# What color is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878 "2024-05-21T16:40:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/1 "2024-05-21T16:40:35Z")
Help settle a bet, what color are the doors? [![](https://i.imgur.com/3YzzUcM.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3YzzUcM.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/2 "2024-05-21T16:43:48Z")
On my screen they look beige. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/3 "2024-05-21T16:44:49Z")
To me they look ivory. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/4 "2024-05-21T16:47:02Z")
#af9c7b [![](https://www.colorhexa.com/af9c7b.png) ](https://www.colorhexa.com/af9c7b.png) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/5 "2024-05-21T16:49:05Z")
They’re gray with possibly some other colors which would give a little bit of brown appearance like tan, beige, possibly a light version of taupe. Depends on the lighting, the original picture, and my monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/6 "2024-05-21T16:49:41Z")
Gonna go with beige. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/7 "2024-05-21T16:58:28Z")
On my monitor, they appear to be the color of a light wood (e.g. typical toothpick color). I even zoomed in on them to see if they were made of wood, but they do not appear to be. ---
**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/8 "2024-05-21T16:59:53Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > To me they look ivory. Same. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/9 "2024-05-21T17:02:22Z")
Light almond? Tan? Taupe? Beige? ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/10 "2024-05-21T17:03:01Z")
The color I’d get if I mixed a lot of white, a tinge of black, and a little yellowish green. A tint (lighter tone) of olive. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/11 "2024-05-21T17:08:03Z")
I say tan. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/12 "2024-05-21T17:12:39Z")
I’d say “Yellowy-Taupe”. “Beige” is close, I guess, but I think of beige as a little more brown than I’m seeing and “Ivory” as a little more white. To their credit, those are actual color names though versus yellow-y taupe. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/13 "2024-05-21T17:17:49Z")
The first words that came to my mind were “off white”, “cream”, and “milky white”. Light beige or ivory would make sense too. Too light IMHO to be tan. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/14 "2024-05-21T17:19:08Z")
> [@themapleleaf](#): > > “cream” Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/15 "2024-05-21T17:27:18Z")
Blue and black ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/16 "2024-05-21T17:29:50Z")
The dress I can see through the crack in the door is definitely blue. Wait, no, gold! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/17 "2024-05-21T17:31:16Z")
[Frasier and Niles - Shades of white (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGA8z3ycKcE) harvest wheat. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/18 "2024-05-21T17:39:17Z")
Beat me to it. I was gonna just post a picture of the dress and say “this color.” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/19 "2024-05-21T17:42:16Z")
What?? They’re definitely white and gold. (ETA: OMG, that was 9 years ago!!) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878/20 "2024-05-21T18:18:33Z")
Thanks to all who responded!! I feel somewhat vindicated. Earlier today I was considering an appointment with an ophthalmologist. This morning my gf wanted me to check out something in our basement. We have a big basement, so I asked her to be more specific. She told me to look **“in front of the green doors”**. I then went downstairs and looked around. I couldn’t find green doors _anywhere_. My gf asked if I was color blind. > [@Ulfreida](#): > > The color I’d get if I mixed a lot of white, a tinge of black, and a little yellowish green. A tint (lighter tone) of olive My gf thinks you are the only normal person here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878.md?page=2)