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  1. Sep 19th, 2007, 01:55 PM #1
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    red, blue, yellow, and green

    why are these 4 colors so dominant among company logos??

    I mean sure they are primary colors and all, but it still seems a bit odd to me.







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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    They stand out well against each other without conflicing each other.
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma
    there are probably more...
    You mean like in your sig ?
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    no my signature uses no yellow and has purple... totally different
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Cause Lucky Charms were a very popular cereal for our generation and subconsciously, we identify with the colors of the marshmallows:

    Red Balloons
    Green Clovers
    Blue Moons (originally yellow, but changed to blue)
    Yellow Pots of Gold (Formerly the moon color)
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma
    no my signature uses no yellow and has purple... totally different
    Purple Horseshoes. You're a victim and didn't even know it.
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    I don't buy that reasoning.. red balloons were NOT part of the original cereal
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma
    I don't buy that reasoning.. red balloons were NOT part of the original cereal
    If you look at the history of the colors in Lucky Charms, you can target a demographic by simply adding the corresponding color to your company Logo.
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma
    no my signature uses no yellow and has purple... totally different
    What about the yellow thumb ?
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma
    why are these 4 colors so dominant among company logos??

    I mean sure they are primary colors and all, but it still seems a bit odd to me.
    Perhaps, because primary colors are the easiest to retain true among various printing and display devices (and color bit-depths)... just a guess.
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    They just look pleasing to the eye. It is risky though i have seen some companies adopt these colors and have their logo look tacky!
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    If you look hard enough you can probably find enough company logos to support this theory for any non-clashing combination of colours.
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Blue(ish) seems to be more common.










    The RGBY theme may most likely be a fad that goes away after a while.
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    I have no idea what you lot are on about:




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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    Dont you remember the color-wheel and opposing colors from art class?

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  18. Sep 21st, 2007, 10:10 PM #16
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    Re: red, blue, yellow, and green

    We all ate lucky charms, the color wheel is to art and marketing as what your 7 year old lemonade stand is to economics and advanced economics.
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