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HomeCONTENTSENSES & EXPRESSIONCOLOUR64 COLOUR COMBINATIONSBLACK-on-BROWN MEANING OVERVIEW

BLACK-on-BROWN MEANING OVERVIEW

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‘Conservative’ and colour in Germany
Conservative: black 40%, brown 28%, … Heller (1989)

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