How to Say ‘That color suits you.’ in Spain Spanish
Ese color te queda muy bien.
EH-seh koh-LOR teh KEH-dah mwee byen
[EH-seh koh-LOR teh KEH-dah mwee byen]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quedar bien] is a very common pattern for "to suit" or "to look good on someone": [te queda bien], [le queda genial]. You can reuse it with clothes, colours, or haircuts.
Phrase Breakdown
Ese
[EH-seh]
that
Demonstrative adjective for a masculine singular noun not too far from the speaker.
Ese color te queda muy bien, especialmente con esa luz.
That color suits you very well, especially in that light.
color
[koh-LOR]
color
Used often in compliments about clothes, makeup, or accessories.
No todo el mundo lleva bien ese tono; Ese color te queda muy bien.
Not everyone wears that shade well; that color suits you very well.
te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun used with quedar bien/mal to say how something suits someone.
Ese color te queda muy bien, en serio.
That color suits you very well, seriously.
queda
[KEH-dah]
suits / looks on
From quedar; in this structure, quedar bien means 'to suit someone' or 'look good on someone.'
Con tu tono de piel, ese color te queda muy bien.
With your skin tone, that color suits you very well.
muy
[mwee]
very
Intensifier used to strengthen bien here.
Ese color te queda muy bien; resalta mucho.
That color suits you very well; it stands out a lot.
bien
[byen]
well
Used with quedar to mean that something looks good on someone.
Te favorece muchísimo; sí, Ese color te queda muy bien.
It flatters you a lot; yes, that color suits you very well.
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