https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:51:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411878 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:45:09 +0000 Missey 1411878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>StaysFit</b>- I often wonder if our dressing styles mirror our inner workings, personality, work, and learning styles.&nbsp; You seem to be very scientifically minded and many of your posts regarding fashion and dressing have explored having your colors read, dressing formulas, etc.&nbsp; You seem to find reasurance and comfort in these structures and they appear to make your dressing more harmonious and "you".&nbsp; I have noticed in your posts after you have explored a new concept that works for you that your outfits do seem to work better for you and look better on you!&nbsp; Seems crazy to me, but, looking back at your posts, it also seems true!&nbsp; The science behind fashion seems to be your niche!&nbsp; </p> <p>I am generally a fly by the seat of my pants kind of gal, adapt quickly to change, and love variety.&nbsp; This can be great when I'm getting dressed, but can be terrible when I'm buying clothing because I might not consider my true lifestyle.&nbsp; I admire many styles, but realistically, do I need wool dress pants, refined booties, a beautiful suit?&nbsp; The answer to that would be no.&nbsp; Do I own them?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; </p> <p>I live on a lake 20 miles outside of a mid-sized town (80-100,000) in central MN.&nbsp; My admiration for many styles has filled my closet with many items that get little wear (but they are there in case I need them-LOL!) as well as items that I can wear all of the time.&nbsp; If you run across a system that teaches realism and restraint, let me know!&nbsp; But it can't be too structured or systematic, because as I mentioned earlier, I balk at rules </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411814 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:14:34 +0000 Anonymous 1411814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>StaysFit</b>, I think the best thing I can do is ask Imogen to clarify. Meanwhile, today I'm wearing a charcoal grey and camel floral jacquard sweater with charcoal grey pants and dark brown boots. I added a splash of color with a teal scarf.</p> <p>Let's take a look at Imogen's post about the value scale:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.insideoutstyleblog.com/2009/02/what-is-my-value-contrast.html">http://www.insideoutstyleblog......trast.html</a></p> <p>According to this, my personal value contrast level is medium, as my skin is at level 8 and my hair is at level 6, with my eyes somewhere in the middle (about 4). My value contrast very closely resembles that of Angelina Jolie, who Imogen classifies as medium to high contrast depending on her hair color. If I don't highlight my hair, it's darker and my contrast is higher. That's the way it is right now, and this may explain why yesterdays navy/ivory/brown outfit worked. ??? With highlights, my contrast is&nbsp;like the pic of Angelina in Imogen's post. I do have some white hairs, but not too many, and not enough yet to cause a change in contrast.</p> <p><b>Missey</b>, I personally don't feel that&nbsp;reading someone's guidelines and knowing about rules inhibits creativity or self expression in any way. To me, knowledge is always useful. Sometimes I read a "rule" or "guideline" that doesn't apply to me, and I dismiss it. Many times, though, the rules and guidelines help me come up with more flattering and appropriate outfits.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411767 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:21:40 +0000 Staysfit 1411767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Missey</b>, I am so glad that you are able to intuitively know what works! &nbsp;Not everyone is able to do that. &nbsp;I for one, am not particularly intuitive when it comes to color, style, contrast,&nbsp;or my clothing. &nbsp;I have had to work hard at this and am learning. &nbsp;I accept your way of doing things and am so happy for you. &nbsp;I hope you will be happy for me as I sort out my "color confused" ways. &nbsp;It seems to be working for me. &nbsp;I certainly can laugh at myself, and do this all with good spirit and humor.&nbsp; I know from much experience that before you intuit something, you must have a general understanding, a knowledge base. &nbsp;That plus experience is where intuition comes from. </p> <p>&nbsp;I haven't really thought of it before, but Missey has helped to clarify my thinking and I truly thank her for this! &nbsp;I am really working towards being able to become an intuitive dresser. &nbsp;Someone who just knows what is right or wrong for myself. I know that &nbsp;this is possible to learn. This entire process I am going through, learning my body shape, getting my colors done, deciding on words that describe my style, etc. &nbsp;All of them help to define what will eventually be a knowledge base. &nbsp;I will then gain experience using it and eventually it will all become intuitive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This exercise and these guidelines are yet another part of this process. &nbsp;I am learning so much from everyone's feedback and hopefully but experimenting with using these guidelines I will learn something more and eventually become free and fashionable!