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title: "5 Color Use Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“My base color is grey, not black, to allow for greater contrast since color stands out more against grey than black. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cole-nussbaumer-knaflic/my-base-color-is-grey-not-black-to-allow-for-greater-contrast-since/)

[Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cole-nussbaumer-knaflic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/cole-nussbaumer-knaflic-20054_quote_my-base-color-is-grey-not-black-to-allow_211954.jpg)

> [Life is beautiful like a painting. It is us who choose what color to use in order to make it memorable and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-la-tina/life-is-beautiful-like-a-painting-it-is-us-who-choose-what-color-to/)

[Aga La Tina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-la-tina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/aga-la-tina-93474_appreciate-life_life-is-beautiful-like-a-painting-it-is_309141.jpg)

> [“What color would you use?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-rush/what-color-would-you-use/)

[Jennifer Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-rush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/jennifer-rush-30020_anna_what-color-would-you-use-999760_999760.jpg)

> [There really isn't anything that you could call 'bad' color. It all has to do with the amount of color you use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-maisel/there-really-isn-t-anything-that-you-could-call-bad-color-it-all-has/)

[Jay Maisel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-maisel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/jay-maisel-7730_amount_there-really-isn-t-anything-that-you-cou_2352845.png)

> [The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color-is-to-use-a-lot-of-it-thus/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/van-day-truex-27054_approach_the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color_2855207.jpg)

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