The color of your undershirt is important because it affects whether it shows through the clothes you wear (t-shirt, shirt, jumper). I will tell you which color of undershirt is best and which to avoid.
The best color for your undershirt is the color that best matches your skin color because the edges of your undershirt are not visible under the clothes you are wearing. Then comes grey, followed by black, and finally white, which is the color people wear the most.
I’ll explain why white is not the best color to wear under a shirt later in this article. And which color of undershirt is the best alternative?
Does The Color of The Undershirt Matter?
The color of the undershirt is very important because it affects whether the undershirt is visible under the clothes we wear. The most visible are the collar and sleeve edges of the undershirt, which are visible because we are wearing an undershirt that is a lighter shade than our skin (white). Therefore, where the edge of the shirt and the skin meet (collar, sleeves), shadows are created that make the shirt visible underneath the clothes. If the right color is worn, the shadows do not appear, and the undershirt is not visible under the clothes.
The color of the shirt is important because it also affects your appearance. You can wear your best dress shirt and suit, but if you wear an undershirt that shows through, your appearance will be ruined. This can also affect how confident you feel when wearing a suit.
Wearing an undershirt can make you more confident because you look better in the clothes you are wearing. And it prevents your dress shirt from getting embarrassing sweat stains.
What Color Is the best Undershirt color?
The best color for an undershirt is the one that best matches your skin color. If you can, choose, choose the skin color. That’s how you will prevent seeing your shirt through a dress shirt.
Skin color is the best undershirt color because there is not much difference between the shades of the shirt’s color and the skin’s color. Therefore, no shadows are cast where the skin and shirt meet, and the undershirt is not visible under the clothes.
The second-best color for an undershirt is grey. Which is not the same shade as our skin but is also not much lighter than it, like white, for example.
Should I Wear a White or Grey Undershirt?
You should wear a grey undershirt over a white undershirt. The number one reason why is grey undershirt better is that it doesn’t show through the dress shirt you are wearing.
Grey is more suitable because the shade of grey is not so much lighter than our skin, so there are no shadows between the skin and the undershirt. Too much variation in the drains between the colors of the undershirt and the skin causes shadows. This is the main reason why the undershirt is visible underneath the shirt we are wearing.
The sleeves of your undershirt may be visible underneath your clothes. You can hide the sleeves with a tank top that does not have sleeves. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of tank tops compared to other undershirts here.
However, white is also visible if we wear a white shirt. It is even more visible because the dark shadow is more visible through the white shirt. Therefore, grey is a better choice of undershirt color than white.
If you are choosing the best color for your undershirt, you should also pay attention to the best material for your undershirt. I recommend you read this post where I wrote about whether polyester or cotton is better for an undershirt.
Should I Wear a White or Black Undershirt?
It’s better to wear a black undershirt than a white undershirt because it is not as bright and doesn’t show under the shirt you are wearing.
As mentioned above, shadows are caused by too much difference between the color of the undershirt and the skin color, so the undershirt is visible under the dress shirt.
White is much lighter than our skin, so the shadow is more visible. When wearing a black undershirt, the shadow will not be as visible because the black color of the undershirt will hide the shadow.
But a second problem arises when we wear a black undershirt under a white dress shirt. Here, the edges of the undershirt will not be visible, but the black undershirt will be visible under the white shirt. Therefore, be careful not to wear a black undershirt under light-colored shirts such as white, light blue, grey ext.