Wednesday, November 14, 2007

No Wonder It's on Clearance: What kind of color is "acid green"?

I spotted this attractive cardigan about two weeks ago on the 30 percent-off clearance rack of the Target store in Fayetteville, N.Y.

Yikes!

Target.com describes the garment as "Yosemite Gold" with "Acid Green" trim. What? I took Advanced Placement Chemistry in high school, and we worked with all kinds of acids. None were green. So, what's with the name? "Pea-Soup Green" with "Fluorescent Lime" trim would be more accurate.

I can think of only one occasion for which this cardigan could work as part of an outfit, and it has already passed. Perhaps it would be worth buying and saving for next Halloween once it makes it to the 75 percent-off rack, if you wanted to go as a colorblind person.

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