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Why is the world losing color?

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legitster ◴[] No.43559278[source]
May I make a case for brown?

- Brown is an extremely warm color, and sucks up all of the ugly blues from unnatural light sources

- Brown pairs well with all sorts of shades and colors, just like the millennial gray and white tones

- Brown can come in all sorts of shades and vibrancies, but is not as stimulating as other colors

- Brown hides dirt, scuffs, and stains extremely well

Humans have spent most of our history being very familiar with the color brown in our natural world. I moved from a modern home (everything in white and grays) and into a 1920s brown home with brown-beige walls and all of its original brown wood accents and fixtures. And then I stuffed it with brown furniture. Not only is it beautiful and cozy, I swear that this was the first year I didn't suffer from seasonal affective disorder in a long time.

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1. magicalhippo ◴[] No.43563808[source]
Reminds me of the "ugliest color"[1], the brown Pantone 448 C, selected for use on tobacco products in an attempt to dissuade purchase. However it turned out to be quite nice looking on packages[2], and at last here in Norway lead to no measurable decrease in sales[3].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantone_448_C

[2]: https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/ddB3zq/designekspertene-elsker-d...

[3]: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/fhi_-ny-design-pa-roykpakker-og-...