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title: Why so many nuclear control rooms were a very specific Seafoam Green
url: https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam
edition: /collider/2026-01-27/index.edition.md
position: 6
date: 2026-01-27
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original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-january-27-26
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
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description: ☢️ Why so many nuclear control rooms were a very specific Seafoam Green. Designer Beth Mathews sheds some irradiated light in the form of Faber Birren, color theory, and industrial interior design. I really enjoyed this one.
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[![Every color in a nuclear control room is by design](./assets/06-why-so-many-nuclear-control-rooms-were-a-very-specific.webp)](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam)

*Every color in a nuclear control room is by design*

☢️ **[Why so many nuclear control rooms were a very specific Seafoam Green.](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam)** Designer Beth Mathews sheds some irradiated light in the form of Faber Birren, color theory, and industrial interior design. I *really* enjoyed this one.

[Beth Mathews](https://bethmathews.substack.com/) ∙ Article