Women's Sol Cool Costera Ankle Pant

I purchased these pants for a trip I have coming up. Bought them ahead of time and upon first inspection I loved them, as I simply tried them on and did not seek to put them next to anything - the fit is great, well made, fabric not too flimsy or thin, just enough stretch, length perfect. But alas, when I pulled my travel clothing out of my storage closet this week and went to pair them up for my "everything must go with everything" minimalist packing system - I was stunned to find the color deemed "charcoal", was indeed very strange and really more of a tobacco. They work with light grey but themselves are not grey at all nor really go with grey, nor black.. When put next to black or grey they look brown. Yet next to brown, it needs to be the right shade of brown and isn't a great match. Why oh why do clothing manufacturers need to come up with every color variation and undertone, when a simple grey, brown, or black will do? Especially for travel! I will not be bringing these pants on my upcoming trip as they are an outlier, and likely will return them as even shoes are difficult to pair with the color. If you are seeking pants for travel, and don't want to bring that jumbo suitcase, beware. Not a good travel basic for sure. In quality these pants would be a five, in function, in light of travel, I would give a one. Thus I'm aiming in the middle with a three. Also, I am 5'7" , 125 lbs., and the size 2 was perfect.

This pant is typical ExOfficio top quality fabric, features, and construction. Fits well and I particularly like the cotton content. But the color is off on this one. It does not coordinate with other greys, browns, or cool brights.