Style Theory: Color Seasons are a Complete LIE!

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

Special thanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this video!
Start your 30-day FREE trial ► brilliant.org/styletheory. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription!
NOTE: In the survey, Team Theorist shifted the backgrounds to also reflect the color season in order to create a full color palette. Each background is consistent for each sub category.
We have BIG news, Loyal Theorist! We conducted the world’s LARGEST color analysis in history just so we could prove the internet wrong. If you’ve explored the fashion and style vertical at all on KZread, Instagram, or TikTok, then you’ve likely seen the thousands of color season tests. (Btw, are you a winter, summer, autumn, or spring?) But how LEGIT are these color analyses? And do they REALLY affect how others see you? Let’s find out…
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
🔽 Don’t Miss Out!
Get Your TheoryWear! ► theorywear.com/
Dive into the Reddit! ► / gametheorists
Need Royalty Free Music for your Content? Try Epidemic Sound.
Get Your 30 Day Free Trial Now ► share.epidemicsound.com/Style...
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
👀 Watch MORE Theories:
The TikTok Color Test is TRASH! ►► • Style Theory: TikTok's...
You Eat HOW MUCH Lipstick? ►► • Style Theory: You Eat ...
School Dress Codes RUIN Your Life! ►► • Style Theory: School D...
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
SUBSCRIBE to Style Theory!
Don't miss an episode! ► www.youtube.com/@StyleTheoris...
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Join Our Other KZread Channels!
​🕹️ ‪@GameTheory‬
​🎥 ‪@FilmTheory‬
🍔 ‪@FoodTheory‬
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Amy Roberts
Editors: JayskiBean and Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi
Assistant Editor: Caitie Turner (Caiterpillart)
Sound Designer: Yosi Berman
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
#ColorAnalysis #SkinTone #SkinTones #TikTok #TikTokBeauty #FashionTips #ColorTheory #SkinCare #SkinTypes #ASMRColor #Theory #StyleTheory #Matpat

Пікірлер: 1 500

  • @elizacarrie7433
    @elizacarrie7433 Жыл бұрын

    This test drove me crazy. Part of the issue was the color of the background constantly changing. IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @Qxestionable

    @Qxestionable

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dragonballz5600 Maybe, but the point is supposed to be comparing the clothes to the person, not the clothes to the background/the background to the person. Giving them all a plain white background as a control would make more sense to me

  • @dave-69

    @dave-69

    Жыл бұрын

    FR THOUGH-

  • @Addyfox2012

    @Addyfox2012

    Жыл бұрын

    It was supposed to..

  • @heathers2581

    @heathers2581

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Qxestionable I agree, I wish the background was a constant bc changing it adds a whole different variable.

  • @monicacreator3168
    @monicacreator3168 Жыл бұрын

    I wish the background of the pictures stayed the same color, because the contrast DEFINITELY had an impact on my choices

  • @Armund_Wolffe

    @Armund_Wolffe

    Жыл бұрын

    exactly! with every photo-based survey Style Theory does, they really do a poor job at controlling edited variables like that.

  • @perimarc6008

    @perimarc6008

    Жыл бұрын

    This was a defining factor for me too

  • @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii

    @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here. As much as I tried to keep that as a non factor, how well it fit with the background played a big role in my choices.

  • @rosy_cookie143

    @rosy_cookie143

    Жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for matpat to mention about the backgrounds but NOPE not even mentioned not one peep about them yet he's wondering what the big swings were 💀

  • @inv_hana

    @inv_hana

    Жыл бұрын

    Where was the survey?

  • @Armund_Wolffe
    @Armund_Wolffe Жыл бұрын

    as a general note for you on team theory, whenever you do photo-based surveys, PLEASE try to control extra variables like the backgrounds of your images. all of them should have been the same wether the outfit was color shifted or not.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @venus-pq5gg

    @venus-pq5gg

    Жыл бұрын

    that would skew the data. the point of the background color changing is to see if the preferred color is determined by the “seasonal style” or the background color. It’s not an extraneous variable, it is the same as introducing a placebo into a pharmaceutical study, to see if the psychological aspect is carrying the self reported effect of the drug. If the appeal was mostly correlated with the background, and has little correlation with style, it would bury the idea of seasonal style. Instead what happened is they found that neither had a strong effect. They determined that it all came down to personal preferences.

  • @strawbyeolpatch

    @strawbyeolpatch

    Жыл бұрын

    ⁠@@dragonballz5600 we were looking at the clothing to match them, which means the background shouldn't have changed to keep it controlled

  • @mooselove

    @mooselove

    Жыл бұрын

    You didn’t understand the study 😅

  • @sweetbnuy

    @sweetbnuy

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@strawbyeolpatchCompletely wrong. You all dont understand how these studies are made and are trying to create a problem that does not exist. You got to understand something to give an opinion about it! The backgrounds WERE A FACTOR, they WERE CONTROLLED. Seasonal palletes its not just about the color of your clothing, its about the color that surrounds you on your accesssories too. That's what the background was about.

  • @Kiramitsuoka
    @Kiramitsuoka Жыл бұрын

    MatPat, you missed one MAJOR variable that might have skewed the votes: The participants displays. Not everyone has a display with correct color settings. Manufacturers often over saturate colors, most displays have a wrong white point, others have terrible contrast, shifted hues and the list goes on and on.

