“What caught my eye as a designer, as with most industrial plants and control rooms of that time, besides the knobs, levers, and buttons, was the use of a very specific seafoam green…” It’s time for some color theory… https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam
Why So Many Control Rooms Were Seafoam Green

The Color Theory Behind Industrial Seafoam Green

Beth Mathews Design
@kottke Great article. Funny how walls are 'beige' but identical floors are 'light color'. Also that seafoam green is never mentioned in any of the article's references.