How to Pick a Shirt Color for Your Logo
Choose a shirt color that provides strong contrast against your logo's colors — dark logos on light shirts or light logos on dark shirts both read clearly at a distance.
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The short answer.
Choose a shirt color that provides strong contrast against your logo's colors — dark logos on light shirts or light logos on dark shirts both read clearly at a distance.
- • Prioritize contrast between logo and shirt color
- • Consider your brand's primary color as the shirt color
- • Dark shirts need a white ink underbase for most methods
- • Test a mockup before committing to a large order
Why contrast matters more than brand-matching
A logo that matches its shirt color too closely can become nearly invisible from a distance. Strong contrast — even if it means an unconventional shirt color — usually reads better than perfect brand-color matching.
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Choose a shirt color that provides strong contrast against your logo's colors — dark logos on light shirts or light logos on dark shirts both read clearly at a distance.
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