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What Colour Tops to Wear with Olive Maxi Skirt

The best top colours to wear with an olive maxi skirt are navy, white and black. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing. Cream, grey, beige and camel also work. Be careful with brown: olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

Best colours

  • navy
  • white
  • black
Women's guide

Ranked

Every top colour with olive maxi skirt, best to worst

  1. navypolo shirt, t-shirt, oxford shirt, sweater, hoodie, linen shirt, cardigan, turtleneck, sweatshirt
    Best choice
    Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.
  2. whitet-shirt, oxford shirt, polo shirt, blouse, tank top, linen shirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together.
  3. creamblouse, sweater, oxford shirt, t-shirt, polo shirt, hoodie, tank top, cardigan, turtleneck, sweatshirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and cream always sit well together.
  4. blackturtleneck, t-shirt, polo shirt, sweater, hoodie, blouse, tank top, cardigan, sweatshirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.
  5. greyhoodie, sweater, t-shirt, tank top, cardigan, turtleneck, sweatshirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and grey always sit well together.
  6. beigelinen shirt
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and beige always sit well together.
  7. camelsweater, cardigan, turtleneck
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and camel always sit well together.
  8. light blueoxford shirt, t-shirt, polo shirt, blouse, linen shirt
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  9. sagelinen shirt, tank top, t-shirt, blouse, sweatshirt
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.
  10. pinkoxford shirt, blouse, tank top
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets pink be the accent without clashing.
  11. forest greensweater
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets forest green be the accent without clashing.
  12. greenpolo shirt
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets green be the accent without clashing.
  13. burgundysweater, t-shirt, polo shirt, blouse, cardigan, turtleneck
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  14. olivehoodie, t-shirt, sweater, linen shirt, cardigan, sweatshirt
    Works
    Head-to-toe olive is a clean tonal look; vary textures so it doesn't flatten.
  15. brownhoodie, sweater, cardigan, turtleneck
    Careful
    Olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

By type

The best colour for each kind of top

  • t-shirtnavy t-shirtShop
  • oxford shirtnavy oxford shirtShop
  • polo shirtnavy polo shirtShop
  • sweaternavy sweaterShop
  • hoodienavy hoodieShop
  • blousewhite blouseShop
  • tank topwhite tank topShop
  • linen shirtnavy linen shirtShop
  • cardigannavy cardiganShop
  • turtlenecknavy turtleneckShop
  • sweatshirtnavy sweatshirtShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around olive maxi skirt

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Smart casual · All-neutral

Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Casual · All-neutral

Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Smart casual · Layered

  • black leather jacketShop
  • white blouseShop
  • olive maxi skirtShop
  • black ballet flatsShop

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

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the brown hoodie. Olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
Skip the charcoal overcoat. An overcoat is dressier than a maxi skirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and charcoal are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

Questions

Quick answers

Do navy tops go with olive maxi skirt?

Yes. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Do white tops go with olive maxi skirt?

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

Do brown tops go with olive maxi skirt?

It can work, with care. Olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

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