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You'll Never Guess How The World's Ugliest Color Is Being Used To Save Lives

by Robert Anthony
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When you think of the world's ugliest color, what's the first color that comes to mind?

For some, it may be a really shitty-brown and for others, it could be more of a booger-green. The fact of the matter is, the world's ugliest color isn't just any color.

Drumroll, please...

According to Visual News, a group of researchers at GfK Global deemed "Pantone 448 C" the world's ugliest color. The color has been described as "dirty," "death," and "tar." One look at this color and I completely agree.

You be the judge...

So, what good is a color that makes everyone want to literally puke at the sight of it?

Well, it turns out such a tragic scene can be used to save lives. The marketing agency worked closely with the Australian government to find a terrible color that would cause cigarette smokers to think twice about their life-threatening habit.

After three long months, they finally nailed it by placing Pantone 448 C on cigarette packs next to health warnings.

Similar to Australia, the governments of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France all have "plain tobacco packaging" laws requiring all tobacco manufacturers to use a designated color when packaging their products.

The law was enacted in Australia back in 2012 as a strategy to dissuade and decrease tobacco use.

Here's an example of a cigarette pack bearing the world's ugliest color and health warnings:

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Now, run to the nearest restroom and wash your eyes out... Save yourself from the painful Pantone 448 C!

Citations: This Is The World's Ugliest Color (Visual News)