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Pantone 448 C is a colour in the Pantone colour system. Described as a drab dark brown and informally dubbed the “ugliest colour in the world”, it was selected in 2012 as the colour for plain tobacco and cigarette packaging in Australia, after market researchers determined that it was the least attractive colour.

  • Chozo
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    410 months ago

    Wow, that’s insanely high! I wonder if that hasn’t had the adverse effect of accidentally turning cigarettes into a sort of “status symbol” item in some places, as you gotta have a good chunk of expendable income to afford a habit like that.

    • Pietson
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      510 months ago

      So you’re saying the Aussies found a way to tax the rich while simultaneously shortening their lifespan?

    • diprount_tomato
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      -110 months ago

      Don’t worry, if you don’t have enough you just spend half of your earnings on them