<br />&nbsp;<br /><b>E</b>, That is so interesting, I am not surprised by what you discovered when looking at your pics. &nbsp;I think you have a natural ability to know what works well for you. &nbsp;Of course you should always wear what you love. &nbsp;The guidelines are only guidelines and not there to be rigidly followed!</p> <p><b>Bettycrocker</b>, I would love to know what you have concluded? &nbsp;Maybe try out another ensemble and see what happens? &nbsp;I think you may be correct about the stripes part by the way. &nbsp;Depending on how the stripes are spaced, it could effect the contrast level.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411686 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:01:10 +0000 Missey 1411686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I balk at guidelines, as a rule, especially when it comes to dressing.&nbsp; I want to wear what I like because I like it, not because it is harmonious with my "two neutrals and a color" appearance.&nbsp; It just seems ridiculous and constricting.&nbsp; I think I like what I like...if it matches with some formula so be it, but I just don't care.&nbsp; Some thing look good and some don't.&nbsp; I have my favorite silhouettes, colors, etc, but I don't think it is because they fit into a "formula", it's just because they suit me.&nbsp; I figure that out buy trying items on, evaluating my lifestyle, and knowing what I need/want.&nbsp; I feel the same about having my "colors done".&nbsp; Too rigid for me...I want to explore without constraint. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411652 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:01:22 +0000 Marley 1411652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What????? &nbsp;OK - I can see that I have missed out on something really interesting here - haven't I? &nbsp;I've just skimmed all of the comments and am pretty cross-eyed trying to wrap my brain around value/color. &nbsp;Going to head on over to Imogen's site and try to get a better understanding of what you are all&nbsp;talking about! &nbsp;Be back later! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411620 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:15:32 +0000 Anonymous 1411620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, the navy I wore is a dark navy and the ivory (I'm using the color name in the online description) is a soft white. It's high contrast, but it could be the way I wore the outfit that made it work. I layered the navy blue 3/4-sleeve sweater over a navy/ivory striped long-sleeved tee shirt. The stripes showed at the neck and bottom of sleeves. I wore natural (soft white) skinny jeans and tall chocolate brown boots. My sterling silver necklace was a large, round pendant on a rather think 20-inch chain, the striped top has thin sparkly silver stripes in it, and I wore small silver hoop earrings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411580 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:29:53 +0000 E 1411580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was still curious about this, and I've enjoyed following the thread,&nbsp;so I glanced back over at the outfits I've posted in the last month.</p> <p>About half of them seem to include 2 neutrals &amp; a colour, and all but one are low to mid contrast, so I guess I do generally follow those guidelines, if not consciously! I don't know why I balked/felt so limited to see those rules, when I'm quite happy to dress in soft summer colours 99% of the time and don't feel constricted by that. Hmmm. I'm pretty good with the idea of dressing mainly in low to mid contrast (although I reserve the right to occasionally combine soft white or blush w navy or charcoal!), but the 2 neutrals &amp; a colour thing feels too restrictive, for my style at least. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411576 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:16:47 +0000 Suz 1411576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bettycrocker, I think it would be great to put that question to Imogen on her blog!&nbsp;</p> <p>She might say that it depends. Navy comes in so many varieties. There is a bright, light navy that looks like a colour -- at least when it is paired with other colours.&nbsp;</p> <p>And then there is a darker, ink navy, that looks pretty neutral. The first impression one gets on looking at it is "dark."&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411550 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:22:02 +0000 Staysfit 1411550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm guessing brown is a neutral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411548 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:18:55 +0000 Anonymous 1411548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, StaysFit. My eyes are not bright or the first thing noticed in pics, and I've always preferred color near my face to enhance them. My hair appears darker in pics than it actually is. I feel completely at ease in the navy and ivory with brown I'm wearing today, abs wonder if the navy is my color while ivory and brown are the two neutrals. ??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411524 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:22:07 +0000 deb 1411524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, so I tried all of the links and pretty much understand the theory but&nbsp;my results in theory and my results in realty do&nbsp;not match.&nbsp;I will just watch this from the sidelines. