'Course, that only applies to anime/manga, AFAIK. (How often are you going to see some cute striped pantsu IRL? :[ )
Honestly though, I think more than the color, I tend to take issue with design or material. Like, personally, I think that an overly-skimpy pair of panties is more of a turn-off. Also, you know whatever the material is that they make panties out of, that's usually some annoying neon-ish color, material is usually all shiny-esque? Yeah, no thank you. I approve of boxers/shorts though, personally. Gives more of a tomboyish feel. (Personal preference)
Okay...I dont want to sound picky, but teal stripes, pure white, and anything with a super hero (or anime character) on it are the best panties out there =P
LIVERPOOL, UK: Wearing horizontal stripes makes you look thinner, according to new research – contrary to widely held belief that vertical stripes are more flattering to the figure.
The discovery was presented at the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) Festival of Science, held in Liverpool, England, last week.
Optical illusion
While investigating variation in the architectural design of columns in the temples of Paestum, Italy, Peter Thompson, a psychologist from the University of York, came across an illusion whereby the direction of the stripes determines the overall illusion of height and width.
"It is supposed to make the columns look straighter than they actually are. You might expect these columns to be cylindrical but they rarely are," he said.
After looking into it further, Thompson discovered that this so-called 'Opel-Kundt' illusion was described by a German physiologist Hermann von Helmholtz in the mid-19th century. He found that if two identical squares are drawn side-by-side, one with horizontal stripes, the other with vertical stripes, then the square with the horizontal stripes looked taller and narrower than the other with vertical stripes.
I would say my favorite color for panties are dark blue or hot pink, which is a stark contrast to my favorite pair ever, grey with light pink details on them. =o
for me it doesnt, but i know that a lot of other people love to see poka dot, or gray, or white, red even, idk. everyone has their favorite color. me? i could care less than i do now.