Are you high or low contrast? | CONTRAST THEORY
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Have you ever thought that the secret to harmonious style might not be colour, but... contrast? In this video I break down contrast for colour seasons, body types and essences and what to do if your features clash. Your contrast is how opposing your features are to each other, and is it the centre of many style systems.
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0:00 what is contrast?
0:33 high vs low contrast
2:21 contrast for colour
2:28 black and white trick
2:55 high contrast (colours)
3:51 low contrast (colours)
4:15 medium contrast (colours)
4:40 contrast for body types
6:49 contrast for facial features
7:53 contrasting recommendations
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This might be a sensitive question, but I've always wondered why darker skinned WOC are considered high contrast? If your skin, hair, and eyes are all the same dark color & tone, wouldn't that be low contrast in the same way having light hair, skin and eyes is?
I think there can be contrast with bright white teeth and white sclera
You are amazingly right!! Dark skin,eyes and hair doesnt mean you are high in contrast,actualy often means u are low contrast.
I think I address this in the video when I talk about how very dark hair, skin and eyes is more bright than highly contrasted and therefore tends to suit high contrast. Some analysts argue that there is contrast with the white of the eyes also ♥️
Contrast is indicative of how much intensity one can handle with chosen colors, makeup and hair choices. Contrast is relative to depth of tonality, so think light gray vs. black or beige vs. dark brown. Usually the seasons mimic the depth a.k.a contrast.
For example, Storm Reid, Tyra Banks and Sofia Richie are all soft autumns! They don’t look the same season, at first glance. but the colors are the ones which suit them the best!
Gabrielle Union, Jasmine Tookes, Shay Mitchell and Frida Pinto are dark Autumn. They look the most harmonious in their colors.
@moriahw3947, I had the same question! Here's what I've come to so far (*before watching the video): As a darker-toned WOC, The general advice seemed to locate me in the Dark Winter ❄️ category, but I wanted to be sure I was making the right choice btwn that and Soft Summer (after all, I am pretty middle-the-road in terms of skin tone for my country of origin). I analyzed my selfies in black-and-white to see the level of contrast better, (as a website I found recommended). And I think I got it: even thought my skin and hair are darker-toned, my eyes and teeth pop against them -- hi-contrast! Also, I just did a common-sense check: How do I look in Soft Summer palettes? Ans: the light greyish pinks (especially as lipstick 😱) look a bit washed-out and lame on me. Vs the dark Winter natural-toned-to-deep-ruby lip looks fantastic on my skin. I think if we just pick our closest two, and see how they look IRL, it can clear up any doubt. Happy Color-Season-Finding! 🙌🏾🥳! (And it's a good question, glad someone asked so we can all talk further and share our findings! 😊)
I am not a pro stylist but i am a designer so working with colors have been my job for 20 years. The dark skinned lady on the thumbnail is low contrast for sure(hair lips skin tone very similar). This system was deffently made for lighter skin people which is fine(i do not think its rasict or whatever). People with medium to dark brown shold be aproached separatly on matters of contrast and maybe whole color system needs to be tweaked a bit(whole seasons and stuff). Best explored by someone who has dark skin perhaps... We are all different and it is okay.
This was so confusing for me!! I’m a woc, who has obvious contrast. But, there was an obvious softness that had me thinking Summer? Winter?
Lo and behold, I was a dark Autumn 🍂🍁 not much distinguishing difference between woc Autumns and Winters to look for. But contrast is the one thing we both share!
Me too. So confusing HAHAHA.I think I am a dark Autumn. I have contrast in the coloring of my face to hair to eyes when put on gray scale. I'm pretty sure I am a soft Classic and have classic features in my face with fuller lips and almond eyes as exceptions, but I look younger for my age. So I am all confused.
Sameeeeee. I'm pretty sure I'm a dark autumn but I'm completely lost on my face essence. My features are large and soft with medium contrast(which I only discovered bc of this vid) with a flamboyant gamine body. None of the descriptors feel right. I look like a baby so I would think ingenue, but my features are not small by any means lol
Im sorry, but this wasnt made by POC nor for POC. It's like they equate darkness with contrast no matter what. Dark skin people will always have contrast with eyes and teeth, but that's basically it. I would just follow my instincts and influencers with similar features. And personal style of course. I cant remember where I heard that the human eye prefer high contrasted things. For dark skin people creating contrast means lighter clothes and bright colors. A lipstick darker than your skin. And of course, theres also a look with little contrast, I think that looks whimsical, and a little otherworldly. That would be similar to a very white person wearing a very light pink dress, very unsaturated. Its a look
So interesting, thanks for all this. Some feedback for you Ellie...please ditch the background music, it's distracting and not necessary. Could you also please slow down your speaking, and hold the shots of your examples for a few more seconds so that we can absorb the point you're making. I know that you're trying to convey a lot of information, but I for one would prefer to ff/ skip sections ( with a slower delivery) than having to pause and re- wind. Hope that makes sense!
