Sub-Accent Colors in Clothing
Sub-accent colors, or sometimes referred to as “filler colors”, are accent colors, that take up the least color “real estate” and that contribute the least to the overall appearance.
Contrary to accent colors, “subs” do not define the outfit and are usually not ever remembered post-hand. In short: no-one can ever recall a sub-accent color after having looked at an outfit for only a brief moment.
Sub-accents are also sometimes called “fillers” because they fill up the leftover color space. They are usually tints or shades of the canvas color.
Here’s an example:
In this outfit the subs are red (from the shirt) and lime (from the heals of the socks and the shirt). The accent colors are yellow, yellow-orange and brown. The canvas color is olive.
