According to Keka Heron, one of the easiest ways to select an eyeshadow color based on your own eye color is to reference the color wheel, "There will always be colors that will bring more attention to the color of your eyes. In order to make your eye color pop, go back to basics, think about the color wheel. Choose the color on the opposite side of the wheel from your own eye color."
Of course, most of us don't have bright green, red, or yellow eyes, so at first glance, this advice doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. But if you find and use a color wheel like the one available from Sessions College, you can actually adjust the tone of the color wheel until you can select a shade that closely matches your own eye color. Then based on on that shade, you can find a complementary tone on the opposite side of the wheel. For instance, my eyes are hazel — they're primarily green, with an edge of brown and a very dark, almost black rim. When I use the color wheel to select a complementary shade of color, it appears that dark blues, mauves, and dark plum eyeshadows are the best options for my eye color.
