{"id":2683,"date":"2016-03-11T08:05:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2016-05-21T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T22:45:05","slug":"color-pallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/2016\/03\/11\/color-pallets\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Palettes, a Basic Ingredient to Outfit Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt.jpg\" alt=\"Seasons + Salt\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seasons + Salt-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-4-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-4-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-5.jpg\" alt=\"Seasons + Salt-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">[<a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/bmxjn2b58f7\" target=\"_blank\">jeans<\/a> \/ sweater (<a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/bkmqkhb58f7\" target=\"_blank\">similar<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8051495-12504320-1458058951000?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnisolo.com%2Fcollections%2Fwomens-oxford-shoes%2Fproducts%2Foliver-oxford-almond\" target=\"_blank\">shoes<\/a>\u00a0\/ bag (<a href=\"https:\/\/livefashionable.com\/product\/tirhas-saddlebag\/\" target=\"_blank\">similar<\/a>)]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I’ve never been one to think about color palettes too much when building a wardrobe, it always seemed too much of a hassle for me. Too time consuming, and a little overwhelming. But lately, I have been thinking of color palettes when it comes to <em>outfits.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As I look back on outfits that are particularly pleasing to me, I’ve come to realize how much I like outfits with tonal harmony – where the colors are the same level of darkness or lightness. Basically all lighter shades in a pleasing palette or all darker shades in a pleasing palette. You can see here the light blue, the cream and the tan create tonal harmony. Further, the blue and the cognac create complementary color harmony as they draw from opposite sides of the color wheel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-pallet.jpg\" alt=\"Seasons + Salt-2 pallet\" width=\"600\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-pallet.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-pallet-450x750.jpg 450w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-pallet-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let’s try to further break this down with the help of my trusty\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/andreamh3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a> boards:<\/p>\n<p>The ever fabulous Alexa Chung sports a medium-dark tonal palette of black, navy, cobalt and gray.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-palette3.jpg\" alt=\"Seasons + Salt-2 palette3\" width=\"566\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-palette3.jpg 566w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-palette3-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This gal showcases tonal harmony through light blue and grays.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Color-Pallets4.jpg\" alt=\"Color Pallets4\" width=\"566\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Color-Pallets4.jpg 566w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Color-Pallets4-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This German blogger has split tonal harmony working for her\u00a0with the cognac and red which\u00a0contrasts to\u00a0the white and cream.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-color-pallet2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seasons + Salt-2 color pallet2\" width=\"566\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-color-pallet2-1.jpg 566w, https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-color-pallet2-1-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image Sources:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/151081762476375382\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 1<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/496873771369507358\/\" target=\"_blank\">2<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohhcouture.com\/2015\/05\/camel-culottes-whites\/\" target=\"_blank\">3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you break it down to the color\u00a0palette of an outfit,\u00a0you’re essentially taking it down to the basic ingredients upon which it is built. On this fundamental level\u00a0it’s a lot easier to see if combinations work or not.<\/p>\n<p>For example, looking back on outfits I did not care for, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/slow-fashion-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\">like this one<\/a>, I can see it’s because it lacks any tonal (or color) harmony. The shades range from medium to deeply saturated, and the two main colors are not complementary.<\/p>\n<p>I got started on this whole line of thinking when remembering one of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasons-and-salt.com\/transitional-wx\/\" target=\"_blank\">favorite looks <\/a>from the fall (which I’ve sort of re-created above), and trying to dissect what I loved about it.\u00a0Now I can’t stop thinking about color palettes when I get dressed.<\/p>\n<p>Do you consider color palettes when\u00a0building your outfits? I’d love to hear your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers to a great weekend,<br \/>\nandrea<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[jeans \/ sweater (similar) \/ shoes\u00a0\/ bag (similar)] I’ve never been one to think about color palettes too much when building a wardrobe, it always seemed too much of a… <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/2016\/03\/11\/color-pallets\/\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outfits","category-spring"],"categories_names":["Outfits","Spring"],"previous_post_ID":2600,"previous_post_title":"<b>The Style Story<\/b>: Lauren Greenwalt of Loop Jewelry","previous_post_link":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/2016\/03\/09\/the-style-story-lauren-greenwalt-of-loop-jewelry\/","acf_fields":false,"comment_count":13,"formatted_date":"03.11.16","featured_image_url":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Seasons-Salt-2-pallet-600x460.jpg","tag_names":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2683"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3102,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions\/3102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasons-and-salt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}