How would you all describe the pebble grain oyster color?

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#3
Pebble oyster is much lighter than taupe and has an undertone of mauve.
I'd call it a mixture of cream and mauve. You can consider it a neutral....
but I find it works best with black, dark blue, dark brown, dark green, and grey.
Also would work with a deep eggplant or plum shade.
I have trouble matching it with lighter shades and I don't think it goes
with tans/caramels/taupes/creams/yellows/oranges.
I am particular about color pairings and undertones. And since I have
so many handbags, I want to choose the best combination of handbag
and outfit.... not just something ok..
 
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lavenderjunkie said:
Pebble oyster is much lighter than taupe and has an undertone of mauve.
I'd call it a mixture of cream and mauve. You can consider it a neutral....
but I find it works best with black, dark blue, dark brown, dark green, and grey.
Also would work with a deep eggplant or plum shade.
I have trouble matching it with lighter shades and I don't think it goes
with tans/caramels/taupes/creams/yellows/oranges.
I am particular about color pairings and undertones. And since I have
so many handbags, I want to choose the best combination of handbag
and outfit.... not just something ok..
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Great description and advice thank you. You like it better than the color BONE?
 
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pmart031 said:
Great description and advice thank you. You like it better than the color BONE?
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I think bone is more neutral and easier to match with just about any clothing colors.
And I have several bone, ecru, off white white handbags and light taupe.
So, if you are looking for 1 light neutral, bone is more versatile, in my opinion.

However, I prefer cool colors to warm colors, and oyster is more of a cool color.
It's also more interesting, to my eye. I have 2 oyster handbags in pebble leather.

Many people consider oyster a perfect neutral. I guess since I have so many bag
color choices, I'm a little pickier. When, I take the time to change handbags,
I want the resulting outfit pairing to look amazing (to distract from my figure
flaws and ugly shoes). 🤣🤣 We do what we can!

BTW, light taupe is also a great Dooney neutral. It's a little darker than
oyster, but it's more neutral as it doesn't seem to have a lavender undertone.
As an all year round, neutral, I think light taupe would work well also....
and go with any clothing color. Light taupe is much nicer than taupe,
in my experience. So be sure you are getting light taupe, not taupe.
Taupe can be darker and muddier and have much more of a brown undertone.

Also know that colors look different depending upon the leather and sometimes
the year (batch). So, pebble leather might look different than Florentine leather.
And bags from prior years, even if the color name is the same, may look a little
different than the same color name/leather recently produced. Sometimes it's the
way the leather absorbs the dye, sometimes it's differences in the production process,
and sometimes the actual color formula is changed even tho the name stays the same.
 
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lavenderjunkie said:
I think bone is more neutral and easier to match with just about any clothing colors.
And I have several bone, ecru, off white white handbags and light taupe.
So, if you are looking for 1 light neutral, bone is more versatile, in my opinion.

However, I prefer cool colors to warm colors, and oyster is more of a cool color.
It's also more interesting, to my eye. I have 2 oyster handbags in pebble leather.

Many people consider oyster a perfect neutral. I guess since I have so many bag
color choices, I'm a little pickier. When, I take the time to change handbags,
I want the resulting outfit pairing to look amazing (to distract from my figure
flaws and ugly shoes). 🤣🤣 We do what we can!

BTW, light taupe is also a great Dooney neutral. It's a little darker than
oyster, but it's more neutral as it doesn't seem to have a lavender undertone.
As an all year round, neutral, I think light taupe would work well also....
and go with any clothing color. Light taupe is much nicer than taupe,
in my experience. So be sure you are getting light taupe, not taupe.
Taupe can be darker and muddier and have much more of a brown undertone.

Also know that colors look different depending upon the leather and sometimes
the year (batch). So, pebble leather might look different than Florentine leather.
And bags from prior years, even if the color name is the same, may look a little
different than the same color name/leather recently produced. Sometimes it's the
way the leather absorbs the dye, sometimes it's differences in the production process,
and sometimes the actual color formula is changed even tho the name stays the same.
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Thank you so much, you seem like such a cool person
 
#9
I’m the same way, my husband tells me i think you’re overthinking about these handbags. lol i love the florentine ones because i love all that natural look and the vegetable tanning process and the full grain leather. Just not maybe styles call to me in that line. I love my toggle florentine chestnut for now.. wanting the ecru but wondering how it looks as it gets older and worn
 
#10
pmart031 said:
I’m the same way, my husband tells me i think you’re overthinking about these handbags. lol i love the florentine ones because i love all that natural look and the vegetable tanning process and the full grain leather. Just not maybe styles call to me in that line. I love my toggle florentine chestnut for now.. wanting the ecru but wondering how it looks as it gets older and worn
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I worry about color transfer with cross body handbags in light colors.
 
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