The Great Color Crisis of 1987

A picture of a person in front of a color wheel, looking frazzled

It was a dark time, my friends. A time when the world was beset on all sides by the crushing weight of so many options. The color wheel, once a bastion of stability and good taste, had become a chaotic mess.

People were at a loss for what to wear, what to eat, and what to do. The once clear distinctions between red and orange had become blurred and meaningless.

We can't even get into the details of the paradox of color theory without getting too caught up in the abyss of complexity.

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