I know it's frustrating when videos are so fast you have to pause them to get all the info, but it's not Ellie's fault. CZcams's algorithm prioritises videos that get paused a lot, because it's a sign of interest. So youtubers are forced to make videos slightly too fast in order to make a living on here!
You can make the video slower. Just choose the speed underneath normal
The low contrast of ethereal and soft summer put together got me to thinking. If ethereal is otherworldly or heavenly which can be kind of regal and soft summer is like a summer sunset then all of those faded dusky purples would be a perfect way to blend the looks. There's so many neat possibilities with all of this.
I wish your music was was less "loud." I find it hard to concentrate, but I love your content .
Same here. It was distracting for me and struggled to hear what she was saying
I thought it was just me
Yes, I agree. The music is not to my taste, but the volume was too loud. If it had been quieter, I could’ve tolerated it better - I was constantly toying with not watching the whole video because of the loud background music.
Completely agree
This was a really cool video! I love how you expanded contrast beyond colors!
Love love love this video. Especially the background music! It made me want to keep watching.
Thank you so much! This video made me finally understand all that you have explained before. It just clicked!! You are amazing 🙏🏼💕
Thanks! The integration of all these aspects is fascinating. As a soft summer Gamine it is quite challenging to follow the Gamine recommendations. I have very mixed features. For the past few months since I discovered all of this world, I have been more conscious of my body type within this system and try to navigate my quirkiness and softness blend with attention to details. You channel has helped me A LOT!
Thank you for doing this video! As a SG with low to medium contrast, a natural essence, and a true autumn, I've been confused about how to combine everything. This is helpful for getting closer to understanding.
I love how your approach treats each person like a work of art 🎨
Love this - very smart integration of all the systems!!
This video was exactly what I've been needing. As someone who's a bright spring but with a SN body type and probably Natural, Classic and Ingenue essences I was very confused on how to combine it - now I understand that if I keep the contrast between my pieces low to medium, I will create harmony. Maybe that's why I'm drawn to matching sets too🫣✨
This is so helpful ❤
Thank you for this explanation with such clear examples! When I first heard about contrast, I had trouble finding out mine, because I do have dark hair, but my skin and eyes are on the medium/light side. But being a soft dramatic and dark autumn, I will now definitely look into (medium to) high contrast 😃
This makes so much sense! As a dark winter I always thought I was high contrast. I have contrast for sure but mixing black with a bright color never really worked for me. I would switch the black for a darker grey & it’s perfect. Guess I should of connected the dots, but everywhere it seems to say dark winters are high contrast lol
U could be a dark winter with low contrast or medium if your skin eyes hair are dark in value and using light colors make a big diference for u if u can use very light colors without wash u out this mean lightness of the color is not your main feature.
depends on the system. For example, in Carol Brailey's system, dark winters have low to medium contrast and cool winters have medium contrast. Only bright winters and true winters have high contrast.
So cool and helpful that you went through seasons, body types, and essences. I get confused sometimes bc I am deep winter and get washed out easily (paleish skin darkish medium brown hair and eyes) in certain light colors. But I think I'm R or TR and possibly ingenue and romantic essence. Pure black really makes my hair skin and eyes shine bright. But when I wear light pink with little flowers I look fresh and healthy in a different way and changing into black kills the ingenue vibe. But does look v sexy 🤭 it's fun to experiment!
Also you are glowing, love your hair rn!
I have been thirsty for this video!
Loved the video ❤ can you do a series with kibbe body types with different style roots combinations? I would love a video on dramatic classics without the stereotypes, I'm a Bright Spring DC with Natural, Gamine and Romantic Essences and I'm very confused by how my style roots can match my DC body. I can't decide if I should go Earth or Mountain vibes! (Before my style roots were Mountain, Fire and Sun and I tried the questions again and it came like Earth, Flower and Sun. I'm so confused on how I want to be perceived and which styles match my lifestyle, help please!
