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Another example is the "TV Yellow" paint used on many early gibson electric guitars.

Actual white guitars would look like blown-out blobs on black and white TV. TV Yellow would "look" white on TV.

Fascinating! That's such a classic color for an electric guitar, I had no idea where it came from.

I mean, it kinds makes sense. It's basically caucasian skin tone as paint.

I think you need to get your eyes checked, that is Simpson’s skin tone.