From Soaked T-Shirts to Cosmic Latte: Why the Universe is Beige (and Why Our Showroom Matches It)
I begin with the humiliating question my 10-year-old sister posed: "Why do clothes look darker when wet?" (Answer: low optical reflectance.) This leads to the ultimate color question: What is the color of the universe? The answer, discovered 20 years ago, is beige—scientifically dubbed Cosmic Latte. Our shop coordinator recommended "greige" for our walls, but I have a superior, if useless, idea: "Grayish Cosmic Latte." After all, if the universe is beige, then our wooden furniture must be astronomically good.
