# Best and worst solid color half-swaps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Exhibition\ **Created:** [October 1, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491 "2018-10-01T10:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/22 "2018-11-18T18:37:24Z")
You have an awesome camera. Sorry I know that was kind of random. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/23 "2018-11-18T18:37:39Z")
Not my pic though, just something I saw elsewhere :wink: ---
**Author:** ![photogeek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/photogeek/32/41072_2.png) [@photogeek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/photogeek)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/24 "2018-11-18T20:15:13Z")
Am I the only one who is “meh” on half/half colors? I mean, I don’t hate them or anything. I’ve had a number of them over the years and a few have grown on me. But I tend to default to solids more often than not. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/25 "2018-11-18T20:53:57Z")
I like some. Years ago you could order one drops direct and the site actually let you pick which two color halves you wanted. I think it showed how many of each color in stock by half. There was something about that that made ordering them fun. ---
**Author:** ![SuperWideAngle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superwideangle/32/46320_2.png) [@SuperWideAngle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperWideAngle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/26 "2018-11-18T23:15:45Z")
A blue and red color way would look sick ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/27 "2018-11-19T14:32:36Z")
Red/blue is pretty distinctive, yeah. ![IMG_20180328_135045](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/b/f/5bf2452c558d9083577985bfa0f8039eec5fe19b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SuperWideAngle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superwideangle/32/46320_2.png) [@SuperWideAngle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperWideAngle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/28 "2018-11-19T16:00:32Z")
I wanna try a red and blue Replay ---
**Author:** ![Z\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/z_car/32/72879_2.png) [@Z\_Car](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Z_Car)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/29 "2018-11-19T18:13:59Z")
I love half swaps, only have this one and a black and purp kuntosh. This one is my favorite. ![20181003_171634](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/e/3/6e34cf27a3d5c8ef28a85539822b0974f71ce573.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/30 "2018-11-19T19:33:18Z")
I like half swaps. I’ve got quite a few. Here is my newest half swap ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/9/f/59fa34fd21a7894e8e087fada815e295ddbb8eb0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/31 "2018-11-19T19:54:24Z")
> [@photogeek](#): > > Am I the only one who is “meh” on half/half colors? You’re not the only one. I don’t like them either. The swaps people think are awesome here I don’t like at all. ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/32 "2018-11-19T20:04:04Z")
Same :+1: I’m not a big fan of fades either ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/33 "2018-11-19T20:12:03Z")
I’m not a fan of half swaps either, but I have a red/gold Gauntlet that is fairly attractive. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/3/a/43af35522700b2b4d248d106f87445dc57a4b181.jpeg) [https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/mTjWEngqhHSXbUAntkYDPmVHPVd.jpeg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/mTjWEngqhHSXbUAntkYDPmVHPVd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/34 "2018-11-19T20:24:19Z")
I have a black and purple half swap kuntosh too, the colors work really well. ---
**Author:** ![Z\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/z_car/32/72879_2.png) [@Z\_Car](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Z_Car)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/35 "2018-11-19T21:13:48Z")
Nice, I agree. I like to throw a green string on the kuntosh, poppin’. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/36 "2018-11-19T21:23:24Z")
It looks really nice with white string too! ---
**Author:** ![mOonman\_V](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonman_v/32/39920_2.png) [@mOonman\_V](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mOonman_V)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/37 "2018-11-19T22:46:27Z")
I think that I did that once. I feel like too, but used to that a lot in the past. Mostly plastics, a few metals though. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/38 "2018-11-29T09:38:21Z")
I tried gunmetal / pink as an experiment ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/d/5/7d591de7b4c6e07c0aab34b00690f262d89b2ccb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RobertTheShaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roberttheshaw/32/41482_2.png) [@RobertTheShaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RobertTheShaw)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/39 "2018-11-29T17:50:12Z")
One thing no one is mentioning is shape plays very much into color swapping. As it does with any colorway. How you perceive the color has to deal with the shape and finish. The amount of the color you are seeing and if it’s matte or gloss or flake or what-have-you will change what actually “works”. ---
**Author:** ![knowledgeablepixels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/knowledgeablepixels/32/38636_2.png) [@knowledgeablepixels](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/knowledgeablepixels)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/40 "2019-01-13T01:54:30Z")
i would like to see a half swap with separate anos, like raw and matte ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491/41 "2026-01-29T23:07:01Z")
> [@photogeek](#): > > Am I the only one who is “meh” on half/half colors? Nope more and more I am thinking MOST half swap combos are just not that great. Silver black is the only reliable one due to the max contrast. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-and-worst-solid-color-half-swaps/293491.md?page=3)