What color are the 1990s?

The 1990s are purple because…

• “Funky 90s.”
• “Really any bright colors. Similar to the 80s, that vibrant, electric palette. But mainly I’d say that really flashy lime green with the grape purple.”
• “Funky and pop!”
• “The 90s were full of so many bright, fun, neon colors like purple. ”
• “Prince ruled the 90s. Duh.”

The 1990s are orange because…

• “90s reminds me of sunrises.”
• “Nickelodeon is 90s and orange. ”

The 1990s are grey because…

• “Grunge.”
• “It symbolises oldness and vintage, which is generally how I feel about most pre-2000 things.”
• “When I think 90s, I think grunge, so black or gray.”
• “The 1990’s are grey because it’s a combo of both black and white, because that’s what colour their shows and movies were in. Therefore, you get both black and white in one answer.”
• “I associate anything older than me with black and white, which make them grey.”

The 1990s are red because…

• “I’m not sure. I wasn’t born yet in the 1990s, so I think of it as empty, like missing things, which are red.”
• “90s remind me of grunge and flannel so red kind of gives flannel and stuff. ”
• “Nine is red, so the 1990s are as well.”

The 1990s are blue because…

• “One word. Carpets. Ever seen one from the 90s? ”
• “I have plenty of clothing from the 90s, and most is neon blue or pink.”

The 1990s are brown because…

• “Grungy and grimy, and urban. That’s what I think of.”
• “It’s like leather clothes.”
• “Nine is brown because it looks like a leaf, and the 1990s have a 99 in the middle!”

The 1990s are pink because…

• “9 is pink.”
• “9 is pink, so the 90s are pink.”
• “The 1990s are pink because pink is a vibrant colour, and I think that they were very cheery and upbeat then. I wasn’t born, but my parents told me about it.”
• “Bright and cool.”
• “I feel like pink was a big color in the 90s.”
• “Pink feels like the 90s.”

The 1990s are yellow because…

• “It’s neon and a bunch of 90s celebs were blonde. Like Whigfield, Baby Spice, and Gary Barlow.”
• “When global warming started to escalate. (The 80s were green.) ”
• “My mom always talks about how everyone wore neon back then, and yellow is the most neon color.”

The 1990s are green because…

• “The 1990s are green because they cared a lot more about the environment then.”