e.g., similar saturation). Maybe that's why most of my patterned items have a watercolor motif - the varied shades of several similar colors feel more cohesive to me than a strong contrast. Summer on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591272 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 11:29:14 +0000 Summer 1591272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I had to jump back in to comment on Mary's fabulous, colourful montage.  I love to see other women using colour so boldly and joyfully even though I could never pull it off myself.   lyn67 on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591264 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:59:28 +0000 lyn67 1591264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow, I was almost blinded by Mary's cumulative layout, so  so fab!:-) I think am personally a low (to medium in summer) affinity-and mostly using prints and patterns, like Diana said. CocoLion on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591228 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 08:02:10 +0000 CocoLion 1591228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Low color mixing affinity, but high shopping affinity so I have way too many colors in my wardrobe, stressing me out!  Too many neutrals, too many accent colors. Marley on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591218 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:56:20 +0000 Marley 1591218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I really enjoy the odd mixing of different colors and do not have any reservations about doing it myself - but, I know without a doubt that I look best in outfits that are on the low end of color mixing - monotones of white, cream, blush - or denim blue, cobalt blue, and baby blue, etc. etc. Recently, I wore a blush/pinkish skirt with a cobalt blue top and cognac footwear that I really enjoyed - high color mixing for me! - but that is not my norm - I definitely gravitate towards the low end!  Gigi on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591205 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 05:25:12 +0000 Gigi 1591205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have found that I have a low affinity for color mixing. I recently tried it out of desperation, simply because I have a couple of colored bottoms for which I don't have very many suitable neutral tops. So I wore some colored tops with them instead, and although the colors were a good match, I just felt "off" all day. I'm certainly glad that I tried it, though, because now I know for sure that it's not my cup of tea. I can tell from looking at my wardrobe too that I am a neutral lover--I have only a handful of nonneutral items.  Carla on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591185 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 04:16:47 +0000 Carla 1591185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Put me on the bench next to MsMary! Alassë on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591165 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:44:56 +0000 Alassë 1591165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Medium? I don't wear more than 2 colours together (3 if neutrals), but I'm happy to play with colour combinations within those constraints. Jaime on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591164 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:43:40 +0000 Jaime 1591164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ MsMary's post was like walking into a candy store. I am not a huge color mixer, but will experiment from time to time. Maneera on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591120 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:54:48 +0000 Maneera 1591120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'd say I have low color mixing affinity. But like Suz says, I experiment more in summer than winter. From what I understand, "color mixing affinity" means ones desire to *mix* color....not wear color. Is that right? For example - I would wear a simple red dress with nude-for-me shoes but may not want to mix a red skirt with a non-neutral top. I am much more comfortable in neutrals and don't even bother with wearing contrast much. I think I've been subconsciously wearing a ' column of color' even before I knew that term. My best colors are black, grey, navy, pink, red, cobalt. Jewel tone pinks & greens look good too. Now - is there something called *High affinity for prints* ? I do love to wear prints kkards on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591102 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:18:23 +0000 kkards 1591102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hmmm...is white a color? very, very low.....but I like to mix up texture! Windchime on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591101 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:17:03 +0000 Windchime 1591101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hmm...medium, I think. I tend to limit my neutrals to just a handful--with black and navy being my mainstays, along with grey, white, and some burgundy. I enjoy varying my neutrals from day to day and even season to season, and other than an occasional column of color outfit, I like to add bits of additional color. Today, for example, I'm wearing grey jeans and a black jacket along with a fun chartreuse, black, and grey scarf to add some zest. Deborah on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591091 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:05:22 +0000 Deborah 1591091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Low here! The funny thing is that I often love seeing colour mixed outfits but I just don't like to wear them myself. For example I always enjoy and appreciate Ms Mary's outfits :). For contrast I like the contrast of my light skin against darker toned clothing but I prefer low contrast with my outfits. MsMary on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591086 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:57:05 +0000 MsMary 1591086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sky high!! unfrumped on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591077 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:42:54 +0000 unfrumped 1591077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Low to medium maybe due to practicality? I think that's affinity too but I seems harder to mix colors with just a few ensemble items per outfit in the work place, and more limited options in typical workwear tops and bottoms. So more affinity for casual outfits where toppers and bags come in to play. Also, like Diana, I like combining colors in prints more than by color-blocking but again, it's harder to "block" with typical work pants compared to jeans, cords etc. I have learned I really like it when I can add a 3rd or even 4th color some how--some scarf -containing outfits do this and have a high happiness factor.   For example, I would have gray/black/burgundy (maybe just 2) in outfit and the scarf would have some burgundy plus teal and mustard--yum. Vildy on "Team Low or High Colour Mixing Affinity" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-low-or-high-colour-mixing-affinity/page/2#post-1591048 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:28:33 +0000 Vildy 1591048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm always looking for color combinations/accents that are new to me. The main reason for that is that I unaccountably do not like - for my own use - many traditional combinations like all the autumn colors together or grey and light pink. It's probably safe to say I don't use any of the typical color combinations of the 80's and didn't like 'em then, either. I dress and shop mainly by color first. I also prefer medium or even low contrast. So I tend to like, say, black with rich dark colors. It's important enough to me that I had to start coloring my hair from my natural taupe/.grey/blonde to medium red shades so I could more successfully wear the colors for the (former) redhead I was unconsciously shopping for.