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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Black Ballet Flats

The best bottom colours to wear with black ballet flats are black, khaki and denim blue. Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten. Beige, grey, white and cream also work.

Best colours

  • black
  • khaki
  • denim blue
Women's guide

Ranked

Every bottom colour with black ballet flats, best to worst

  1. blackpleated trousers, jeans, chinos, dress trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants, midi skirt, mini skirt, maxi skirt, wide-leg jeans
    Best choice
    Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.
  2. khakichinos
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and khaki always sit well together.
  3. beigelinen pants, wide-leg pants, pleated trousers, chinos, dress trousers, midi skirt, mini skirt, maxi skirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and beige always sit well together.
  4. denim bluejeans, mini skirt, wide-leg jeans
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and denim blue always sit well together.
  5. greydress trousers, chinos, jeans, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and grey always sit well together.
  6. whitelinen pants, jeans, chinos, wide-leg pants, mini skirt, wide-leg jeans
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and white always sit well together.
  7. creamwide-leg pants, pleated trousers, linen pants, midi skirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and cream always sit well together.
  8. charcoaldress trousers
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and charcoal always sit well together.
  9. olivechinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants, midi skirt, maxi skirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and olive always sit well together.
  10. brownmini skirt, pleated trousers, dress trousers, chinos, wide-leg pants, midi skirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and brown always sit well together.
  11. light bluewide-leg jeans, jeans
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  12. sagemaxi skirt, linen pants, midi skirt
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.
  13. burgundymidi skirt, chinos, mini skirt
    Works
    Black is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  14. rustmaxi skirt, midi skirt
    Works
    Black is a neutral, so it lets rust be the accent without clashing.
  15. navychinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants, midi skirt, maxi skirt
    Works
    Works when the difference in depth is visible; in low light the two can blur together.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinoskhaki chinosShop
  • jeansblack jeansShop
  • dress trousersblack dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersblack pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsblack wide-leg pantsShop
  • linen pantsbeige linen pantsShop
  • cargo pantsblack cargo pantsShop
  • shortskhaki shortsShop
  • midi skirtblack midi skirtShop
  • leggingsblack leggingsShop
  • joggersblack joggersShop
  • mini skirtblack mini skirtShop
  • maxi skirtblack maxi skirtShop
  • wide-leg jeansblack wide-leg jeansShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around black ballet flats

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Smart casual · Tonal

  • black turtleneckShop
  • black maxi skirtShop
  • black ballet flatsShop

Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.

Smart casual · Layered

  • black leather jacketShop
  • black blouseShop
  • black midi skirtShop
  • black ballet flatsShop

Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.

Smart casual · All-neutral

Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and khaki always sit well together.

Questions

Quick answers

Do black bottoms go with black ballet flats?

Yes. Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.

Do khaki bottoms go with black ballet flats?

Yes. Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and khaki always sit well together.

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