I'm a dark autumn with a soft classic body type (some romantic and dramatic essence as well). But I've found that leaning too far into softness or going too far towards soft autumn really looks bland on me. This video really helped me figure out why - I was missing contrast!
Now I can clearly see in past outfits why having all these elements I thought would work well and harmonize just didn't quite hit the mark for me...
Interesting! I always thought that I'm low contrast. Being bright spring and SD, explains that I can handle more contrast than that.
This really explains why I like the way pairing a light blue jeans with a black top looks on me. I think I‘m medium to high contrast, maybe even closer to high contrast than medium. I can wear all black but I like it the best when I pair black with a much brighter colour or white.
I‘m also most likely a winter type. And I always struggled to place my facial features because they seem sharp and soft to me. Plus my super curly hair adds some softness too.
For my body, I am petite but I also have more squarish shoulders, as someone recently pointed out (they said it runs in the family).
So overall, I seem to be quite on the higher contrast side.
This was a lightbulb moment for me! After years of following style tips for pear shapes, I could never understand why outfits felt so off. Now I see that high contrast top and bottoms and severe waist definition do not suit soft summer (confirmed) or soft natural (suspected). I went shopping this weekend and for once felt confident in the pieces I was buying: gray and blue tones, soft waist definition, and blurred or small patterns. So much more flattering!
Exactly, that's why as a true winter Soft Classic with a mix of face essences I almost only wear all black outifts, i can't afford to be mixing fuschia and royal blue on my body type lmao
Hi here a SC and Bright Spring, I'm trying to pimp up my color palette with my accessories, bright lipstick, accessories (pink/blue earrings) bag with a bright color
Interesting video ..there are lots of things to tweak..isn't there..
( though i think unpacking colour contrast vs value contrast even more is something that really helped me understand. Like if you are really colourful in features you might have 'high color ' contrast and need more colors in outfit and low value contrast etc re depth. Or gamines looking good in high colour contrast often as add movement; dramatic it's often high value contrast). ...and then of course there is your season and like you said weighing it all up really.
Hi ellie, this is a helpful topic to address. But i had a few problems with the video style and execution. As someone who has a prior understand of kibbe,kitchner, colour seasons, contrast and patterns, i still found it difficult to keep track of what u were saying. I felt that ur articulation and d display of ur examples were quite hurried. I felt that this topic cud have been adressed in 3 parts, where one cud have fleshed out on the details, given clear examples of how to combine contrast+kibbe+kitchner+style roots etc. It wud have been really interesting to see u integrate contrast to ur style roots theory, bcuz i wud like to see d style roots universe expand too.
Hello, thank you for the lovely video. I would like to ask, where did the video with Hermione Granger’s style roots from the Harry Potter movie go. I really liked it but I couldn’t find it again anywhere.
Can you clarify contrast vs clarity in the complexity. It seems relevant
That was a great video btw everytime i do season palettes analysis i find that i'm a dark autumn but idk why light warm colors suit me best
Just bcs u have dark features doesnt automaticaly means u are in a dark season. Some people with dark hair,light colors can suit them , the value of your features just determines how dark u can go with colors that u use.
i love high contrast clothing! this neutral era that's being pushed is so blah to me
Totally agree!!
Imogen Lamport has excellent material on Colour Contrast or Value Contrast Dominantion and how to evaluate it.
I personally I'm extremely high value contrast with level 3 hair and L'Oréal 0.5C skin.
I'm more low/medium in colour contrast as I have blue grey eyes and dark brown hair.
In reality it's combining very dark neutrals with light neutrals plus some actual colour added.
I had a color analysis and I’m a cool winter. But although I’ve watched so many of your videos and other people’s body type videos I don’t think I have any of the body types. Is that possible?
What if I’m high contrast (deep winter) and dramatic classic ? Should I go for high contrast, muted or something in between ?
I'm dark autumn and I like to mix dark colours with light or medium colours like washed black and light mocha or very dark purple and medium teal. Contrast is very important , if I wear light contrast I look washed out
OMG it’s all coming together…I’m a Flamboyant Gamine and a Bright Spring 🤣…so I’m high contrast.
this is really interesting! but i'm also kinda confused.. lol altho it seems like b/c i'm a kibbe romantic w/ ingenue and gamine essence i should stick w/ smaller, lower contrast patterns- which I usually do since i am on the shorter side.
As a high contrast body/face but also a true autumn i am so confused. I usually bring structure or large jewlery/patterns in for that contrast and then keep to my colours. Is that right?
