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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Light Blue Dress Shirt

The best bottom colours to wear with a light blue dress shirt are navy, black and charcoal. Light blue against navy is a tonal classic; it reads polished without trying. Grey, cream, olive and brown also work. Be careful with beige, khaki and burgundy: light blue is cool and bright against warm beige; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

Best colours

  • navy
  • black
  • charcoal

Ranked

Every bottom colour with light blue dress shirt, best to worst

  1. navydress trousers, pleated trousers
    Best choice
    Light blue against navy is a tonal classic; it reads polished without trying.
  2. blackpleated trousers, dress trousers
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  3. charcoaldress trousers
    Best choice
    Charcoal is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  4. greydress trousers, pleated trousers
    Works
    Grey is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  5. creampleated trousers
    Works
    Cream is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  6. olivepleated trousers, dress trousers
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  7. brownpleated trousers, dress trousers
    Works
    Light blue is cool and bright against warm brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  8. whitechinos, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: white is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  9. beigepleated trousers, dress trousers
    Careful
    Light blue is cool and bright against warm beige; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  10. khakichinos
    Careful
    Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm khaki; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  11. burgundychinos
    Careful
    Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinosnavy chinosShop
  • dress trousersnavy dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersnavy pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsnavy wide-leg pantsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around light blue dress shirt

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Business · One accent colour

  • light blue dress shirtShop
  • charcoal dress trousersShop
  • black derby shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.

Business · Layered

  • black blazerShop
  • light blue dress shirtShop
  • black pleated trousersShop
  • black oxford shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.

Business · Layered

  • black overcoatShop
  • light blue dress shirtShop
  • grey dress trousersShop
  • black oxford shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the burgundy loafers. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
Skip the burgundy chinos. Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Questions

Quick answers

Do navy bottoms go with light blue dress shirt?

Yes. Light blue against navy is a tonal classic; it reads polished without trying.

Do black bottoms go with light blue dress shirt?

Yes. Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.

Do beige bottoms go with light blue dress shirt?

It can work, with care. Light blue is cool and bright against warm beige; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

Do khaki bottoms go with light blue dress shirt?

It can work, with care. Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm khaki; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

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