The worst colour to paint your house

[RenoQueen]

Australian government research has found the world's ugliest colour.

Apparently the research was done to find out what colour cigarette packets should be, but it's also handy for interior decorators! 

Other colours considered were lime green, white, beige, dark grey and mustard. But none came close to Pantone 448C in terms of its ability to ‘‘minimise appeal’’ and ‘‘maximise perceived harm’’. Pantone 448C was commonly described as ‘death’, ‘dirty’ or ‘tar’ without any positive adjectives.

What do you think are some of the colours you should never, ever use when painting your house?

[Andy_Mann]

And @ProjectPete steps up again, & brings the goods.

Mate, keep the Atari & Sega in storage, even without a tape drive, the Commodore'll bolt it in.

The random generator only has to come with 1 or a 0, that should be enough to mess with the experts' heads. We could forego the tech & do a coin flip, but those brain-wave bankrupts'd snatch it before it hit the floor.

[mikedoeslife]

The walls in our home are currently an interesting mix of lavender, mustard and a sort of earth-red maroon. Suffice to say, we're going white throughout (apart from feature walls, which so far have been a very strong charcoal. Seems to work well, IMO!)

[Isobel]

Pantone’s colour of the year for 2017 is:

Anyone game to use this colour to decorate their house?

[Isobel]

Pantone's colour trends for 2018 - https://www.domain.com.au/advice/pantones-colour-trends-for-2018-are-here-and-they-are-gorgeous-2017...

[RenoQueen]

I like to move to be a bit more bright, bold and playful. 

[Isobel]

Pantone’s 2018 colour of the year is Ultra Violet 18-3838:

 

Certainly not a colour for shrinking violets!

“Ultra Violet can transform a room into one of extraordinary self-expression, or conversely its polish can tone down a room with subdued, modern pairings,” Pantone states. “Adding spice and brightness, Ultra Violet calls attention to a tufted couch, piece of art or accent wall. As a color that can take you in so many directions, Ultra Violet makes a statement in any space, whether it’s one of tradition and elegance or unexpected boldness.”

[Prof]

If you weren't insane before you painted a room that colour ..you would be after living in it!
Colour of the year!!..Are they kidding?

[Isobel]

I think its a lovely colour, but yes, best used sparingly.

[Isobel]

Thoughts on the 2019 colour of the year?

[Moose]

Living Coral feels a bit like its sliding back to peach... which is what our 1979 house is - mission brown and peach!!