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[Closed] Alternative colour name for Magnolia......

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I need to rename a colour for one of our products. It's a 'off white/magnolia' type shade. Your suggestions please.

So far we have shell, tusk or meringue


 
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Misty Buff


 
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"Bland Blanc"

"Soul Emptying Near White"

"This can't offend anyone"

"Ladlord's favourite"

"Not Quite Magnolia"


 
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camels breath


 
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ManGolia


 
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So far we have shell, tusk or meringue

No, you're quite right, shell or tusk. 😀


 
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Light beige


 
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More helpfully, go to paint manufacturers websites and have a look at their online colour charts and rip off the name you like the sound of.


 
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Bright Beige


 
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Pseudo cream
Not magnolia
Magnolia-ish


 
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A hint of meh


 
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sun kissed bi****


 
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Binners loves crayons, ask him ?

He may/may not offer up "Greggs cooked pastie slice taupe" though so be prepared.


 
Posted : 03/11/2015 5:00 pm
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No, you're quite right, shell or tusk.

applause (though it's usually preceded with 'doughnut' 🙂 )


 
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/67814409/The-real-story-behind-Richie-Benauds-famous-cream-jacket

cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory, or beige


 
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Hessian
Sand but not wet sand
Korma
Baby sick


 
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Military cream.


 
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Manky Swan


 
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Coldplay
Keane


 
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The exciting beige?
Sodit-that'll-do-cream?


 
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Cornish cream


 
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Mongolian Yurt


 
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Coldplay
Keane
😀


 
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Dirty Audi

Woodburner Smoke


 
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Discharge.


 
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The milk of human kindness


 
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Osbourne's Skintone

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Unbleached bogroll


 
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#F8F4FF


 
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Scottish Suntan


 
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Gardenia is the new Magnolia.


 
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Donated marrow.


 
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Clotted Mangoo


 
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Vanilla is the bosses favourite......great


 
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Pedal-strike Shin Fat.


 
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Scottish Suntan

I think you'll find that a shade of blue.


 
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Dead otter
Default
Couldn'tmakemymindup
Faded
Fromage (it's French and therefore classy)
Whitehead


 
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'White Chocolate, the ladies love it'...a painters true story.


 
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Boomer.


 
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Tom Cruise
Philip Seymour-Hoffman


 
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I Can't Believe it's not White.

Is there anything stopping you from just calling it magnolia or pale cream, if that's what it is?

I've always found paint colour names to be a bit, well, unnecessary. My car's paint is "Red Awesome." I mean, really.


 
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80s dog poo.


 
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White pepper.
Soft stone.


 
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Nicotine cream.
Toe smegma.
Anal discharge.


 
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Almond

there's a dulux range (house is painted in it) called Calico.


 
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BMW call it “Sand”. I call it “Baby’s First Poo”…

Rachel

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IME a babies first poo is more like the colour of the road surface


 
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to be fair, I’m not an expert… 😉


 
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😀


 
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Granny's coat
Raw wool
Pale rat
Clipped toenails
Porridge


 
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Scottish Suntan
I think you'll find that a shade of blue.

or orange

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magnolier - even more bland than the original ?

flatus mist

tedium dawn


 
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wicket

....what do i win?


 
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Mocha starfish


 
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Mangolia

Hahahahah! Best colour ever, a blokes choice!


 
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bleached tea towel holder.


 
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Guano.


 
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If you're targeting an upmarket demographic, maybe 'Frosted Guano' sounds more exotic?


 
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