  • @stealthis

    @stealthis

    Жыл бұрын

    Consumers: "what's color management?" 😩

  • @Blu3Pho3n1x

    @Blu3Pho3n1x

    Жыл бұрын

    Or blue light filtering - I have all my displays set to filter blue light since I work at my computer a lot, and I don't often think about it but it *does* mean that everything has a slight warm tone to it that it may not intend to have which means the colors are going to be a bit off. Usually not enough to change the contrast with the other colors around or anything, but it could skew skin tones and such ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @angora6881

    @angora6881

    Жыл бұрын

    THIS, we need to like this comment more so it is seen, far more relevant that the background color

  • @angora6881

    @angora6881

    Жыл бұрын

    THIS, we need to like this comment more so it is seen, far more relevant that the background color

  • @katrichardsonwriter

    @katrichardsonwriter

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah, this was something I also thought about. I know my screen color balance is not perfect, because I have my laptop mirroring to my large-format monitor; they each show a different level of saturation, contrast, and white-balance, which changes with the lighting in the room. So, muted colors look drabber and are harder to differentiate. Red is a bastard of a color on screen, as is black, which drives my older monitor absolutely nuts. And it's all complicated by the blue light filtration on my glasses. What color are any of these, really? Who f-ing knows.

  • @Codex_of_Wisdom
    @Codex_of_Wisdom Жыл бұрын

    One thing I noticed when I took the survey is how much the background color affected my perception of the outfit. I'm curious how much it messed with the results, overall, or if it was just me.

  • @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii

    @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii

    Жыл бұрын

    Wasn't just you. I noticed how well the shirts looked against the background affected a lot of my choices too.

  • @maddsthegamer

    @maddsthegamer

    Жыл бұрын

    wasn't just you

  • @viktoria_pikovsky

    @viktoria_pikovsky

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope, the background was messing up with me too. Like, when I took the quiz i didn't look just at the outfit, but rather the whole picture background included. And I caught myself often choosing what clothes were matching the background color the best, and what photos look overall great with the given BG color. Kinda sad matpat didn't mention it in the video, he might have missed a HUGE data point that secretly influenced the results.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    @@viktoria_pikovsky the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.sorry for spaming this but i just want everyone tto know this.

  • @zariasafonova7220
    @zariasafonova7220 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder how much the backgrounds of the pictures affected people's choices. It definitely affected mine

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @Thomas90012

    @Thomas90012

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dragonballz5600 everyone thinks its unintentional like pfff the background colors were on purpose to match or mismatch the outfit

  • @bigjalapeno7061

    @bigjalapeno7061

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably quite a bit

  • @insertianameia2224

    @insertianameia2224

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't understand how it did. You weren't comparing it to the background, you were comparing them to the person. All you had to do was ignore the background. Stupid simple.

  • @Void_Everfrost

    @Void_Everfrost

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@insertianameia2224it's our sub-consciousness, we have always thought we control ourselves 100% but in reality our brain with its electrical signals and chemical pumping controls us. So when you first look at picture, you look at the whole picture then instantly focus on the person only but your eye in the rear sight although blurry still can see the color of the background, and that willcontribute to your final judgement on the picture.

  • @NoahMiller13579
    @NoahMiller13579 Жыл бұрын

    There are factors I think you're overlooking. The big one is the background color, which wasn't consistent. There's also eye fatigue- I suspect you'll see a stronger preference for muted and darker colors in later questions. Some shirts were so saturated they didn't look real, so an uncanny valley effect might have been present too. There are also factors like the *type* of clothing the model was wearing. More formal shirts seemed to be darker shades and lower intensities, while t-shirts could be lighter and brighter.

  • @randimatthews8092

    @randimatthews8092

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I didn't like that some of clothes just didn't look real to me

  • @scribblecloud

    @scribblecloud

    Жыл бұрын

    the second point could be mediated if they chose to put the questions in a random order (which you can do on google forms) but im not sure if they did that

  • @GioBorsel

    @GioBorsel

    Жыл бұрын

    I REALLY hope the team sees this comment.

  • @selenaitara

    @selenaitara

    Жыл бұрын

    I suspect the background color changed to match the season. A winter shirt got a winter background. A summer shirt got a summer background, etc. Each season has its own set of neutrals, so the background changing was intentional.

  • @reydragonclaw1128

    @reydragonclaw1128

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. About halfway through the test I had to close my eyes a bunch because staring at all these colors trying to see barely perceptibible color changes was stressing me out. Maybe there could be breaks in the test? Because I feel like staring at it for so long definitely affected my choices.

  • @1nthechmbr
    @1nthechmbr Жыл бұрын

    One of the things that was confusing me when taking the survey was the hue shift of the background on the photos

  • @PinkGooseIsEpic

    @PinkGooseIsEpic

    Жыл бұрын

    you silly goose

  • @Squirrelbooya_yt

    @Squirrelbooya_yt

    Жыл бұрын

    do you have the link for the survey??? U wanna check it out.

  • @1nthechmbr

    @1nthechmbr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Squirrelbooya_yt no they closed it

  • @enexua_07

    @enexua_07

    5 ай бұрын

    In the description

  • @FurvaNoctua
    @FurvaNoctua Жыл бұрын

    I'm really curious about why you guys chose to change the background colours of the photos. As colours are viewed in combination with the colours around them, they play a big part, and I noticed some of the background colours sometimes made the subjects in their correct seasons look washed out, where it probably wouldn't have been the case if it was kept the same as the wrong season. From everything I know about art, I'd think a completely neutral grey for all backgrounds would be the best way to test the colours on the subjects. Many professional artists use grey-ish neutral background when creating character design and concept art for the exact that it gives the best idea of how the colours work together on their own without any interference of colours around their drawings. If you had a reason for not doing this, I would love to hear it! Also, as you mentioned the results might change if asked in other seasons, I hope this is something you will test out in the future! ^^

  • @DarthAxolotl

    @DarthAxolotl

    Жыл бұрын

    The backgrounds were chosen to match the season on display. The backgrounds were part of the test.

