skip88 150 Posted March 2, 2018 Some teams use perhaps one of them, but why does no team use a palate of strictly earth tone colors? Would be unique 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GFB 1,600 Posted March 2, 2018 Because no one wants to be drab. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 17,806 Posted March 2, 2018 Because the Padres’ owners are idiots. 35 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewharrington 3,334 Posted March 2, 2018 Because everyone makes fun of the Browns’ color scheme, and ain’t nobody got time to deal with that caliber of ridicule. According to your graphic, the Wild and the U. of Miami also have an earth tone color scheme. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 7,932 Posted March 2, 2018 That's the colors of the field. They want the product to stand out. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 17,806 Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, CS85 said: That's the colors of the field. They want the product to stand out. And yet there are hockey fans clamoring for a return to white at home. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 7,932 Posted March 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, Gothamite said: And yet there are hockey fans clamoring for a return to white at home. As if hockey wasn't white enough already. 31 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroBull21 1,901 Posted March 2, 2018 If any team in the Big 4 is close to earthtones, its the Wild, but their red is a little vibrant 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafarge 1,647 Posted March 2, 2018 The Coyotes are pretty dang close. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinand Cesarano 4,033 Posted March 2, 2018 40 minutes ago, GFB said: Because no one wants to be drab. Oh, plenty of teams want to be drab: Eagles, A's, Jets, Brewers, Rams, Bucs, Diamondbacks. All of these teams switched away from vibrant shades to very drab earthy colours. (All significant downgrades.) 25 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Because the Padres’ owners are idiots Right -- the one team for which brown is an indelible part of its identity refuses to embrace it. Another team that looked great in an earthy tone was the Pirates from 1971 through 1976, a uniform that was used as a throwback a few years ago. (It's funny that the colour that looks so bad on the Brewers looks so good on the Pirates.) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hat Boy 520 Posted March 2, 2018 Tufts University uses those brown and blue tones to (what I think) is good effect. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaleVermilion81 1,402 Posted March 2, 2018 Title should've been "Why on earth does no team use earth tone colors?". Missed opportunity here. Also, that is how I read it in my head the first time I saw this post. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B-Rich 852 Posted March 2, 2018 The Hawaiians, WFL, 1974-75: 1978 Caribous of Colorado, NASL 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Lankford 1,237 Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, GFB said: Because no one wants to be drab. 57 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Because the Padres’ owners are idiots. Hmm. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phutmasterflex 961 Posted March 2, 2018 Merch. Fans aren't gonna find earth tones attractive for their wear outside of sports games. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYUNDERDOGS 205 Posted March 2, 2018 Maybe earth tone could work in blue or black, but I don't see any team using it soon. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WSU151 6,096 Posted March 2, 2018 46 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: (It's funny that the colour that looks so bad on the Brewers looks so good on the Pirates.) The Brewers wear mustard gold? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucfan56 8,840 Posted March 2, 2018 The soccer team I work for uses brown, tan, and maroon. Our maroon has lightened up quite significantly since the first year of play, but I’ve always thought that was a relatively unique palette. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GFB 1,600 Posted March 2, 2018 51 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: Oh, plenty of teams want to be drab: Eagles, A's, Jets, Brewers, Rams, Bucs, Diamondbacks. All of these teams switched away from vibrant shades to very drab earthy colours. (All significant downgrades.) 1 I understand the point that you're trying to make, but darker shades of colors (like navy, maroon, and forest green) are not "earth tones." They still have the saturation of the vibrant shades, just with less lightness. Go look at the colors posted in the original post... the majority have a <50% saturation. The only truly saturated colors are in the orange/brown spectrum. Even in most of the examples being thrown out (Coyotes, Browns, Padres), they pair one earth tone with a vibrant color, which is a great base for a unique color scheme. However, the original question was "Why does no team use ONLY earth tone colors?" and the answer is that earth tones are drab by nature. While that does have its benefits (earth tones work great if you're painting interior walls in your home because they aren't richly saturated), a palette of ONLY earth colors just doesn't work for pro teams: 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewharrington 3,334 Posted March 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, phutmasterflex said: Merch. Fans aren't gonna find earth tones attractive for their wear outside of sports games. Are you familiar with the dad uniform? 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites