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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Dark Brown Loafers

The best bottom colours to wear with dark brown loafers are navy, grey and khaki. Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends. Beige, white, denim blue and cream also work. Be careful with black: dark brown next to black looks like a near-miss match; go black or clearly lighter.

Best colours

  • navy
  • grey
  • khaki

Ranked

Every bottom colour with dark brown loafers, best to worst

  1. navychinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants
    Best choice
    Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends.
  2. greydress trousers, chinos, jeans, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Dark brown shoes warm up grey trousers without losing formality.
  3. khakichinos
    Best choice
    Khaki and dark brown are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.
  4. beigelinen pants, wide-leg pants, pleated trousers, chinos, dress trousers
    Best choice
    Beige and dark brown are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.
  5. whitelinen pants, jeans, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: white and dark brown always sit well together.
  6. denim bluejeans
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: denim blue and dark brown always sit well together.
  7. creamwide-leg pants, pleated trousers, linen pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: cream and dark brown always sit well together.
  8. olivechinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and dark brown always sit well together.
  9. sagelinen pants
    Works
    Dark brown is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.
  10. burgundychinos
    Works
    Dark brown is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  11. light bluejeans
    Works
    Light blue is cool and bright against warm dark brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  12. charcoaldress trousers
    Works
    Charcoal and dark brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
  13. brownpleated trousers, dress trousers, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Brown and dark brown are close in depth; add a darker or lighter piece to separate them.
  14. blackpleated trousers, jeans, chinos, dress trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants
    Careful
    Dark brown next to black looks like a near-miss match; go black or clearly lighter.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinosnavy chinosShop
  • jeansgrey jeansShop
  • dress trousersgrey dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersgrey pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsgrey wide-leg pantsShop
  • linen pantsnavy linen pantsShop
  • cargo pantsgrey cargo pantsShop
  • shortsnavy shortsShop
  • joggersgrey joggersShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around dark brown loafers

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Smart casual · All-neutral

Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends.

Business · Layered

  • camel overcoatShop
  • white oxford shirtShop
  • navy dress trousersShop
  • dark brown loafersShop

Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends.

Smart casual · Tonal

  • khaki overshirtShop
  • navy linen pantsShop
  • dark brown loafersShop

Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the black pleated trousers. Dark brown next to black looks like a near-miss match; go black or clearly lighter.
Skip the light blue denim jacket. A denim jacket is more casual than loafers, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm dark brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

Questions

Quick answers

Do navy bottoms go with dark brown loafers?

Yes. Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends.

Do grey bottoms go with dark brown loafers?

Yes. Dark brown shoes warm up grey trousers without losing formality.

Do black bottoms go with dark brown loafers?

It can work, with care. Dark brown next to black looks like a near-miss match; go black or clearly lighter.

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