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/3#post-1411507 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:35:29 +0000 Staysfit 1411507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bettycrocker, I think navy Is a color that stands in as a neutral. Colors are anything you would find in a rainbow, and blue is in the rainbow, typical neutrals like black, white, grey, camel, etc. Are not part of the rainbow. I personally would call dark navy and Ivory a high value contrast. I don't know that you need to add more color if you are trying to experiment with this. You could always try it and see if you like the effect. </p> <p>Astrid, nice close up of your hair, and I see now that it is indeed ash blond! Very pretty style! </p> <p>Texstyle, I think the key with the blond hair is a division between warm and cool. It seems that warm toned blonds are colored and cool are not. In any case, this is not anything to take too seriously, so by all means break the rules and do it your way! :-)</p> <p>Alasse, I concluded the same about myself. Value contrast dominant. I'm still not entirely sure what to do with this but I clearly see looking back at my pictures here and elsewhere that the medium value contrast ones look best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411403 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:01:31 +0000 texstyle 1411403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, golden blonde hair is a color but not other blonde shades? I'm still confused. Then when considering the addition of dark colored lips (naturally in my case) or brows (also naturally) - there is no guidance. Or the pupils of the eyes and eyelashes reading as high contrast against the blonde hair and light skin - all of those subtle things seem to make a huge difference.</p> <p>I'm not very patient when it comes to these types of guidelines I must admit.<br />I say we break the rules and just have fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411379 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:33:21 +0000 Alassë 1411379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(Beautiful hair, Astrid.)</p> <p>If it helps your analysis any, Staysfit, I'd say that for myself value contrast is dominant. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411357 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:36:23 +0000 Astrid 1411357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would definitely call my hair neutral. I have ashblonde hair that looks always different depending on the light. In most pictures it looks darker or more colored than it really is. Not sure about having colored skin. I would have said neutral, but I do have slightly rosy cheeks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411338 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:22:30 +0000 Anonymous 1411338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please help me understand value contrast. When reading Imogen's article, my neutral hair is what I'd call medium (3rd from left on the scale), my neutral skin is fair (3rd from left on the scale) and my colored eyes are medium (4th from left on the scale). According to Imogen, this means I look best in neutrals + a color. Today I'm wearing dark navy and ivory; no other color except for silver jewelry and my tall brown boots that bookend my hair. Is dark navy and ivory considered high contrast or not, and am I supposed to add a color, and is navy considered to be a color or a neutral? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411304 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:37:41 +0000 Anonymous 1411304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA, FWIW Staysfit, of your photos, I like you best in medium contrast I think. I'm with Suz in having the least preference for very pale&nbsp; outfits with low contrast as I also fee that they wash you out somewhat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411302 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:28:23 +0000 Anonymous 1411302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't read all replies fully, but I know it can all get a tad confusing. </p> <p>I just did the task on Imogen's website and found it to be reasonably easy and to be honest I think that I already abide by the guidelines withough consciously thinking about it.</p> <p>My results are as follows:</p> <p>Hair -<b> Colour</b> (quite a bright multitonal dye job with a fair bit of red in it) <b>Medium </b></p> <p>Skin -<b> Fair </b>and&nbsp; quite<b> Neutral </b>I think</p> <p>Eyes - <b>Medium deep </b>and <b>Neutral</b> brown</p> <p>So.. I have two neutrals and one colour&nbsp; and according to the assessment =</p> <p><i>2 elements&nbsp;separated by half the grey scale – medium contrast – best in light and medium, or medium and dark, but if you want to do light and dark you MUST put a medium colour on too</i></p> <p><i>"2 elements&nbsp;separated by half the grey scale</i>" I think this is correct as I have medium deep eyes and fair skin so I can stand a bit of contrast.&nbsp;</p> <p>Interesting thread, thanks for the food for thought</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411294 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:57:46 +0000 Staysfit 1411294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Em, I somehow missed your post earlier! So very sorry! Your link is excellent and so helpful! I hope others will look at it! You have clearly thought about this! Please forgive me for not acknowledging you sooner. I don't know how that happened, maybe we posted at the same time?