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What Colour Tops to Wear with Burgundy Chinos

The best top colours to wear with burgundy chinos are grey, navy and white. Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud. Cream, beige, black and camel also work. Be careful with green, forest green and lavender: burgundy and green can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Best colours

  • grey
  • navy
  • white

Ranked

Every top colour with burgundy chinos, best to worst

  1. greycardigan, sweater, turtleneck
    Best choice
    Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.
  2. navypolo shirt, oxford shirt, sweater, linen shirt, cardigan, turtleneck
    Best choice
    Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.
  3. whiteoxford shirt, polo shirt, linen shirt
    Best choice
    White is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  4. creamturtleneck, sweater, oxford shirt, polo shirt, cardigan
    Best choice
    Cream is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  5. beigelinen shirt
    Best choice
    Beige is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  6. blackturtleneck, polo shirt, sweater, cardigan
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  7. camelsweater, cardigan, turtleneck
    Best choice
    Camel is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  8. browncardigan, sweater, turtleneck
    Works
    Brown is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  9. light blueoxford shirt, polo shirt, linen shirt
    Works
    Burgundy and light blue can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
  10. pinkoxford shirt
    Works
    Burgundy and pink sit next to each other on the colour wheel, so they blend (analogous).
  11. sagelinen shirt
    Works
    Burgundy and sage can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
  12. olivelinen shirt, sweater, cardigan
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  13. burgundysweater, polo shirt, cardigan, turtleneck
    Works
    Tonal burgundy works when the pieces differ in texture or shade.
  14. greenpolo shirt
    Careful
    Burgundy and green can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
  15. forest greensweater
    Careful
    Burgundy and forest green can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
  16. lavenderdress shirt
    Careful
    A dress shirt is dressier than chinos, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy and lavender can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

By type

The best colour for each kind of top

  • t-shirtgrey t-shirtShop
  • oxford shirtnavy oxford shirtShop
  • dress shirtwhite dress shirtShop
  • polo shirtnavy polo shirtShop
  • sweaternavy sweaterShop
  • hoodiegrey hoodieShop
  • linen shirtnavy linen shirtShop
  • cardigangrey cardiganShop
  • turtleneckgrey turtleneckShop
  • sweatshirtgrey sweatshirtShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around burgundy chinos

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Smart casual · One accent colour

Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.

Business · Layered

Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.

Smart casual · One accent colour

Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the lavender dress shirt. A dress shirt is dressier than chinos, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy and lavender can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
Skip the light blue denim jacket. A denim jacket is more casual than chinos, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy and light blue can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Questions

Quick answers

Do grey tops go with burgundy chinos?

Yes. Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.

Do navy tops go with burgundy chinos?

Yes. Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

Do green tops go with burgundy chinos?

It can work, with care. Burgundy and green can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Do forest green tops go with burgundy chinos?

It can work, with care. Burgundy and forest green can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

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