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Pantone 448 C is a colour in the Pantone colour system. Described as a drab dark brown and informally dubbed the “ugliest colour in the world”, it was selected in 2012 as the colour for plain tobacco and cigarette packaging in Australia, after market researchers determined that it was the least attractive colour.

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    1 year ago

    Wow, that’s insanely high! I wonder if that hasn’t had the adverse effect of accidentally turning cigarettes into a sort of “status symbol” item in some places, as you gotta have a good chunk of expendable income to afford a habit like that.

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      1 year ago

      So you’re saying the Aussies found a way to tax the rich while simultaneously shortening their lifespan?