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I'm going to say I don't have a favourite colour because it really does depend. I really like the bright yellows of flowers in the spring - daffodils, crocuses, celandines and later buttercups, but I'd never wear that as clothes. It used to be my team colour in primary school, so it brings back happy memories as well.
To wear I tend to like dull colours (that don't show the dirt!), but turquoise and peach suit my skin tone better.
If I was going to buy a new car (unlikely) I realy fancy a metallic skye blue - the colour of a clear autumn or spring skye.
I love the way that nature mixes colours in an unlikely fashion - the bright peach of clouds in sunset should clash with the blue skye but are just magic! Sycamore buds that are as bright as flowers and the red and yellow of virus infected leaves.
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Clash of the flowers: cherry blossom and gorse against spring leaves
Clash of the flowers: cherry blossom and gorse against spring leaves
 
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I'm one of those 'blue eyes' and 'blue jeans' dudes!
SO, I like blue - of any hue!
 
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My favorite color(s) are abalone/pearlescent.  I love the mix and swirl of all the beautiful colors.  Of course I've never had clothing like that, usually I wear jeans and a t-shirt or thermal shirt of burgundy or purple or blue or hot pink, with occasional greens and browns or grays/blacks thrown in.  The only color I never wear anymore is white.  I love turquoise and silver, or copper/silver/gold (or brass) combo jewelry.  

So, I apple-voted for "other" to praise the glory of pearlescence!  ...Pearlessence?
 
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Favorite color to wear because I am a "summer" raspberry or baby colors prefer pink, blue or yellow
favorite color in home - light blue - the color of the sky about 7 or 8 am in the summer.
favorite bedspread looks like a Monet water color
 
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I really like a dark bronze, browns and drab greens : )
 
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What can I say, I really like orange.  Zero apples?  Fixed it.
 
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I was reminded recently that black, by definition, is not a 'color' and white is actually comprised of all colors.  Thus, technically, if you like white you like all colors.  The list of colors should be updated to 'reflect' the above (pun intended).
 
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F Agricola wrote:Green, all shades except 'lime' green, which ironically is not like the colour of a lime.


More the color of a line popsicle?
 
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Green and yellow are my favorites to look at, sky blue would be third. But for clothes I wear navy, teal and gray mostly because I think I look good in those colors.
Red is my least favorite.
Interesting poll.
 
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