YELLOW .5

Guess what! Al Qaeda is intent on attacking America again. Surprised? No? Well, the Dept. of Homeland Security just wanted to remind us, I guess, to keep us on our toes. There's "increased chatter" or something, though apparently not enough to raise the terror threat level from yellow to orange. Come on now, Ridge, you can't talk shit like this without changing colors. How about orangey-yellow? Yellowy-orange?

It's clear that the primary colors just aren't working for us, as they don't communicate what are apparently very nuanced levels of threat. May I suggest a Terror Threat Tinted Color Wheel?

"Uh oh, looks like the terror threat is at "Orange #ffbb00" today. Better stay home."