  • @Ceilvia

    @Ceilvia

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DarthAxolotl That make sense but no one wears a background, they only wear the clothes in different daily life backgrounds. Should've used neutral grey imo

  • @spurka8837

    @spurka8837

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Ceilviathe color theory is the one that matters tho, that was the point of the survey, if the colors are affecting how you look then it should apply to the backgrounds aswell

  • @FurvaNoctua

    @FurvaNoctua

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DarthAxolotl I thought that might be the case, but it looks to me like the values weren't accounted for? Sorry if that's an incorrect assumption, I just see some big changes in the values of the background colours of a lot of the photo pairs. The background colours could be cool or warm, but have the same values, so that the contrasts in each image didn't differ as much. At 8:08 in the video, if you take all those images and turn them into black and white photos to see the values, there are some very clear contrast differences between the pictures put up against one another, and many of the wrong seasons seem to have an overall better contrast with the background colour, shirt colour and the subjects' skin tone, making for an overall more pleasing picture, which I would think would skewer the results. Which is why giving them the same grey background would ensure no extra variables that might cause some of the correct seasons to look more washed out.

  • @schwarzschaz

    @schwarzschaz

    Жыл бұрын

    When you wear your clothes irl, your background won't always stay the same

  • @lukekopesz9635
    @lukekopesz9635 Жыл бұрын

    Has anyone mentioned how upset we all are about the background colors? Oh they have? 🎨

  • @bettyb9677

    @bettyb9677

    Жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @alycescanlon-batt9715

    @alycescanlon-batt9715

    Жыл бұрын

    Couldn’t hurt to say it again in case they missed it 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @randimatthews8092

    @randimatthews8092

    Жыл бұрын

    Aha oh he's going to get the picture. I can see a redo kn the future 😂

  • @emoclowngirl

    @emoclowngirl

    Жыл бұрын

    why u seem so mad💀

  • @lukekopesz9635

    @lukekopesz9635

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emoclowngirl I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed

  • @Firestar1992
    @Firestar1992 Жыл бұрын

    I have a slight factor to possibly add into the results. The color of the background. The beige vs white might be affecting how the individual looks in the colors.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @joylox

    @joylox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dragonballz5600 There's a reason most online stores just have white backgrounds, it's so you can see the colours of the clothing more accurately, and in this case, might have helped. Or just had a face with a background and asked what photo looked better, not specifically the shirt.

  • @bagelbag_8768

    @bagelbag_8768

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dragonballz5600 Some clothes faded into the backgrounds because the colours were too similar.

  • @tiggerdcat

    @tiggerdcat

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@joyloxwhen we used to get color matched, yes it was, maybe still is a thing, someone would drape you with different cloth to see how it looked against your face. That's how they should have done it instead of using something else that could have been factored out, life style of shirt, and even the distance the shirt was from the face, and the fact they shifted it instead of actually using pictures of the person wearing those colors close to their face so you can see how they under tones turn out. Like, I'm really fair... usually, but I've olive undertones, so certain greens will make me look minty or just downright sick! Oranges do the same. I can wear all the burgundy, olive, deep blues, jewel tones, and neutrals I want, as long as they aren't orange and bright Irish green! Oh and all backgrounds are kept to a standard slightly offwhite or eggshell in color testing to keep it NEUTRAL so all colors come across equally.

  • @JamesThePokemonHunter

    @JamesThePokemonHunter

    11 ай бұрын

    It's silver vs gold. That's apart of the test

  • @elvenmage313
    @elvenmage313 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't get a chance to do the survey, but one thing that is hard for me to miss is each choice not only has a different color for the clothes, but also different background colors. I could see that being a factor too.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @Tiger54658

    @Tiger54658

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dragonballz5600 every comment I look at you are spamming this factor. It changes nothing. The background was a terrible choice, it should've been a neutral color, not pinks, greens, blues or yellows. I TOOK the survey with my sister. We hated it, we had trouble paying attention to the subject and their shirt because we kept comparing the shirt to the BACKGROUND which WASN'T THE POINT OF THE SKIN TONE FACTORING WITH THEIR SHIRT. The backgrounds RUINED this study. It was too big of a variable, if EVERYONE is saying the same thing, LISTEN TO IT.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Tiger54658 Try changing the background and you will see that there is not much of a difference.

  • @enexua_07

    @enexua_07

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@Tiger54658 The backgrounds IS A PART of the test. It is intentional. Read the desc

  • @SylvitaHandmade
    @SylvitaHandmade Жыл бұрын

    The main flaw I found in this survey was it was just way too long. I got really tired of making choices towards the end and just kinda being a lot less discerning and just picking whatever grabbed my attention first (probably the brights). I’m sure this skewed the results

  • @ariwl1

    @ariwl1

    Жыл бұрын

    Decision fatigue should absolutely be accounted for when you're doing surveys like these. When I did the first survey the final portion was so dramatically longer than the others I began to wonder if they were secretly testing for something besides color choices with it.

  • @sams797

    @sams797

    Жыл бұрын

    I think that was done purposefully to get you to go with your gut reaction, and see if your answers matched up to previous sections. (There were definitely repeats)

  • @pipro2

    @pipro2

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @reydragonclaw1128

    @reydragonclaw1128

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah the longer I took the test the less I paid attention. My eyes were straining to try and see the differences and I got so sick of all the colors I started to kind of just randomly select them- in fact, I probably selected more muted tones towards the end because my eyes were burning from all those saturated colors. Also some of the shirts just didn't look real, and that was incredibly off putting.

  • @pug8714

    @pug8714

    11 ай бұрын

    Aye

  • @gracemaple1060
    @gracemaple1060 Жыл бұрын

    One thing that bothered me about the photos was that photoshopped colors don't look the same as changing the color in real life. If you swap out a shirt in real life, the light bounces off that shirt and onto your skin, affecting the way your skin looks, but when you just swap the color of the shirt in photoshop, the reflected light stays the same. I honestly think the reflected light from colors near your face is what gives the biggest effect.

  • @larkov3940

    @larkov3940

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally agree with you. I would love a retake of the survey without photoshopping the clothes colors and without changing the background color. It would be a much more precise analysis.

  • @sophieleitao7219

    @sophieleitao7219

    Жыл бұрын

    Literally just made a comment like this because I didin't see yours before🤦‍♀️ but yes, you are absolutely right, that's a huge factor for this colour season theory!

  • @kati_ranae
    @kati_ranae Жыл бұрын

    I know for me, the backgrounds really effected which image I liked best. I was looking for at the image on the whole not just one part, maybe that was wrong but ADHD made me look at the whole thing

  • @acetrek935

    @acetrek935

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @sketchingdetails
    @sketchingdetails Жыл бұрын

    I'm curious if there was any analysis related to the background colors of the photos. I remember thinking some of the shirt colors didn't look great against that peachy background, which was impacting some of my choices.

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @neighborhood_menace

    @neighborhood_menace

    Жыл бұрын

    The same thing was happening to me as well. The backgrounds really messed with my choices and I would have to hide the background with my fingers just to make a decision. Did not help lol

  • @thesciencegworl5161
    @thesciencegworl5161 Жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for this FINALLY. Can't believe that style theory became one of the channels I watch on the regular now

  • @MonMon_W

    @MonMon_W

    Жыл бұрын

    fr

  • @roseashkiiii4361

    @roseashkiiii4361

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @nebula_star14

    @nebula_star14

    Жыл бұрын

    Next theory channel at this point will be life theory

  • @Norge_1

    @Norge_1

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@finallyitshere7410im reporting you bot

  • @ames8377

    @ames8377

    Жыл бұрын

    Realllll

  • @KyuuJuuNana
    @KyuuJuuNana Жыл бұрын

    I don't know how much it mattered, but the color of the background played a difference with how I picked during the survey in question. Whether that was intentional or not just thought I'd throw it out there

  • @dragonballz5600

    @dragonballz5600

    Жыл бұрын

    the background is supposed to be a factor because it is also colormatched the same way as the clothes.

  • @mareviola3251
    @mareviola3251 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the results would change if you were to look at only the first half of the survey answers 'cause let's be honest by the end of it I was having decision fatigue and just wanted it to end (altho I tried my best to not pick randomly until the end)

  • @Amycalledshooter

    @Amycalledshooter

    Жыл бұрын

    Same! I got a lot of decision fatigue as well! I wonder if that's what skewed the data to the bright attention grabbing colors?

  • @bigjalapeno7061

    @bigjalapeno7061

    Жыл бұрын

    They probably had to have a lot of questions for the sake of gathering as much data as they could

  • @jessy1982

    @jessy1982

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure there are fans that wanted to be a part of the video and filled in as fast as they could, rather than as accurately as they could. I tried to pick each one carefully but as the questions on the later pages got more on a page, it was exhausting as I went on, and the tiredness surely affected my choices.

  • @LadyGwynn
    @LadyGwynn Жыл бұрын

    I still feel like the results of the surveys were skewed due to the variable of the background colors. The background makes a HUGE impact on how the color of an outfit appears to the viewer. You only have to remember the blue/black vs white/gold dress controversy of a few years ago to realize that.

  • @Nathan-pl2cf

    @Nathan-pl2cf

    Жыл бұрын

    The backgrounds matched the color seasons, so we would expect to see an *increase* in "correct" choices. The fact that the results did not reflect that indicates color seasons are likely not a big factor in determining people's preferences.

  • @yasao_art
    @yasao_art Жыл бұрын

    Since I'm an artist, I think I let art influence my choices a lot, rather than trying to guess the seasons. For example when someone had orang-y hair, I was more likely to pair it with a blue shirt, rather than the other, teal option - you know, because complementary colors are a thing. And I guess my personal preference for dark, muted colors showed too, since bright, highly saturated colors are often too "loud", so I didn't pick them often, unless it felt "right".

  • @viktoria_pikovsky

    @viktoria_pikovsky

    Жыл бұрын

    Same with me! I'm an artist too, and when I took the quiz I looked at how all the colors were matching each other together, including the background. I didn't try to guess the correct season, heck, I didn't even knew that what the test supposed to be about. The way I saw it was more what style fits each person the best, and that how I chose the photos. And just like you, I didn't go for the lighter more vibrant colors. I like darker muted colors too, and those were the outfits I went for in the test too. I found a lot of the vibrant colors to be too "loud" and saturated to my taste, especially against some of the lighter colder backgrounds they were in.

  • @zrc1514

    @zrc1514

    Жыл бұрын

    I answered similarly but I'm also autistic. Very bright or light colors for me are often overwhelming so I'm less likely to pick them.

  • @kairallison

    @kairallison

    Жыл бұрын

    i found that my art background led me to preferring orange-y hair with a teal shirt or a blue shirt. but i prefer it working with secondary and tertiary colours and often avoid primary colours unless they lean heavily towards a secondary colour. colour schemes like the purple and orange sunset colours or the green and pink watermelon colours.

