What does jewel tone colors mean?

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Definition of jewel tone. : any of various colors (such as amethyst, emerald, and ruby) that resemble those of gemstones.

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• Jewel tone colors are richly saturated hues named for gems including sapphire blue, ruby red, amethyst purple, citrine yellow, and emerald green.
• Blue is associated with serenity and loyalty, and is a top choice to color block with complementary colors like emerald or citrine.

Likewise, what skin tone looks best in jewel tones? If you look best rocking jewel-tones such as blues, purples, and emerald-greens, youre cool-toned. If you favor earth-tones such as reds, oranges, yellows, and olive-greens, youre warm toned. And for you lucky gals who can get away with all the colors, you have neutral undertones.

Keeping this in view, do jewel tones look good on everyone?

If youve got gray hair, any jewel tone will add vibrancy, says Stafford, because gray hair makes almost everyone look a little washed out. But for the best effect, she recommends sticking with tones that match the color of your eyes: sapphire, emerald or topaz. For anyone, anywhere: smoky quartz.

Is Orange a jewel tone?

Really, jewel tones are just the richer, more luxurious cousins of our favorite go-to hues. In fact, every color of the rainbow has a jewel-toned counterpart: Red = Ruby, Orange = Amber, Yellow = Citrine, Green = Emerald, Blue = Sapphire, Purple = Amethyst.