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How much do lighting and camera settings affect color typing?

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2026 8:12 pm
by Avakn
I am trying to reduce my wardrobe to pieces I actually combine and would like the palette to be practical rather than exhaustive. Warm olive, rust, and cream are consistently flattering while optic white and cool gray make me look tired. The pattern makes a warm muted season seem likely although very orange camel and yellow mustard are not convincing. I used a what is my color palette as a starting point, but I want to verify it with clothes I already own. My goal is two neutrals, three accent colors, and one light color that can all be worn together across seasons. Espresso feels more balanced than black but I am unsure whether navy could still function as a second neutral. My current accent shortlist is petrol blue, rust red, and deep olive rather than buying several nearly identical earth tones. How would you test whether these colors share enough warmth and softness under both daylight and ordinary office lighting? I would value examples from anyone who keeps a genuinely small wardrobe, especially any unexpected neutral that increased the number of combinations.