  • @bigjalapeno7061

    @bigjalapeno7061

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, you were just supposed to pick whichever one you preferred regardless of if it was considered correct or not

  • @deathofdoom1544
    @deathofdoom1544 Жыл бұрын

    When I did that survey I was going crazy as some of them where nearly identical and the background made massive difference

  • @bigjalapeno7061

    @bigjalapeno7061

    Жыл бұрын

    It's been a while since I did but so I don't remember what all was on it but I think the background color impacted things a lot for me too

  • @jessy1982
    @jessy1982 Жыл бұрын

    One factor for me as a survey filler was answer fatigue, after a certain amount of choosing options, my answers became more rushed/uncaring. Even when I tried to take longer to be fairer, it was still more exxhausting. So Perhaps others like me that started it not realising how long the survey was could have had this decision fatigue and chosen almost at random at some point.

  • @addiso24
    @addiso24 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, it got to a point for me where I was just choosing my favorite color shirts. I gave up on the survey, and didn't even think for a second about trying to match the correct season. By the end it was just "I'm sick of seeing bright colors, so I'll choose the duller option of the two".

  • @33pandagamer

    @33pandagamer

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly same, I was really feeling the decision fatigue near the latter third, so I was choosing which color I liked better. Near the end, I was just choosing the darker option.

  • @Mushrooms683
    @Mushrooms683 Жыл бұрын

    Matpat is the king of asking for scientific evidence for whether or not you got a dog and it's incredible.

  • @IdentifiantE.S

    @IdentifiantE.S

    Жыл бұрын

    @officialII???

  • @Ect0fox

    @Ect0fox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@IdentifiantE.S its a bot dont bother with it

  • @nimzi4479

    @nimzi4479

    Жыл бұрын

    Whether or weather?

  • @Aaron_HD

    @Aaron_HD

    Жыл бұрын

    Yo, I'd just like to remind you cause I used to make the same mistake. Weather is like rain or snow. You meant to say whether.

  • @eglol

    @eglol

    Жыл бұрын

    Do _I_ have a dog?

  • @chickenmaster3879
    @chickenmaster3879 Жыл бұрын

    It makes sense that Gen Z tends to like muted colours more since we've been exposed to the internet on average a much larger portion of our life, so MUTED tones would seem more eye-catching. We're so used to everyone trying to attention-grab that we like the calm, mute colours a lot more.

  • @axolirvin971

    @axolirvin971

    Жыл бұрын

    I also wonder if aesthetic trends affected that. Cottage core was very big for a while, and tends towards pastel, and dark academia was also pretty big and tends towards dark muted

  • @alvinsmith3894

    @alvinsmith3894

    Жыл бұрын

    @@axolirvin971 Millenials were big on neutrals and dark colors too though. Look at emo and goth.

  • @alvinsmith3894

    @alvinsmith3894

    Жыл бұрын

    Millenials were big on neutrals and dark colors too though. Look at emo and goth. Plus the creators mat shared are all gen z. So neutral might be popular with most gen zs but the trendsetters are using vibrant colors. Reverse of what millenials were back then.

  • @briciolaa

    @briciolaa

    11 ай бұрын

    nah its bc pastel colors have been trending for ALL our formative years lmaooo

  • @Chill1332
    @Chill1332 Жыл бұрын

    There was one thing I noticed that seemed to skew my choices. The background colors. I noticed I tended to immediately gravitated toward ALL of the lighter blue grey ones and away from the beige ones. So much so that I became unsure if I was liking the picture because of the clothing choice or the background choice.

  • @tiggerdcat

    @tiggerdcat

    Жыл бұрын

    No they were all white. I'm positive. Lol (I'm obviously kidding, you get that... right?)

  • @joshsims2812
    @joshsims2812 Жыл бұрын

    I’m wondering how much was changed based on how much the image was edited/altered from its original picture. Let’s consider the idea that if you got all the models from the pictures and gave them actual copy’s of clothes at different saturated colors, the test results would be very different. The image would look better then the edited one because then the lighting is more accurate between the clothes, model, and background.

  • @bigjalapeno7061

    @bigjalapeno7061

    Жыл бұрын

    I never thought about that but you're probably right

  • @reydragonclaw1128

    @reydragonclaw1128

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely. Sometimes while a color may have looked better on them on paper, it looked so unnatural and unreal that it was offputting and weird to look at, so you went with the option that looked more real, regardless of the color.

  • @anastasija6866
    @anastasija6866 Жыл бұрын

    The background definetly affected it but also I definitely looked a lot at the eyes and the smile then at the the complexion but the amount of options also affected it since towards the end my eyes were getting tired

  • @izzysmith105
    @izzysmith105 Жыл бұрын

    I love thinking about the fact that I did that survey, and my data was used in this video, it makes me feel so included

  • @tiggerdcat

    @tiggerdcat

    Жыл бұрын

    I love thinking they looked at mine and went "This lady's data is absolutely bonkers! Throw it out!"

  • @jennalblackmore
    @jennalblackmore Жыл бұрын

    Personal colour preference definitely affects it. There were some where I chose the answer that I knew was not the colour-season-adjacent answer simply because I liked the colour better, especially with the darker greens and reds, which I chose occasionally over brighter ones even where the brighter ones would have been more suitable.

  • @123Elokin
    @123Elokin Жыл бұрын

    so glad so many comments are mentioning the background cause i was a little disappointed it wasn't mentioned in the video

  • @taylynn5202
    @taylynn5202 Жыл бұрын

    The backgrounds played a huge role in my choices. To a point it was distracting and made it harder to focus on the clothing.

