I'm about to buy a bunch of summer sandals, as the 'go to' pairs I wore last summer were worn into the ground.

My question is whether black sandals aren't all that workable for summer? Especially given that I have very pale legs, blonde hair and blonde eyebrows/lashes. There wouldn't really be much of a bookending effect. Does this matter?

Amongst the sandal considerations, I'm looking at these Ecco banded sandals (in pic#1) as a good 'go to' casual sandal to wear with bermuda/clam shorts and very casual skirts throughout summer. I can't find the gold colour in my size. In terms of casual summer skirts, I have a few denim pencil skirts, a new mustard-ish linen blend skirt, a brown cargo skirt, a black cargo skirt - you get the idea. I also have black slim-cut bermudas, those Kut from the Kloth (dark blue) denim clams and so forth. Once in a rare while, I'll wear long light coloured pants, but this isn't the norm - it's just too hot for that. At a certain point, even the denim shorts become too hot, and I stick with casual skirts and lightweight bermuda shorts.

I'd prefer a lighter coloured sandal, but comfort and walk-ability are most important to me.

Are these too harsh-looking for summer on pale legs with fair skin/blonde hair? Are they going to be stumpifying or glaring somehow?

Thanks for any commentary/advice - negative or positive. I'm attracted to these because they look very comfortable and I've had good luck with the brand as far as fit and walk-ability.