The Best Colors For Brown Shorts

Brown is a practical choice to wear on the part of your body that sits on subway seats and park benches—it’s dark enough not to show stains easily, on the off chance that you saw that melted chocolate ice cream too late. So why does it get treated as second-best to black so often? We think this earthy color deserves a little more love.

When it comes to brown shorts, it’s not one-shade-fits-all, so check out these three colors worth adding to your wardrobe.

Khaki

Beige’s darker brother, khaki feels simultaneously dressed up (think work slacks) and dressed down (think safari gear). Khaki looks especially wonderful with other earthy tones, so try pairing your khaki shorts with an olive jacket over a slouchy white tee. Finish the look off with natural-colored leather sandals.

Caramel

Unlike some shades of brown that fall on the darker or lighter ends of the spectrum, right-in-the-middle caramel doesn’t fade into the background. Associations with the sticky sweet candy aside, we can’t get enough of this color. Try your caramel-colored shorts with a light-wash denim or chambray shirt and copper-colored jewelry.

Sepia

Long before Instagram filters even existed, the color sepia was a pigment derived from the ink sac of the cuttlefish and used as ink. Let sepia-colored shorts serve as the dark counterpoint for a cream sweater, faded blue denim jacket and metallic boots that hit just at the ankle.

Give black a rest. Try these brown shorts instead for a just-as-versatile but more unexpected take on neutral dressing.

Brown shorts can be practical and pretty.

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