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Orange used to be my favourite colour... (Original Post) Locut0s Feb 2017 OP
So are you looking for something bold TexasTowelie Feb 2017 #1
Lol I had to google that... Locut0s Feb 2017 #2
I recommend red BlueSpot Feb 2017 #3
I was going to repaint the kitchen an orange but not now. irisblue Feb 2017 #4

TexasTowelie

(112,160 posts)
1. So are you looking for something bold
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 02:31 AM
Feb 2017

or something subdued?

Or do you want to be an outlier and pick the world's ugliest color? Pantone 448c, otherwise known as opaque couché.



It is described as looking like death, filth, lung tar or baby excrement. For those comparisons it reminds me of Trump, but to each their own.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)
2. Lol I had to google that...
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 02:59 AM
Feb 2017

Interesting that the article mentioning it shows a colour swatch that is of a different hue:

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/jun/08/stylewatch-pantone-448c-ugliest-colour-world-opaque-couche-australian-smokers-fashion

Either way neither one is that appealing to me I will agree. Ugliest colour ever? Umm lol not really. Depending on the context and use any colour could take that crown.

I suppose in the most generic of circumstances without reference to context I'd have to say I prefer bolder, more saturated colours on average. Hence Orange But of course context is everything.

BlueSpot

(855 posts)
3. I recommend red
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:47 PM
Feb 2017

I find that it has worked well as a favorite color. And it just means taking the yellow out of orange so you're still kind of in the neighborhood. And it works well with your flag too!

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