Symbol "Quirks"

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

Sigma Delta Tau's colors are supposed to be cafe au lait and old blue. Pretty much everything uses regular yellow and crayola standard blue. I really don't understand what is so hard about making something with our real colors. Or who decided yellow would look much better on everything.

I'm used to "old gold" meaning a metallic gold rather than something more "yellowy," but I don't think I've ever heard "old blue" used before. What shade is meant by that?

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I'm used to "old gold" meaning a metallic gold rather than something more "yellowy," but I don't think I've ever heard "old blue" used before. What shade is meant by that?

Well I was under the impression that old blue had more grey/brown in it than standard blue and a more faded look...kind of like the color of the bar with the thread title in it on GC?
Although I was also told that the color on the crest is actually what old blue is...

Maybe an older member can help me out on this one?
Either way, it's definitely not standard blue.

I'm more bothered by the use of yellow though, because while gold is hard to print sometimes, and yellow makes a good substitute, Cafe Au Lait can be easily printed, or at least light brown would be a better substitute than yellow. Maybe I'm just bitter about the yellow because I don't have the complexion to wear it

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

Well I was under the impression that old blue had more grey/brown in it than standard blue and a more faded look...kind of like the color of the bar with the thread title in it on GC?
Although I was also told that the color on the crest is actually what old blue is...

Maybe an older member can help me out on this one?
Either way, it's definitely not standard blue.

Thanks. Actually, your post prompted me to go to SDT's website -- the blue there is indeed close to the blue in the GC title thread, but truer:



It looks great with the cafe au lait.