</p> <p>Astrid, I appreciate that life with all neutrals would be fairly drab. I looked at the examples and the one I liked least was the most neutral. I do however love when people wear all black, all white, or all camel, or even camel and black or camel and Ivory. I find those combinations very classic and beautiful, and I never get tired of them. I am jealous of people who can pull them off. Maybe I can do the all Ivory? </p> <p>By the way, I question whether your hair is a color? In your pictures it looks that way to me. Maybe slightly, and I agree that I like you with some color. I also think you have some color in your cheeks, and maybe your lips, it's so hard to judge from photographs. In any case, you can see that this is not a fail safe method. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411277 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:31:21 +0000 Astrid 1411277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my hair is fairly easy, neutral and medium light. My skin maybe<br /> neutral and fair? Not sure. Also my eyes - they are grey/blue/green with<br /> a hint of yellow. They are not brown, but they aren't very obviously<br /> colored. Not very remarkable. So maybe neutral too? And medium? Which would be 3 neutrals and mean I would look best in monochromatic looks or all neutrals. But I don't think that works for me, I feel very blah in those kind of looks, like I'm fading into the background. It works better with some colors, but I really prefer low to medium color contrast, so neutrals and a color. I do think my value contrast is low.</p> <p>I've done a lot of searching for my colors myself and finally returned full circle to Soft Summer. That said, I only use it as a loose guideline. It's nice to have that knowledge in the back of my mind when I'm shopping, but I think if I also had to consider color contrast, value contrast etc. when I'm dressing I would go crazy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411274 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:13:08 +0000 Staysfit 1411274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, this is a confusing exercise for many, and it is for you, so if it doesn't work don't fret! &nbsp;Thanks for trying :-)</p> <p>Suz, I am certainly not an expert, but I am guessing that if you are not dominant in either color contrast or value contrast that it doesn't mean to wear all neutrals. &nbsp;I think it means that you want to acheive some sort of balance between the contrast level of your neutrals, colors and person so as not to make any one of them stand out more than the other in the process of achieving your contrast. &nbsp;For some people the value contrast and color contrast is &nbsp;very&nbsp;different. &nbsp;Another explanation is that you are lucky, and can work with either one equally well, either the color or the value, or both.</p> <p>I am making this up but, someone with red hair and blue eyes, and freckles might be a high color contrast. &nbsp;But they could potentially&nbsp;still be a low value contrast due to fair skin, very pale red hair, and pale blue eyes. So they would have to work with both a high color contrast and low value contrast. It's possible to do both I suppose,&nbsp;they could pair something like orange and purple to get the color conrast going, and then they could make them pale tangerine and lavender or something for the value contrast.&nbsp;However in this example their color may look dominant so they would work primarily to acheive the high&nbsp;color contrast. The low value contrast would become secondary. &nbsp;So if they didn't want to wear tangerine and lavender they could still put on some mix of contrasting colors (Orange and&nbsp;and go happily on their way without worry about the low contrast piece. They could probably ignore their value contrast completely, but look better when they take it into account as mentioned above. &nbsp;Oh, I also didn't include any neutrals on purpose, because I don't think you necessarily need neutrals to acheive color or value contrast. &nbsp;</p> <p>Does that make sense? &nbsp;I could be totally off base, and probably am, because right now I am totally making things up as I go! &nbsp;It's fun to speculate though &nbsp;What do you think?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411229 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:20:08 +0000 Jaime 1411229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I believe my hair is neutral and my skin and eyes a color, but I am only medium contrast on the grey scale, even though I believe my hair to my skin are actually high contrast, my eyebrows are dark and so are my lips. I am not helping am I :-)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411228 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:15:31 +0000 Deborah 1411228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, very good point.&nbsp; You are perhaps more naturally inclined to analyse than I am:)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411219 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:55:53 +0000 Suz 1411219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, that's right, <b>Staysfit</b> -- I was forgetting that element. (That you need to consider value as well as colour). I guess I was just assuming for the sake of my example that the value contrast&nbsp;chosen would be a&nbsp;flattering one.