best color combos in sports

[JohnnySeoul]

I didnt know what catagory to put this in but what are the best color combos in sports

It is probably impossible to answer this because the style on the teams' uniform can drastically alter how their color combination is presented.

But if I had to pick one, I've always been a fan of the University of Wyoming's brown and gold. Never understood why this color combination isn't used more...especially when incorporated with a large dosage of white.

[Lights Out]

Some more favorites of mine that I had forgotten:

[TruColor]

I was going to bring up this one as evidence of Red and Green gone wrong:

[kevinmets]

Kelly green - not the dark green the A's use now, and "athletic gold" (yellow)

Blue & orange (maybe I'm slightly biased)

[Panthers]

The old Browns - orange helmet, brown jerseys and orange pants.

The old Falcons - red helmets, red jerseys, grey (not silver) pants

[hawk36]

To be totally generic, I'd say a strong, dark color paired with a very bright, accent. Seahawks do this well with their dark blue and just the slightest of neon green. Yes they have the whole 2 similar dark blues issue but the dark with minimal but extreme bright is nice.

[Panthers]

And the old Cosmost - navy/gold or green/white.

[ARTnSocal]

SEAHAWKS need to lose the monochrome and go with white pants to make one appreciate that rare shade of blue, seen them in that combo at JAX in '05 and it was a major improvement.

I like the color combo that ARSENAL played in back in 2006 for their final season at Highbury ... with the burnished-gold jersey number (like the front sponsor logo) and white shorts, they looked superb. They looked like your typical red & white team when reverting back the next season when the Emirates Stadium opened.

That's a very similar and rare color that I only saw before for the REDSKINS 70th anniversary color ... it's like there's a pinch of plum added to the maroon mix

Not a fan of brown, but when used correctly it can look quite good as shown in those Wyoming uniforms ... PADRES have never looked good in any of their brown uniforms IMO, it's amazing they have a fan club lobbying for a return to the brown.

The Cleveland BROWNS always looked fine to me in brown when using white pants ... never liked the orange pants with their home brown jerseys from the Brian Sipe era ..

[DustDevil61]

These are my favorite primary color schemes, ignoring trim colors (such as the silver for the Carolina Panthers, navy for the OKC Thunder, etc.). I've taken into consideration the variations of certain colors marked (Forest Green for Green, etc.). I know I mentioned a lot of color schemes, but I think that all these color schemes stand out more to me more than any other. Teams that use or have used these colors are in italic.

In no particular order, my Top 10:

Commonly used color schemes:

• Athletic Gold and Green--Oakland A's, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Supersonics (RIP)
  
• Orange and Black--Gotta love Halloween. SF Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinatti Bengals
  
• Blue and Orange--They stand out in a world of sports dominated by darker looks. New York Mets, New York Knicks, Denver Broncos (historically), Edmonton Oilers.
  

Schemes that aren't used enough:

• Maroon and Athletic Gold--Arizona State Sundevils
  
• Light Blue and Red--Remember the Oilers! With all the light blue craze, I don't understand how some major team, somewhere, didn't use this combo. Houston Oilers
  
• Brown and Orange--Like Yellow/Green, a couple of teams need to use this color combo more (likely the San Diego Padres). Cleveland Browns
  
• Light Blue and Orange--Oklahoma City Thunder
  
• Red and Forest Green--I love the "Christmas" look the Bucks, Devils, and Wild use. Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey
  Devils (throwback), Minnesota Wild
  
• Black and Light Blue--Only the Carolina Panthers use these colors (in major pro and college sports), and it's quite distinctive. Carolina Panthers
  
• Slate Gray and Orange--This is one color scheme that I can see gaining some use in the major pro and college levels; I think these colors look great together. None in major college and pro sports.
  
• Red and Orange--I'd personally love to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers revert to a color scheme that's reminiscent of the "Creamsicle" look, possibly with a cooler, gun-metal gray (think metallic slate gray). Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  

[BrandMooreArt]

^^ why is it that goalies wear something completely different than the rest of the team? im not a soccer guy at all, so maybe thats a dumb question?

[DrJack]

^^ why is it that goalies wear something completely different than the rest of the team? im not a soccer guy at all, so maybe thats a dumb question?

Just to differentiate them from the rest of the players. It can get crowded in front of the goal and it makes it easier to see who is using their hands.

[YessSir32]

Maize and Blue. Michigan's colors. Biased? Yes, but good looking.

[Spearhead]

#1 Blue and gold like the Berkeley Bears or the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

I also like green and orange ala Miami and Florida A&M.

[The_Admiral]

Is there a serious distinction between athletic gold and maize, or are Michigan fans just sanctimonious and annoying? It could always be both, I suppose.

[raysox]

You know what?

[thespleenenator]

Gun Metal Black and Volt Yellow.

[RyanMcD29]

Gun Metal Black and Volt Yellow.

Hell naw

Clearly it's orange and volt yellow

[RyanMcD29]

On the real, though, I'd say some of my favorites are

-Blue (or Navy)/Orange

-Black/Orange

-Green/Gold (the type the Boston Celtics St. Patty's Day jerseys and Notre Dame alts use if you want reference)

-Navy/Red

-Blue/Silver

-Red/Green

[thespleenenator]

I'm gonna say Black and Blue, Orange and Black (Blasphemy!), and of course Green and Yellow.

[evanmaldonado]

Brown and Orange, if done correctly, looks fantastic. The Padres old brown hats with the orange logo is one of my favorites

Black and Orange is nice, as the contrast really makes the orange pop.

Blue and Orange. They just compliment each other so well

I went to a school called Orange High School. It got shoved down my throat haha