  • @Luna_Moon-xd4oh
    @Luna_Moon-xd4oh Жыл бұрын

    My opinions on this video: Before watching: When I saw the title I actually was sad about this being a complete lie. I was planning on having this as my thesis report. I also was planning on doing digital art/animation project where I will draw different types of body types and skin colors taking on different types of clothing and shades of color. I was like "if Color Seasons would really help find how to make you pop out more then creating a digital character should be great and easy to find the right colors to match what I wanted" but now I'm not sure... After watching: Ok maybe I can still do that plan (not here tho)

  • @EnigmaHarper
    @EnigmaHarper Жыл бұрын

    I think, and it goes against all scientific reasoning, that we didn't need that many choices. I know that about a third of the way through the survey I gave up on accuracy and just went with whatever popped out more. Which is what your results came said. So if there was less survey fatigue, you might have reached very different results.

  • @LadyGwynn

    @LadyGwynn

    Жыл бұрын

    I kinda feel like they intentionally introduced decision fatigue, in order to get answers that were more "gut reaction" than over thought.

  • @AGglittersparkle
    @AGglittersparkle Жыл бұрын

    I think the background color was a huge factor as well!

  • @tiggerdcat

    @tiggerdcat

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't think anyone noticed...

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Жыл бұрын

    7:13 "so I dug a bit deeper" is Matt's favorite motto of life

  • @rosy_cookie143

    @rosy_cookie143

    Жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

  • @LazyReaderKanon
    @LazyReaderKanon Жыл бұрын

    The amount of conclusions that can be gleamed from all that data must be a lot. Pretty sure this data will be used a lot more than just this. Also, picking and choosing so many times hurt my brains. That survey was a pain to complete. Just when you think it's over, boom! there is another page. Anyway, thanks for reading, have a nice day.

  • @LunaWitcherArt
    @LunaWitcherArt Жыл бұрын

    The contrast between the clothes and the background was a huge factor for me. I chose what made the person pop in combination with the background.

  • @icedimp1793
    @icedimp1793 Жыл бұрын

    Did you guys account for the background colour in each of the pictures too? it seemed like the background color wasn't consistent between different photos of the same person, and I am curious about how that also has an affect on the responses since with some backgrounds there can be more or less contrast between the person's features as well as their clothes. Thought it was interesting that you didn't mention anything regarding the background of the photos and only the person and what they're individually wearing.

  • @bluefox175_
    @bluefox175_ Жыл бұрын

    I remember doing that quiz and having fun guessing which pictures were the photoshopped ones. Some were obvious, others werent. Also, as an artist i tend to take color theory in the art sense into consideration when it comes to fashion stuff. Afterall, fashion is art

  • @axolirvin971

    @axolirvin971

    Жыл бұрын

    I really wanted them to look at the data and see if maybe there was a preference for non-edited options.

  • @bigjalapeno7061

    @bigjalapeno7061

    Жыл бұрын

    That's an interesting way to put it

  • @dct2

    @dct2

    Жыл бұрын

    hello interent welcome to color theiry

  • @ystacalden

    @ystacalden

    Жыл бұрын

    They were all edited though. He showed the stock photos which were white clothes, white background , 4:44 , and the tinted background and outfit colors were then added

  • @axolirvin971

    @axolirvin971

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ystacalden True, but some of them looked edited, like the saturation was too high or something, while others looked natural. Also, since the color of the shirt reflects onto the wearer, I wonder if that had an effect

  • @random_person2300
    @random_person2300 Жыл бұрын

    I'm excited to see a follow-up video from Matpat about how we're collectively distracted by the background of the survey 😂

  • @ironicpineapple
    @ironicpineapple Жыл бұрын

    I think I speak for myself when I say that through the survey, I just ended up picking the colors I liked more. I didn't realize I was doing this until I had to pick between two pictures and I picked one option because "I like that color more"

  • @aristheia_

    @aristheia_

    Жыл бұрын

    same here. My choices towards the end of the survey gravitated more on muted, warm colors because my favorite colors are like that, regardless of whether or not it suits the person.

  • @SapioiT
    @SapioiT Жыл бұрын

    The results might be skewed by the background colors. Different colors looked better on different backgrounds.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Жыл бұрын

    You are totally rocking those colors Matt! You are stylish as they come!❤🩵💚💛

  • @PhonyLyzard
    @PhonyLyzard Жыл бұрын

    I love how hes calling them subjects, like("Subject 12 looks best in muted colors.") as if he's running experiments in a lab.

  • @littlemissrandom7744
    @littlemissrandom7744 Жыл бұрын

    I was surprised that background colours weren't mentioned and I was so sure that it played a major role in experiment. I will say that it definitely hindered my choice when it came to selection.

  • @doorway2fandom459
    @doorway2fandom459 Жыл бұрын

    the lighting was EVERYTHING in my decision. A lot of times the subject looked more washed out and it was lighting and other factors, not even thinking of 'seasons'. Not sure if SAME lighting but changing the hue/tone of outfits for different seasons would have changed the results. I see from the comments others had the same idea: same background and lighting, different outfits?!

  • @Cj_Plays_Everything
    @Cj_Plays_Everything Жыл бұрын

    When I did the survey the color of the background REALLY affected my choices

  • @biexbr
    @biexbr Жыл бұрын

    Sooo, when I took the test I started very focus. But when I was in the 5th page I started to get more tired and wont to get over with. Are your results show that the firsts answers were more correct?

  • @diagonalleaf
    @diagonalleaf Жыл бұрын

    Please do more of these survey theories!

  • @Celesthea
    @Celesthea Жыл бұрын

    Honestly background changed my answers so much, but so did my color preference. I liked muted warm yellowish colors more so I mostly picked those, but the vibrant ones stood out so much too.

  • @clara.p
    @clara.p Жыл бұрын

    i feel like decision fatigue was definitely a factor here, because the survey felt overwhelmingly long- 100 may not sound like a lot, but at one point you just start speeding through it to get it over with. probably because of our ridiculously short attention spans.

  • @juliacornejo7802
    @juliacornejo7802 Жыл бұрын

    I really like how you dissected the results of this survey, but as I was watching the video I kept wondering when would you mention the effect of the background colors, because they definitely had an impact on my choices and they actually reminded me of a bit of color theory I learned on my last semester and how you perceive colors differently depending on the background they have.

  • @catzie_78
    @catzie_78 Жыл бұрын

    The BACKGROUND KEPT CHANGING!! Omg i was so confused. Thought it was a variable they were testing but nope. Threw me off so much.

  • @Dmobley9901
    @Dmobley9901 Жыл бұрын

    Whelp might as well add to the crowd, and maybe this'll be what gets the message across. We NEED to know if the changes in backgrounds was intentional or not, and if so, how does this alter the results? An uncontrolled variable can completely ruin the integrity of the results of this survey. Just figure some clarification would be appreciated by the community.

  • @ampanda91
    @ampanda91 Жыл бұрын

    I wander how much decision fatigued played into this. The last part of the survery had significantly more questions than the first two parts. It will be interesting to compare accuracy of answers based on the part of the survery

  • @CrazyQuilman157
    @CrazyQuilman157 Жыл бұрын

    The irony of this whole "Color Season" nonsense is that I feel my best in solid brown shirts or open plaid/buffalo check button-downs. Everything else can be randomized.

  • @Vi_Vi_1
    @Vi_Vi_1 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE when you guys do these big surveys and then breakdown the data. It's so cool and interesting!!

  • @YingofDarkness
    @YingofDarkness Жыл бұрын

    I wsh you guys would share the data for these studies as the massive amount of participants and data could be helpful to others researching this who don't have your clout. I'm also going to echo everyone else saying to keep the background colors the same. Stick to one for everyone or you just included an unaccounted variable. I didn't take the survey but just pausing to look at my preferences before you told me the data had me realizing that certain background colors made some of the participants look more washed out or brightened them up and that affected what shirt color I chose. I was choosing to compensate for the background color more often then I'd preferred. Maybe re-do this one with that in mind as that seems to be a big factor that skewed the results.

  • @thephony1651
    @thephony1651 Жыл бұрын

    From the description for those who didn't see it: NOTE: In the survey, Team Theorist shifted the backgrounds to also reflect the color season in order to create a full color palette. Each background is consistent for each sub category.

  • @Shori948
    @Shori948 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure that the backgrounds are also a significant variable here, so I'm not sure why you don't mention it

  • @tehsacredeggo-4519
    @tehsacredeggo-4519 Жыл бұрын

    That survey was so fun! I love answering questions and participating in these theories. (Also, as someone with sensory issues that are triggered by overly bright colors, I skewed my answers towards darker and richer colors) :)

  • @Skittlezzour
    @Skittlezzour Жыл бұрын

    I love so much that everyone is agreeing that the background was the biggest issue for us

  • @lollyeule753
    @lollyeule753 Жыл бұрын

    I was so excited for this episode I'm so glad it's finally out and it's really interesting to see these results

  • @tiggerdcat

    @tiggerdcat

    Жыл бұрын

    I was too... until they didn't explain why the backgrounds were different colors. Now I'm just sad. 😿

  • @lollyeule753

    @lollyeule753

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tiggerdcat i believe this was part of the Gold/Silver jewelry trick to match the undertones of the skin tone......

  • @katie_cant_compute
    @katie_cant_compute Жыл бұрын

    The backgrounds of each picture affected a lot of our choices!!

  • @foxpokemonforever4775
    @foxpokemonforever4775 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE when you do these types of surveys, the results come out so interesting! I got to participate in this one as well as the Super Smash Brothers character survey, and I hope you do more in the future!

  • @kaliaatwell6285
    @kaliaatwell6285 Жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this one! I was so excited to see the results of the data from that survey. My eyes were so tired by the end of it.

  • @Olivetyn
    @Olivetyn Жыл бұрын

    The best day ever is when a theorist channel uploads!

  • @iceboy3288
    @iceboy3288 Жыл бұрын

    Love the work you guys do. What I would love to see is a video on the best haircut for a person depending on their face, body size, skin tone, ect. I think that would make a great addition to style theory.

  • @lydiaperson7251
    @lydiaperson7251 Жыл бұрын

    darn! i would've loved to know you where doing a survey ! it's quiet ironic since this topic has been on my mind quiet a lot lately

  • @GhostyDude49
    @GhostyDude49 Жыл бұрын

    Since it is summertime, I have a theory idea. Which swimsuit would be the best style and the fast swimming in it.

  • @rachelbird2440
    @rachelbird2440 Жыл бұрын

    I just want to know how I did personally. I felt like my individual preferences for colors affected my choices. I like cooler, muted colors, both on myself and others, so on the more difficult choices, I think I was opting for the muted colors more often.

