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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Brown Sandals

The best bottom colours to wear with brown sandals are khaki, white and black. Brown and khaki are both earth tones with enough difference in depth. Beige, cream, grey and denim blue also work. Be careful with burgundy and brown: chinos are dressier than sandals, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

Best colours

khaki
white
black

Ranked

Every bottom colour with brown sandals, best to worst

1khakishorts, cargo pants
Best choice
Brown and khaki are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.
2beigelinen pants, cargo pants, shorts, joggers
Best choice
Brown and beige are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.
3whitelinen pants, jeans, shorts
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and white always sit well together.
4blackjoggers, jeans, linen pants, cargo pants, shorts
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and black always sit well together.
5creamlinen pants
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and cream always sit well together.
6greyjoggers, jeans, cargo pants
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and grey always sit well together.
7denim bluejeans
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and denim blue always sit well together.
8navyshorts, linen pants, joggers
Best choice
Navy and brown is the classic pairing: warm against cool, clearly different in depth.
9sagelinen pants
Works
Brown is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.
10light bluejeans, shorts
Works
Light blue is cool and bright against warm brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
11olivecargo pants, linen pants, shorts, joggers
Works
Brown and olive are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
12burgundychinos
Careful
Chinos are dressier than sandals, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
13brownchinos, wide-leg pants
Careful
Chinos are dressier than sandals, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: tonal brown works when the pieces differ in texture or shade.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

chinoskhaki chinosShop
jeansblue jeansShop
wide-leg pantsbeige wide-leg pantsShop
linen pantsbeige linen pantsShop
cargo pantskhaki cargo pantsShop
shortskhaki shortsShop
joggersblack joggersShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around brown sandals

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Casual · All-neutral

grey cardiganShop
white linen pantsShop
brown sandalsShop

Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and white always sit well together.

Casual · Tonal

white linen shirtShop
beige linen pantsShop
brown sandalsShop

Brown and beige are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.

Casual · Layered

black bomber jacketShop
black hoodieShop
black cargo pantsShop
brown sandalsShop

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

Avoid

Combinations to skip

**Skip the olive hoodie.** Brown and olive are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

**Skip the brown chinos.** Chinos are dressier than sandals, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: tonal brown works when the pieces differ in texture or shade.

Questions

Quick answers

Do khaki bottoms go with brown sandals?

Yes. Brown and khaki are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.

Do white bottoms go with brown sandals?

Yes. Two neutrals with clear contrast: brown and white always sit well together.

Do burgundy bottoms go with brown sandals?

It can work, with care. Chinos are dressier than sandals, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

Do brown bottoms go with brown sandals?

It can work, with care. Chinos are dressier than sandals, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: tonal brown works when the pieces differ in texture or shade.

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