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This may seem like mumbo-jumbo but colors have a psychological effect on people. Beige also conceals stains from body fluids better than white. In any case I was explaining the usage of "clinical" and not "hospital beds."

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I don't dispute that colors can have psychological impacts on people; it's obvious that they can. What I dispute is beige being less 'clinical' than white, insofar as white can be clinical the term seems to fit beige just as well.

Also the page you linked gives 'shades of white' that include beige-like colors: https://colorpsychologymeaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/0... Which I think reinforces my point that these are very similar colors used in similar (clinical) contexts. White gives you notions of purity or cleanliness while beige is neutral and relaxed, either has obvious value in a clinical setting.

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