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Are the 1980 & 1990’s the era of colour? According to some people, they are. Now you can buy radios and electric fans in lavender and pink. Restuarants have an emphasis on flowers and colourful plates. Cars are coming out in pink and aqua.Even bathroom fixtures are made in honeydew and blond. Part of the importance of the colour of an object is that the colour affects the way one feels about it. You want a vacuum cleaner to look light and easy, which is why it is coloured in pastels and light colours. But you want gardening equipment to look sturdy. You would never find a lawn mower in pink but red would be fine. Not very long ago, sheets were always white and refrigerators came in the colours like old gold, avocado green and coppertone. Now those are thought of as old fashioned. Popular colours change because fashion influences everything. Infact new colours often spring from fashion industry, It’s a lot cheaper to make a blouse or skirt than a sofa. After people get used to see new colours on clothing or towels they are ready to accept those colours in carpeting, refrigerators and cars. Colour analysis consultants have been very successful in recent years. People want to choose the most flattering colours for make up and clothing. Some car designers are even saying that people may begin buying cars of the colour that goes with the skin colouring. This sounds too extreme. Its hard to believe that people are that impressionables.

  1. popular colours today

  2. colour consultants

  3. the influence of colour

  4. colors that flatter people

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Explanation

The passage discusses how colors influence our feelings about objects and how fashion trends dictate which colors become popular for various products.