I love to incorpore a little bit of black when I have a low contrast color outfit, I think it's suit me a lot better. But I think I'm an automn, with a classic bodytype and a classic essence, it doesn't make any sense ! How would you explain that ?
Also how do you do to make an outfit that is not boring/plain when your are a classic ?
I think I'm low contrast, but my main style root is moon and I like darker colors and and edgy Style. Do you have any ideas/ recommendation to combine low contrast and a moon style root? Thank you so much!
If you' re low contast but you like a moony, edgy look, then wearing hight contrast outfits would actually give you that edgy, striking look. On the other hand wearing low contrast would make you look more classic and harmonious, which is not what you are going for, you' re going for edgy.
I'm a light or soft Summer and a Goth. I'm low contrast. I have some tips. Black and classic Goth style definitely doesn't look 'bad' on me but it doesn't look harmonious. A lot of the time I embrace this. I look like a vampire or ghoul. But people like you and I look absolutely AMAZING if we're inspired more by a ghostly, misty, ethereal look. Greys and silvers (if you're cool), or ghostly white. Maybe creams if you're warm. You can wear corsetry or belts and harnesses with big boots to make it look edgy and alternative. I also go for a washed black (more like grey really) finish on my black clothes - especially jeans. If I feel I have to wear black - like when there's a statement item I need in my wardrobe and changing the colour would change the entire vibe and not have the same appeal (like an ankle length black trench) the material matters. Leather reflects a lot of light so I can wear it. Same with velvet - it has a soft quality even when it's black so I can wear it. Matte black fabrics looks really bad next to my face. If I wear unflattering matte black anyway, like I often do, I need to balance it out by creating some artificial contrast in my features. Darker eye makeup or a darker lip.
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This is super helpful, thank you so much!
I have a high contrast face (true winter), high and low contrast body (SD), and low contrast essence (ethereal). So it seems like as long as I am hanging out on either end of the spectrum I'm good? I do notice that I feel very drab in medium contrast outfits and more intentional in high or low contrast outfits.
Kitchener defines Romantic Essence as a 'striking contrast' , so there's no way they are low to medium. For example, Liv Tyler has striking contrast due to her Winter coloring, even if her Ingenue Essence is more prominent.
I really don't think you can even match contrast to kibbe body types. It doesn't make sense
@@chrystianaw8256 Exactly. That's why is a bit confusing what she said in the video.
However, in Kitchener's system, he matches the overall coloring with Essences. For example, Dramatics are high contrast, Angelics and Ingenues are low contrast, and so on..
So he doesn't do the Style Essences Analysis without the Custom Color Analysis first.
Mmmm with the body types I am +/- bcs,I think this is soo personal any body type can have high medium & low contrast,so generalize that all gamines can handle high contrast in colors can leave for misconceptions like:" oh I can't be a gamine bcs I am low contrast in coloring" or "Oh I can't be a classic bcs low contrast make me look tierd" but I agree with creating contrast in shapes,texture,etc.
What if my face and body type is dramatic/classic but my contrast is low
what if i was a low contrast as a kid but now i seem to appear as a high contrast ? can it change over the years ?
Mmm I desagree with the part that u say if u are bright type u can use high contrast. Any person with any shade intensity can be bright (light skin,medium,dark skin) but this doesnt u can wear any type of contrast,if u are bright u can wear black(not always)but in certain lights u can wear black if u are bright.
Another thing that I hear often is that if u have very very dark skin eyes and hair u automaticaly have high contrast when this is not true. But this a great video for someone who doesnt know or never heard about it👍🏽.
Mmm Taylor swift is a great example of someone who have low contrast but is bright in chroma. Lupita,also a ...wait, actualy Lupita is medium in chroma😅.
U can have high contrast and be low in chroma(soft type) and low contrast and be high in chroma.
Overall low contrast 🙋🏻♀️😄
I have dark hair, dark eyes (Asian) and soft summer.. we should focus on how color affects skin .
So confusing HAHAHA.I think I am a dark Autumn. I have contrast in the coloring of my face to hair to eyes when put on gray scale. I'm pretty sure I am a soft Classic and have classic features in my face with fuller lips and almond eyes as exceptions, but I look younger for my age. So I am all confused.
Tbh, I never see enough examples that are medium value like beyonce, rihanna, zendaya complexion. I feel like it's easy to tell contrast for those with very light or very dark skin (at least to me). But for those in the medium range with dark hair or light hair, like... ??
