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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 12:41:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Anonymous on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1412234 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:32:21 +0000 Anonymous 1412234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Looks good! I think the contrast (and that lovely pink) really lights you up. E on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1412218 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:12:19 +0000 E 1412218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Does your phone do email? Could you email the pics as attachments? I do that a lot to get stuff from my computer on to my phone. Staysfit on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1412129 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:09:14 +0000 Staysfit 1412129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Many thanks everyone for putting up with my analytic antics!  I so appreciate your feedback and will continue to post some of my experimental outfits!   E, I think you are right, high contrast would be blond streaks in dark brown hair  I wish I could figure out how to get my grey-scale pics to transfer to my computer from my phone. I'm fairly certain that my hair isn't low contrast when comparing the lightest sections to the darkest, but it may be closer to medium, or somewhere in between. Meredith on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1412050 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:58:12 +0000 Meredith 1412050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Your studious approach is paying off. Looks great! E on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1412045 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:44:16 +0000 E 1412045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look great! I think the earrings are more med contrast, because they're next to your med value top/scarf. I could be wrong tho. I also wouldn't call your highlights high contrast, as that would be more like blonde streaks in dark brown hair. I think a grayscale pic of your hair would show it is pretty low contrast to itself, although the highlights look lovely! I love how you put things into action and run experiments w your style. rachylou on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411971 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:24:46 +0000 rachylou 1411971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ok, I'm not sure how the pink fits in the colour formula, but I do think this is good. You look alive, your complexion rosy. Keturah on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411968 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:18:23 +0000 Keturah 1411968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look so very relaxed and chic! What a perfect look and color for you. I wouldn't have thought to do mid to low-mid contrast at all. You are able to actually do what I wish I could: analyze and then use that info. I just like to analyze and philosophize about my style, process it in my brain, and then I go with my heart haha! (Which is why I need WIW photo sessions, because it's objective. Sometimes it looks different in photos than it does in my head and the mirror.) Please keep posting photos as you go about your experiment. MWAH! Helena on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411961 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:06:17 +0000 Helena 1411961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Earrings are beautiful! Angie on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411879 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:47:01 +0000 Angie 1411879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thumbs up. I really like the bright scarf with the neutrals. That's a great colour combination for your complexion.  Anonymous on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411776 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:23:03 +0000 Anonymous 1411776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you nailed it. I like the balance of colour and neutrals and the tone depths. Great job! Staysfit on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411749 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:36:03 +0000 Staysfit 1411749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks everyone!  I am surprised at how well this works actually.  I am also happy with the result and hope that the rest of the week will work as well.   Golden on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411732 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 06:58:44 +0000 Golden 1411732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like they grey with the pink on you! Jules on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411704 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:37:59 +0000 Jules 1411704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you look great! The theory seems to be working Deborah on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411695 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:12:40 +0000 Deborah 1411695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My brain is complete mush today so I am not able to comment on the concepts but I do like the pink on you and I love the addition of the earrings. Missey on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411694 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:12:34 +0000 Missey 1411694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow!  I could never be this analytical and get dressed in the morning!  It just goes to show that everyone has their own approach to everything.  Obviously this approach works for you because I think this is a great outfit on you! columbine(erin) on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411687 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:01:36 +0000 columbine(erin) 1411687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can't comment on the concepts since I'm not savvy about about them but I can say the various pinks seem to like you. I like these shades with your hair. Staysfit on "WIW: Personal challenge, experimenting with med. value contrast, low color contrast" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-personal-challenge-experimenting-with-med-value-contrast-low-color-contrast#post-1411630 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:48:48 +0000 Staysfit 1411630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Now that I have learned so much about value contrast and color contrast, I would like to apply this information to further improve my style.  I am therefore challenging myself to come up with ensembles on a daily basis that fulfill the medium value contrast (MVC) Low to medium Color Contrast (LCC) paramaters which I determined to best for me.  I will  then see how I feel with these changes, especially because my more typical ensemble has both low value and color contrast.  I am aware that my analytic approach is not helpful for everyone, but for the purpose of working on my closet, it has served me well so far. Today, my medium contrast is formed by my dark blue J Crew Matchstick jeans and my  grey J Crew Cashmere Waffle henley.  I am considering both of these to be neutrals, denim can count as a neutral.  The grey is a mid tone grey and the denim is dark making the medium contrast. The color is clearly pink. (Two neutrals and a color)  I kept it in a mid range.  I did a grey scale on it and it is exactly the same value as the sweater. I couldn't figure out how to transfer it to the web or I would show you.  In my case, I actually have pink nail polish, eye shadow, blush and lip gloss.  It's a lot of pink, in several different shades but they seem to complement each other. I added a pair of silver earring with white opals.  I think this works ok.  It adds a very small amount of high contrast, and I have a very little bit of high contrast going on in my hair where there are some very light parts compared to the rest.  The close up is so you can see the earrings. What do you think?  Did I get the concepts right?