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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Olive T-Shirt

The best bottom colours to wear with an olive t-shirt are navy, beige and white. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing. Khaki, black, cream and grey also work. Be careful with burgundy and brown: chinos are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

Best colours

navy
beige
white

Ranked

Every bottom colour with olive t-shirt, best to worst

1navyshorts, linen pants, joggers
Best choice
Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.
2beigelinen pants, cargo pants, shorts, joggers
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and beige always sit well together.
3whitelinen pants, jeans, shorts
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together.
4khakishorts, cargo pants
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and khaki always sit well together.
5blackjoggers, jeans, linen pants, cargo pants, shorts
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.
6creamlinen pants
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and cream always sit well together.
7greyjoggers, jeans, cargo pants
Best choice
Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and grey always sit well together.
8light bluejeans, shorts
Works
Olive is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
9sagelinen pants
Works
Olive is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.
10olivecargo pants, linen pants, shorts, joggers
Works
Head-to-toe olive is a clean tonal look; vary textures so it doesn't flatten.
11denim bluejeans
Works
Olive and denim blue are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
12burgundychinos
Careful
Chinos are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
13brownchinos, wide-leg pants
Careful
Chinos are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

chinosnavy chinosShop
jeansblack jeansShop
wide-leg pantsnavy wide-leg pantsShop
linen pantsnavy linen pantsShop
cargo pantsblack cargo pantsShop
shortsnavy shortsShop
joggersnavy joggersShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around olive t-shirt

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Casual · All-neutral

olive t-shirtShop
navy joggersShop
white sneakersShop

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

Casual · All-neutral

olive t-shirtShop
navy linen pantsShop
dark brown lace-up bootsShop

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

Casual · Layered

navy bomber jacketShop
olive t-shirtShop
white linen pantsShop
tan sandalsShop

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

Avoid

Combinations to skip

**Skip the burgundy loafers.** Loafers are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

**Skip the brown chinos.** Chinos are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

Questions

Quick answers

Do navy bottoms go with olive t-shirt?

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

Do beige bottoms go with olive t-shirt?

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

Do burgundy bottoms go with olive t-shirt?

It can work, with care. Chinos are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

Do brown bottoms go with olive t-shirt?

It can work, with care. Chinos are dressier than a t-shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

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