ANALOGOUS-EARTHIY

-analogous color matching scheme

-in the earth tones, including

-PMS4625: Chocolate Brown (high value)

-PMS159: Dirty Ornage (higher chroma)

-PMS465: Beige (lower chroma)

-PMS1525: Brownish Orange (higher chroma)

-PMS131: Soily Yellow (higher chroma)

-the value is generally low except Chocolate Brown
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-earth tone colors are picked because they are common in Donna Karan's collections

-the colors give a warm & natural feeling (the principle of familiarity)

-in the last season, the earth tones used looks more reddish

-this season, i have increase the intensity of Orange & Yellow

-which give rises to Dirty Ornage, Brownish Orange & Soily Yellow
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-the variations of the earth tones are great

-interests the audiences' eyes

-allows the color use to be more flexible

-also enhances differnt styles & feelings

-the formal wear shows great difference in the value of the jacket & the value of the skirt

-in order to match the psychological belief of audiences

-the darker (heavier) Chocolate Brown decends to the bottom part of the outfit

-while the lighter Beige & Creamy White are applied to the jacket

-the evening gown (on the left) shows features of formal wears

-Soily Yellow is applied to the dress

-but in order to tone down the color a bit

-Brownish Ornage & Dirty Orange are applied to it

-thus it is more wearable
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-for the rest 2 dresses

-their major colors are Dirty Orange & Brownish Orange

-but the shorter one has a higher chroma

-so it looks much orange thus sharper than the lengthy one

-the strong color shows great energy

-which matches with the spirit of the short dress

-on the other hand, the length gown has a lower chroma

-the color therefoe looks less strong

-the softer color also matches with the elegance of the dress
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-though all 4 designs are in the earthy colors

-but different value & chroma contribute to a different style & feeling

-the suit in Chocolate Brown & Beige looks the most strong

-because of the contrasting value

-the Gown with formal wear features looks the most eye catching

-because of its unique color-Soily Yellow