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Originally Posted by stapfam
Doesn't matter what colour you wear-they will all get lost in the background somewhere. I have seen yellow get lost in a field of Brassica Napus (Oilseed Ra pe) Black can stand out very well in town situations with grey Concrete buildings but in general brighter colours do get noticed very well. Best I have seen is any combination of two contrasting co;lours and the 50+ jersey is a good example of this being red but a large expanse of white in the shield.
Well worth repeating.

It's surprising how often bright orange can disappear against a sunset, bright yellow disappear against a field of oilseed, bright green disappear against rolling fields in different shades of green. My hi-vis vest is two-tone (yellow/orange) with reflective stripes, and I increasingly think that striking designs are likely to be better than a uniform mass of a single colour. Basically anything that will stand out whatever is behind it.
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