I spent most of my mountain biking days trying to not come away with another black waterproof when it seemed like they were all black! I still have a red Endura Bike/Hike jacket that I was very happy with and still ok now for walking to work in when I need to. Everything seemed to be black back then.
Seems like still a lot of black around for men now though and I avoid like the plague and have a blue Berghaus which I like even though it's a very similar colour to my rucksack and my OH says I bought it on purpose to match, which I didn't....no, really I didn't
It's trousers that are very drab I find in slate grey but as I like the ones with the black patches on I feel a little less uniform