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What Colour Shoes to Wear with Brown Suit

The best shoe colour to wear with a brown suit is tan. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown and tan are both earth tones with enough difference in depth. Avoid black: black shoes under brown trousers look heavy and mismatched. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.

Best colours

  • tan

Ranked

Every shoe colour with brown suit, best to worst

  1. tanloafers, chelsea boots
    Works
    Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown and tan are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.
  2. burgundyloafers
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a suit, 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.
  3. brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a suit, 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.
  4. dark brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown and dark brown are close in depth; add a darker or lighter piece to separate them.
  5. blackloafers, chelsea boots
    Avoid
    Black shoes under brown trousers look heavy and mismatched. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.

By type

The best colour for each kind of shoe

  • loaferstan loafersShop
  • chelsea bootstan chelsea bootsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around brown suit

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Business · Tonal

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

Business · Tonal

An oxford shirt is more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: navy and brown is the classic pairing: warm against cool, clearly different in depth.

Business · One accent colour

  • white dress shirtShop
  • brown suitShop
  • burgundy oxford shoesShop

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

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the black loafers. Black shoes under brown trousers look heavy and mismatched. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.
Skip the olive sweater. A sweater is more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown and olive are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

Questions

Quick answers

Do tan shoes go with brown suit?

Yes. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown and tan are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.

Do black shoes go with brown suit?

Usually not. Black shoes under brown trousers look heavy and mismatched. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.

Do burgundy shoes go with brown suit?

It can work, with care. Loafers are more casual than a suit, 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.

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