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Mmm interesting! Soo many people are dark seasons 🤔...
Please, fix the sound of your videos! My volume bar is on max during the last couple of videos and it's still not enough. And it's only your videos like that.
Yes! Agree, the last few of Ellie's videos have been really low volume
Lol my essence is imgenue and I'm high contrast
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When you're high contrast color, high contrast body type and high contrast face😂
As a black girl, I can confirm that the black girl you have put on the thumbnail is low contrast. If you were to put her in black and white clothes she'd look so bad she'd actually be shocked. Some black people can be low contrast and others can be high contrast but that one right there is low through and through
am I the only one who thinks that the audio of the video itself is low? 😶🌫
I don't have this issue... But i do think the music is relatively loud compared to her voice which might make it hard to hear?
No I thought so too, had to turn up my volume double what it normally is.
@@frangipanisandgirl but my Mac volume and her video volume was on full still I faced issue 😮💨
Audio is too low!!!
I know 100% I need high contrast, but naturally my face doesn't have it and my features look very plain and blur into each other. I have dishwasher blonde hair, eyelashes and eyebrows and medium blue eyes and naturally have absolutely nothing about me. I've been dying my hair various shades of red since I was 11, and dye my eyebrows and eyelashes fairly dark and it looks like my natural colouring. It makes my features stand out and I'm always told how pretty I am (but it's obviously not real). What does this make me? I always wear medium or high contrast clothes because low contrast clothing looks awful on me
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Not really ellie, I have a pretty high contrast and I am a dark winter.
There is a color theory system that just defines characteristics. So you can just be bright cool and deep. Bright Winters and Deep Winters both fit into this category. I haven't explored this idea further. Because I feel like in a sense it's not wrong, but there is probably some nuance to it. I have typed myself as a Bright Winter, but in order to be bright you need contrast. The dark colors have to be harmonious too for the logic apply. So in a way, I am both?
@@jen48799 won't true winters fit into that?
@@jen48799 they are bright cool and deep so..
I'm a romantic but high contrast😒
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Sooo... colour is medium contrast.
Body and face is high contrast.. soo .. medium to high contrast? ??
I win the game i love contrast tjyjg
Couldn’t you just dye your hair and change your contrast?
Mmm I desagree with the part that u say if u are bright type u can use high contrast. Any person with any shade intensity can be bright (light skin,medium,dark skin) but this doesnt u can wear any type of contrast,if u are bright u can wear black(not always)but in certain lights u can wear black if u are bright.
Another thing that I hear often is that if u have very very dark skin eyes and hair u automaticaly have high contrast when this is not true. But this a great video for someone who doesnt know or never heard about it👍🏽.
Mmm Taylor swift is a great example of someone who have low contrast but is bright in chroma. Lupita,also a ...wait, actualy Lupita is medium in chroma😅.
U can have high contrast and be low in chroma(soft type) and low contrast and be high in chroma.
Mmm I desagree with the part that u say if u are bright type u can use high contrast. Any person with any shade intensity can be bright (light skin,medium,dark skin) but this doesnt u can wear any type of contrast,if u are bright u can wear black(not always)but in certain lights u can wear black if u are bright.
Another thing that I hear often is that if u have very very dark skin eyes and hair u automaticaly have high contrast when this is not true. But this a great video for someone who doesnt know or never heard about it👍🏽.
Mmm Taylor swift is a great example of someone who have low contrast but is bright in chroma. Lupita,also a ...wait, actualy Lupita is medium in chroma😅.
U can have high contrast and be low in chroma(soft type) and low contrast and be high in chroma.
It might be true but having high saturation/chroma naturally increases you level of contrast. Taylor could have even less contrast if her features were muted.
@@_K_h_u_s_h_i yes agree,but I was talking in terms of value. In terms of chroma obviosly as u said increase contrast because the colors appears pure,clear like a true red combined with a bright yellow creats contrast in if in terms of value the colors arent so contrasting!!
@@YumeraChauque Yes. But even if there is no contrast in value, the high saturation level compensates for it. See, if you had no contrast in terms of value and had less saturation level in your features, that would result in a lesser contrast.
@@YumeraChauque Contrast is all about the amount of black, grey and white you have. The more black and white you have, the higher the contrast. The more grey you have, the lesser the contrast. This can be created either by value or saturation.
@@_K_h_u_s_h_i yes,that was what I said🙄