Most commonly, people use the color blue when designing their ties. Blue ties are guaranteed to look good with a white or light blue dress shirt, especially with brown leather shoes and belts, which almost every person has a version of in their closet.  When matching tie colors to a dress you can match closely using a solid color necktie or more subtly by incorporating the matching color as an accent color in the design of the tie. The type of event and clothing you are wearing is also important, with black, burgundy, brown, and other dark-colored ties known for more serious and formal occasions while orange, yellow, and lighter and brighter colors are commonly for more lighthearted affairs. Weddings vary widely based on the couple marrying and wedding theme but frequently are black tie events or use white, cream, or off-white in tie colors and tend towards monochromatic color usage.