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think that those of us with hair that is "debatably" colour or neutral may run into problems there, too. Some people are quite obviously "colour" dominant -- say a bright red head with green eyes. But I had trouble deciding what was dominant in myself. I am fairly low contrast, (light hair, fair skin, medium blue eyes) but fairly low colour, too -- with (arguably) neutral hair (or at most, a rather faded colour, LOL), neutral skin, and coloured eyes that actually read as a neutral (grey) in some lights.&nbsp;</p> <p>So where does that leave me? Wearing grey all the time, maybe? Which, hey --- happens to look great on me, LOL!! &nbsp; :)&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411210 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:40:17 +0000 Staysfit 1411210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb, my scientific side is shining through here! </p> <p>Suz, iif I am understanding your thinking, making a determination based on whether you look good in one or two colors, one or two neutrals, etc. may be misleading. Consider my first photo, where I am clearly wearing two colors, however, they are medium contrast in terms of value, so I think that makes them work. Perhaps I am more value dominant than I realized, because I am medium value but low color. Perhaps because I think neither value nor color are dominant in my features, I can emphasize either one depending on the circumstance. </p> <p>This brings up another point, no one has really mentioned Imogen's recommendation that you consider which trait is dominant, color contrast or value contrast. I think these are two concepts and can be confusing. </p> <p>The point of how one feels in a particular level of color/value contrast was brought up by several people who either agreed or disagreed with the result they obtained. If the results don't reflect your personality and make you feel good than feel free to discard them. Perhaps you can reflect upon why they are a poor fit? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411201 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:13:16 +0000 Tania 1411201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, interesting but complicated.&nbsp; </p> <p>I'd say my dark brown hair is neutral (dark), my skin is colored (a bit golden, and medium), and my brown eyes are neutral (medium dark).&nbsp; So I could do neutrals with one color, and I would probably do best with Light/medium contrast or medium/dark contrast.&nbsp; </p> <p>But in the summer, when my auburn highlights come, and when my skin is darker, I'd be lower contrast and might include more color.&nbsp; Phew!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411197 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:55:38 +0000 Anonymous 1411197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Same here &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411189 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:42:44 +0000 Deborah 1411189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, that helps thank you.&nbsp; I think I am more 'organic' in my approach </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411186 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:39:55 +0000 Suz 1411186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The colour/ neutral thing is tricky for a blonde, I think. Probably for any reddish brunette, too.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wasn't sure what to call myself. My hair most definitely has some gold and taupe in it, but also ash and almost a charcoal. The overall impression is a sort of dirty blonde. &nbsp;I think it is more neutral than it is coloured. Even though it is coloured, if you know what I mean. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I did think that rather than getting too caught up in the detail I could ask myself what tends to look better on me -- an outfit with two colours and one neutral, or an outfit with two neutrals and a colour? I honestly have no idea! But I think I naturally gravitate towards two neutrals with one colour. Much as I do love colour, I seem rarely to wear several colours together except in a pattern, and even there I prefer one colour and one neutral as a rule. (Usually blue and white).&nbsp;</p> <p>Ultimately, my hair will be grey. Then it will most definitely be a neutral.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-your-color-and-value-contrast-level-some-links-is-this-useful-when-you-dress-and-shop/page/2#post-1411172 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 01:48:47 +0000 Staysfit 1411172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deborah, for the purpose of this exercise, I would go with whatever tone is most dominant, which in your case is the white/platinum color and ignore the touch of warmth. &nbsp;</p> <p>Each question has two parts. &nbsp;One is about color and the other is about looking at the feature on a grey scale. &nbsp;So you first determine if your hair has color, and then you look at it on the grey scale. &nbsp;Then you do the same for your skin and your eyes. &nbsp;</p> <p>If you have a cell phone with editing features on the camera, which I do, you can take a photo and convert it to grey scale and then use that. &nbsp;I found this easiest. &nbsp;Otherwise, you can just guess based on her examples of what different colors may look like in grey scale. &nbsp;</p> <p>I don't know if this helps, or if I confused you more?</p>