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Pantone 448 C (the "ugliest colour in the world")
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rbn sopuli.xyz rbn@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2024-03-30
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I just learned about this colour in a documentation about the global tobacco industry. In several countries this color is mandatory for the packaging of all cigarettes that are being sold to make the design less appealing.

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Sasquatch lemmy.ml Sasquatch@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-08-12
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The Australian Department of Health initially referred to the colour as "olive green", but the name was changed after concerns were expressed by the Australian Olive Association.

Hilarious

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klu9 piefed.social klu9@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-04
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And for some reason, the colour Dark Reader turns a bunch of websites into.

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ThrowawayPermanente sh.itjust.works ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-23
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It's also the most effective camouflage color. Imagine you're wearing this from head to toe and a fascist (known for their fashion sense) has you in his sights. Does he drop the hammer on you, or does he think to himself 'the worst thing I could possibly do to this guy right now is let him continue to walk around looking like that'.

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SuperNovaStar lemmy.blahaj.zone SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-11-12
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Is it weird that I don't think it's that bad though

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AlsaValderaan lemmy.blahaj.zone AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-08-20
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The Australian Department of Health initially referred to the colour as "olive green", but the name was changed after concerns were expressed by the Australian Olive Association. Hilarious

I have no idea how it's supposed to be green, either.

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