The world's ugliest colour

[Chris S]

The Australian Government have commissioned a study to find the world's ugliest colour.
Apparently it's Pantone 448C and they're going to put it on cigarette packets to deter people.
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/worlds-ugliest-color-and-its-mission.html

It doesn't look too dissimilar from Raleigh Bronze Green which they used in the 1960s. I'm fairly sure British Leyland used a similar colour (goose pooh green?) on some of their cars. Obviously they didn't have focus groups then.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Blimey ... that's the world's worst colour? I quite like it ....

 

[perplexed]

Blimey ... that's the world's worst colour? I quite like it ....

I must be weird too, I also like it!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

That's quite a nice colour for a bike. Just more proof (as if anyone needed it) that the Australian Government has completely lost the plot.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The Australian Government have commissioned a study to find the world's ugliest colour.
Apparently it's Pantone 448C and they're going to put it on cigarette packets to deter people.
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/worlds-ugliest-color-and-its-mission.html

It doesn't look too dissimilar from Raleigh Bronze Green which they used in the 1960s. I'm fairly sure British Leyland used a similar colour (goose pooh green?) on some of their cars. Obviously they didn't have focus groups then.

British Leyland had a colour called Harvest Gold. Similar to that "ugly colour".
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...UKEwiMl9H8kafNAhUEOxoKHaWwCzsQsAQIGw&dpr=0.75

 

[Fab Foodie]

British Leyland had a colour called Harvest Gold. Similar to that "ugly colour".
https://www.google.co.uq=british+le...6&bih=678&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved

British Leyland made some pretty shiittyy cars and then painted them shiittyy brown so we could avoid them .... it's one of their few marketing strategies that worked .....

 

[swee'pea99]

I wonder if that's 'ugly' because it looks like stagnant water? Hard-wired as 'best avoided'?

 

[Profpointy]

The Australian Government have commissioned a study to find the world's ugliest colour.
Apparently it's Pantone 448C and they're going to put it on cigarette packets to deter people.
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/worlds-ugliest-color-and-its-mission.html

It doesn't look too dissimilar from Raleigh Bronze Green which they used in the 1960s. I'm fairly sure British Leyland used a similar colour (goose pooh green?) on some of their cars. Obviously they didn't have focus groups then.

That's a lovely colour - which would equally suit a '50s (British obviously) sportscar.

But surely that saddle shouldn't be pointed up at the front?

 

[Oldfentiger]

I must be wired wrong - I like it too

 

[Rooster1]

not totally subjective at all is it.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

They should just brand all cigarettes as Austin Apache and then no-one will touch it.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

They should just brand all cigarettes as Austin Apache and then no-one will touch it.

Or worse, Austin Allegro!

 

[winjim]

I quite fancy a fag.

 

[winjim]

So do I...



... but I won't be tempted to have a cigarette afterwards.

I'll set 'em up, you knock 'em down!

 

[Oldbloke]

My mate had a minivan in the 70s in a colour called "Saluki Bronze" which was so bad it was known as "The Flying Shi@e"