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Purple, it's the colour of royalty.

[–] CelloMike@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Very specifically, the fresh green you see on a forest hillside from a long way away just as the leaves start appearing in spring

[–] gilgameth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] tha_vampyr@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Midnight blue

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Orangered you cure! /s

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

What is the velocity of an unladen swallow?

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

[–] oxytocin@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago
[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 4 points 4 hours ago
[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] libra00@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Iono, I would normally say a deep forest green, but I have recently been growing in appreciation of purple.

[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Orange. My students used to ask me why, and I would tell them that I like bright colors, but red is a mad color - STOP sign, fire, angry emoji. Orange on the other hand is cheery, it’s a happy red!

...idk, that one guy kinda killed it for me.

[–] Ikshiki@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Tiger Orange

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Green is the color of life; vampires of the Sol