Nike uses an almost universal color for “Vegas Gold” throughout their contracted uniforms. It’s unfortunate for us because the Saints didn’t give them any pushback except for their initial launch which forced Nike to darken the gold, albeit slightly. It goes unnoticed to many who aren’t into these things but it’s still a flaw as the color gets washed enough for those of us who still complain.
What’s worse is that we could have the gold pants with a metallic sheen. The Cowboys still use that type of fabric on their sets. For whatever reason we chose not to do the same which gives us the khaki look that nobody likes.
On another note after looking through numerous pro and college teams in various sports, I’ve really settled on UCLA having the best looking gold out there. It shows up well indoors and outdoors and it’s the perfect balance of not being too vintage and mustard like, but as pure and rich a gold you can get.
I’d love for us to adopt that color gold and use it across the current and color rush sets with matching lids. It would negate a lot of the headaches and maybe even fix the black helmet if we were to stripe it properly.