When Apple launched its iMac G3, instead of using beige or grey as was de rigueur for its contemporaries, Apple decided to offer a variety of bright colours.

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He was wearing beige chinos, a grey hooded top and a body warmer with the letters JW on it.

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His skin flushed from pale blue to beige to a dappled grey, taking on the tone of every piece of coral and rock he encountered.

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Black vinyl floors polka-dotted with chewing gum are overlooked by walls part covered with grey-beige corrugated metal and finished with brickwork rendered filthy by the water from above.

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The Fall 2012 palette embraces many of the rich colors of autumn, such as, warm and cold natural beige, chestnut, brick red, copper, orange, musk green, blue and grey.

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