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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Tan Loafers

The best bottom colours to wear with tan loafers are navy, white and denim blue. Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel. Olive, brown, cream and burgundy also work. Avoid black: light tan leather cuts a hard line across black trousers and looks unplanned.

Best colours

  • navy
  • white
  • denim blue

Ranked

Every bottom colour with tan loafers, best to worst

  1. navychinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants
    Best choice
    Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel.
  2. whitelinen pants, jeans, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: white and tan always sit well together.
  3. denim bluejeans
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: denim blue and tan always sit well together.
  4. olivechinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and tan always sit well together.
  5. brownpleated trousers, dress trousers, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Brown and tan are both earth tones with enough difference in depth.
  6. creamwide-leg pants, pleated trousers, linen pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: cream and tan always sit well together.
  7. burgundychinos
    Works
    Tan is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  8. sagelinen pants
    Works
    Tan is a neutral, so it lets sage be the accent without clashing.
  9. beigelinen pants, wide-leg pants, pleated trousers, chinos, dress trousers
    Works
    Beige and tan are close in depth; add a darker or lighter piece to separate them.
  10. greydress trousers, chinos, jeans, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Grey and tan are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
  11. light bluejeans
    Works
    Light blue is cool and bright against warm tan; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  12. khakichinos
    Works
    Khaki and tan are close in depth; add a darker or lighter piece to separate them.
  13. charcoaldress trousers
    Careful
    Tan is too casual and too light for charcoal; dark brown or black works better.
  14. blackpleated trousers, jeans, chinos, dress trousers, wide-leg pants, linen pants
    Avoid
    Light tan leather cuts a hard line across black trousers and looks unplanned.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinosnavy chinosShop
  • jeansblue jeansShop
  • dress trousersnavy dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersnavy pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsnavy wide-leg pantsShop
  • linen pantsnavy linen pantsShop
  • cargo pantsolive cargo pantsShop
  • shortsnavy shortsShop
  • joggersnavy joggersShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around tan loafers

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Smart casual · All-neutral

Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel.

Smart casual · Layered

  • olive bomber jacketShop
  • white oxford shirtShop
  • navy linen pantsShop
  • tan loafersShop

Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel.

Smart casual · Layered

Tan against navy gives strong contrast and a relaxed, warm-weather feel.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the camel sweater. Tan and camel are close in depth; add a darker or lighter piece to separate them.
Skip the black pleated trousers. Light tan leather cuts a hard line across black trousers and looks unplanned.

Questions

Quick answers

Do navy bottoms go with tan loafers?

Yes. Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel.

Do white bottoms go with tan loafers?

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

Do black bottoms go with tan loafers?

Usually not. Light tan leather cuts a hard line across black trousers and looks unplanned.

Do charcoal bottoms go with tan loafers?

It can work, with care. Tan is too casual and too light for charcoal; dark brown or black works better.

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