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37. Purple - had it inflicted on me my entire childhood and until I left home

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 12:31 PM

Aug 2023

It was my spoiled little sister's color so she had purple everything. Once my two older sisters left for college and I got the "big" bedroom, I wanted to paint it blue. It was vetoed since it was to be my little sister's in five years and she wanted it purple. So I got the live in a purple room for five years.

Plus relatives who couldn't remember what I liked gave me purple stuff all the time. For my high school graduation some gave me a whole desk set all in purple. Guess who got to keep it?

When I say "purple" I include all the shades and values of the color, from lavender to deep dark purple. It just brings up so many unhappy memories of childhood.

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What is your least favorite color? Mine is green. Bright green --no. What is yours? [View all] debm55 Aug 2023 OP

Green is the color of life. I'm not big on brown. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2023 #1

Me either. Green is fine in an outdoor setting. Insde and on clothers--it is a no for me. debm55 Aug 2023 #51

Yellow ochre nt spooky3 Aug 2023 #2

Agree debm55 Aug 2023 #52

Most shades of blue. Blues in nature are beautiful... Enter stage left Aug 2023 #3

I have a blue car. I love it, and it's easy to find in a parking lot Ocelot II Aug 2023 #7

Everyone has different tastes... Enter stage left Aug 2023 #8

I do like the blues in nature. Dusty blue in one of my rooms. debm55 Aug 2023 #53

Some blue vehicles are beautiful. A little over 30 years ago highplainsdem Aug 2023 #72

Orange we can do it Aug 2023 #4

Me too. Haggard Celine Aug 2023 #6

Agree. debm55 Aug 2023 #54

Orange is my least favorite also. Coventina Aug 2023 #22

It is really hard to carry off wearing something orange. debm55 Aug 2023 #55

I love all colors as a general proposition. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #5

Same PortTack Aug 2023 #21

Agree with you. It does matter were the colors are, Some colors work well outside but not on debm55 Aug 2023 #56

Maroon Cartoonist Aug 2023 #9

It can depend as a have a room with dusty blue walls and maroon trim. I would not want a rug or debm55 Aug 2023 #57

yellow I can do without vlyons Aug 2023 #10

Yellow is very hard to carry off. On flowers, yes. On clothing or walls, no. debm55 Aug 2023 #58

Green is my favorite. LakeArenal Aug 2023 #11

Good. We each have our own taste. I guess my dislike is for the bright green, which to me an outdoor debm55 Aug 2023 #59

Green doesn't go with everybody's skin tone so to wear green is different than seeing it. LakeArenal Aug 2023 #76

agree debm55 Aug 2023 #77

Blues and purples. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #12

I agree with the purple--it can be overwhelming. I don't like straight blue-has to be muted. debm55 Aug 2023 #60

all the yucky yellowish green and greenish yellow shades. yellowdogintexas Aug 2023 #13

The '70s must have been hell for you, if you were old enough then Ocelot II Aug 2023 #16

bingo!!! nt yellowdogintexas Aug 2023 #26

Had those colors in my family's kitchen--stove and refrig. Yuk debm55 Aug 2023 #61

Ditto green. elleng Aug 2023 #14

Sounds very nice. debm55 Aug 2023 #62

I love green and yellow. My least favorite: mustard. Polly Hennessey Aug 2023 #15

Used to work for Century 21 with those hideous mustard blazers. Argh!!! LakeArenal Aug 2023 #19

Agree, too bright. debm55 Aug 2023 #63

Mine is claudette Aug 2023 #17

That is the color I dislike to bright.For Christmas, I always liked a dark green and burgundy debm55 Aug 2023 #64

Yep claudette Aug 2023 #79

Barbie pink. PlutosHeart Aug 2023 #18

I agree 100% Archae Aug 2023 #25

Me too. debm55 Aug 2023 #65

Purple northoftheborder Aug 2023 #20

I agree, to me it is fine as an outdoor color, doesn't work on clothing or walls and heaven forbid debm55 Aug 2023 #66

As a colorist in digital art, earlier drawings, and when I painted I like to love many colors.... electric_blue68 Aug 2023 #23

I don't like straight colors, but that is just me. To me, they are too strong. I do like colors that debm55 Aug 2023 #50

I love them because they Are strong! It's also nice to have a few delicate pastels (I think of dawn) electric_blue68 Aug 2023 #67

electric_blue68, isn't it nice that we are able to express our preferences without the mean remarks. debm55 Aug 2023 #68

TY. It's often good to have a variety in The Arts. So 👍 for your choices. electric_blue68 Aug 2023 #69

Any form of orange Beatlelvr Aug 2023 #24

So true. debm55 Aug 2023 #49

Mauve, I hate mauve. madaboutharry Aug 2023 #27

I sort of like Mauve--has the dusty tone to it. Strait pink NO debm55 Aug 2023 #48

Kermit green to be specific ha ha Phentex Aug 2023 #28

Maybe as a piece of clothing, but to paint a room-no. debm55 Aug 2023 #47

Orange zanana1 Aug 2023 #29

Me too, Just don't like it. debm55 Aug 2023 #46

Gold, same color as piss. Emile Aug 2023 #30

HAHAHAHA debm55 Aug 2023 #45

ORANGE, even before it was associated with the Orange Cheeto. Fla Dem Aug 2023 #31

Yes, I put orange and green in the same yuk category debm55 Aug 2023 #44

Baby Poop Green and Red. Niagara Aug 2023 #32

HAHAHAHAHAHA debm55 Aug 2023 #43

Not real fond of pink, area51 Aug 2023 #33

agree. debm55 Aug 2023 #42

Orange is my least favorite Luciferous Aug 2023 #34

Yep, I don't like orange make-up either.---- debm55 Aug 2023 #41

Definitely green is my favorite. ailsagirl Aug 2023 #35

I like dusty colors, not bright. Green is okay if it is not the bright green. debm55 Aug 2023 #40

No bright colors!! I hate bright colors, too ailsagirl Aug 2023 #75

debm55........... Upthevibe Aug 2023 #36

We have a dusty pink bedroom. I like dusty colors. Straight pink I would dislike too. debm55 Aug 2023 #38

Purple - had it inflicted on me my entire childhood and until I left home csziggy Aug 2023 #37

Sounds familiar. Sorry for the purple and the unhappy memories. debm55 Aug 2023 #39

Pea Green Mad_Dem_X Aug 2023 #70

Yep. debm55 Aug 2023 #71

This one, Pantone 448 C ironflange Aug 2023 #73

Dislike bright orange, yellow and pink (dusty/pastel shades okay). Love dark green - highplainsdem Aug 2023 #74

Chartreuse? Pepto pink? Orangey reds? Tough call. thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #78

Purple. It doesnt do it for me. tblue37 Aug 2023 #80

Teal RobinA Aug 2023 #81