  • @rowannorth1382
    @rowannorth1382 Жыл бұрын

    Like everyone here is saying, the BACKGROUND played a huge role in picking the colors and I am extremely surprised it wasn't mentioned. Also, decision fatigue was a HUGE part of it towards the end. It was a LOT longer than I expected and I got tired of looking the same images over and over. I felt like I was going crazy and just wanted it over, so that definitely affected my choices. Those both are HUGE data points you are overlooking.

  • @bluespidermaster6608
    @bluespidermaster6608 Жыл бұрын

    Could you do an episode based on where’s Wally/Waldo where you talk about the least noticeable fashion choices?

  • @KiaraMykie
    @KiaraMykie Жыл бұрын

    For me the backdrop probably had an effect in my responses.

  • @sunnyspinach
    @sunnyspinach Жыл бұрын

    But you did different color backgrounds. That’s a pretty big variable.

  • @mariannavourkou
    @mariannavourkou Жыл бұрын

    The background really made a difference, you could have the same colour on different background and it will look different so maybe put the survey back up and keep the background the same or just screen white.

  • @pedrostormrage
    @pedrostormrage Жыл бұрын

    I was looking forward to this one! When I took the survey I was racking my brain trying to figure out what options I thought looked better, but even after answering I usually wasn't sure why I picked each option (the brightness hypothesis does make sense).

  • @micahcampbell9178
    @micahcampbell917811 ай бұрын

    YESSS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO

  • @rachealramis260
    @rachealramis260 Жыл бұрын

    Something that my sister and I (and a few others in the comments) noticed how the backgrounds kept changing. The background color can make other colors look different to what they actually are. And I’m wondering if that could’ve been another factor that could have been looked at

  • @kateb1127
    @kateb1127 Жыл бұрын

    This was the first survey that had me looking intensly on a pair of stock photos wondering if I think pale pink or pale yellow look better. I dscovered some things about my color preferences, that's for sure

  • @tiggerdcat

    @tiggerdcat

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure there were many other factors that threw off your decisions, like the background and the fact the colors didn't reflect in the skin, showing how it effects undertones. It would have REALLY changed a lot of things.

  • @gemaster14
    @gemaster14 Жыл бұрын

    I love that the theory Channels answer those random questions that keep me up at night.

  • @eeshapendse1911
    @eeshapendse1911 Жыл бұрын

    There were 3 other factors which i see others also faced which was the background of the pictures, the decision fatigue and the tshirts colours sometimes looking fake

  • @AustynSN
    @AustynSN Жыл бұрын

    Another thing I think would make this test more interesting/accurate would be to reverse the test. Instead of changing the clothes between two choices, change the look (skin tone, etc) of the model, but keep the clothes the exact same.

  • @stutibansal3461
    @stutibansal3461 Жыл бұрын

    Hey I did the survey and 100 QUESTIONS!!?! no wonder it took so long

  • @YakThak
    @YakThak Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh I love the smell of fresh theory videos 🍪✨

  • @joshuayarrington9684
    @joshuayarrington9684 Жыл бұрын

    Please do an episode on why the US Army adopted UCP Digital camo. Despite how much it sucks.

  • @mgrega9345
    @mgrega9345 Жыл бұрын

    My first was a green machoke in leaf green. I never evolved it because I was young and ignorant and thought that it would revert back to a normal machamp. I restarted the game so I never kept it but I remember being confused and my brother explaining to me I found a super rare Pokémon. I agree with you 100%

  • @theprinceofawesomeness
    @theprinceofawesomeness Жыл бұрын

    about the test, i literally just chose what i thought the person looked best in per option, i never took background in to account, compared to jewelry, or even tried to fit them in to seasons

  • @AlienKnightAsher
    @AlienKnightAsher Жыл бұрын

    I love the consensus that the background needs explanation. I feel like they were chosen based on contrast and color theory complimentaries, but for me, it was distracting. I'd love to see the same outfits on plain white or plain black backgrounds so only clothes impact it.

  • @randomnessal6811
    @randomnessal681111 ай бұрын

    The backround color for the pictures was VERY influental on my picks

  • @h4ndlE3
    @h4ndlE3 Жыл бұрын

    It feels illegal to be early 😂

  • @Olivetyn

    @Olivetyn

    Жыл бұрын

    Ik 😂

  • @Sillyfrog6205
    @Sillyfrog6205 Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact! A shrimp's heart is in its head!

  • @StarsBarsAndCheese

    @StarsBarsAndCheese

    Жыл бұрын

    cool

  • @Narra0002
    @Narra0002 Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t think about the background before, but it did make a difference. I hope they do a similar survey in the future

  • @thesupermonkeystrom971
    @thesupermonkeystrom971 Жыл бұрын

    You should make a intro on style theory

  • @gabrielkale
    @gabrielkale Жыл бұрын

    I didn't even take the test and I thought it was weird that the backgrounds weren't consistent. It sounds like you unintentionally created a palette that skewed the results. I'm not sure how you did the color shifts. Was it because you used a layer mask? It's hard to imagine an option that wouldn't influence the viewer--even a neutral (black, white, gray) would still evoke a color combination. Were the color shifts in the background part of the season? If not, it seems like that was a huge variable.

  • @carpevinum8645
    @carpevinum8645 Жыл бұрын

    Love to see you guys explore the Kibbe body types.

  • @undergirl04
    @undergirl0411 ай бұрын

    The variable that bugged me in the survey was the background changing color, that played a big part in my choices

  • @candytea9341
    @candytea9341 Жыл бұрын

    For me how much the color blended was a pain If it blened with the skin to much or it was much clashing with the skin it definitely affected my choice And so did the background But that makes sense if it was based of sesons In my opinion the survey was funny and i was even surprised with my choice Once again great video and experiment that im glad i was part of

Келесі