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I'm planning a Cash Set using CPC Unweighted chips, and I'm having a bit of difficulty choosing some of the base colors.

Denoms are .05c, .25c, $1, $5, , $20, $100 (and possible future $500).

I think I'm set for the 5c (DG Peacock), 25c (DG Pink), $1 (Bright White), $20 (DG Green) and $100 (Black), but I'm a bit stuck on the $5 chip.

Retro Red is alright, and has the advantage of being "traditional", but doesn't have the same "pop" as the other Dayglo chips, and gets a bit lost on the red felt of my table.

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DG Tiger has a lot more "pop" (I really like this color), but is a little close in color to the DG Pink so may lead to possible dirty stacks, and is a bit non-traditional for a $5 chip

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If I use the DG Pink for the $5 and the DG ARC Yellow for the 25c, the colors stand out ok, but again the pink is non-traditional for a $5 (does that really matter?).

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Or I could go with a quasi-Cali format and use the DG Arc Yellow as the $5, the DG Peacock as the $1, the DG Pink as the 25c and the Bright White as the 5c

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Opinions? Comments? Suggestions? Do the colors work together, or am I on the wrong track?

Also any suggestions for the possible future $500 color? I'm trying to keep the whole set unweighted (except for the $100 Black, which is weighted), so was thinking about Retro Blue or Retro Lavender)
 
Be careful using DG Pink and DG Tiger together as they look nearly identical from across the table. It can be done if you choose your spot colours wisely.
 
Are you sure you want 5c chips? You might want to just use 25c as the lowest denom.

I like DG Arch Yellow or DG Tiger for the 5 chip.

I would go with a blue $1 chip.

So after saying all that I guess I am pulling for cali scheme ;) white $100 is sexy.
 
Some very important questions:

Are these going to have inlays?
Will the be solid or have edge spots?
Same edge spots or different?

All of these things will play a big decision in choosing the best color combinations.

Most of changed multiple times base and edge before we locked anything in.

Use the chip builder and mock up sets with all the different combinations and see what sticks out.

CPC has great reds and blues, yellows are pretty drab. DG Tiger May be one of the best colors available!!! In vacuum it would be my lead choice as the workhorse chip.
 
Embrace the Cali colors! Pink $.05, green quarter, blue $1, arc yellow $5, Black $20, white $100. Or retro lav $25 and black $.05.

my $.02

That may work - can you point me to pics of any sets that use this scheme? I would be interested to see what it looks like.
 
Be careful using DG Pink and DG Tiger together as they look nearly identical from across the table. It can be done if you choose your spot colours wisely.

Yes, I've come to the same conclusion. Even though I love both colors a lot, they don't work that well together.
 
Some very important questions:

Are these going to have inlays?
Will the be solid or have edge spots?
Same edge spots or different?

All of these things will play a big decision in choosing the best color combinations.

Most of changed multiple times base and edge before we locked anything in.

Use the chip builder and mock up sets with all the different combinations and see what sticks out.

CPC has great reds and blues, yellows are pretty drab. DG Tiger May be one of the best colors available!!! In vacuum it would be my lead choice as the workhorse chip.

Yes they will have inlays and edge spots (mostly L2-L3), with a single color rather than multiple color spots. I have some ideas as to what edge colors might work with the various base colors, but I want to lock down the base colors as much as possible for each denom, then pick the edge spots that both complement the individual chip and the other denoms as well. The chip builder has been getting quite a workout, I've saved about 25 different combinations so far, as well as using the CPC color samples on the playing surface to see what works.

But I definitely get your point. The inlay will influence the base/spots, the spots will influence the base/inlay, the base will influence the spots/inlay. I expect to make several changes and tweeks, and I'm not going to rush the set until I have everything ready, which may take several months.

And I agree, DG Tiger is awesome!
 
Since this is your custom set, you don't have to follow any preconceived notions of colour progression, such as Vegas and Calis. Since they are all denominated, feel free to go wild. My cash set has a white frac, a dark green 1, and a maroon 5 (no musical jokes, please). And it's from a real card room, too.
 
Go crazy!

If I ever make a CPC custom set, I'm going with light blue nickels, DG tiger quarters, and pink dollars. It's a custom set, who cares if they follow a traditional or Cali color scheme? It's your set!
 
You should definitely consider a cali set as you have better choices with brighter colors. I think you should order 5c chips if you can afford them, especially if you want to play something other than holdem, where you will want a lower stakes. I went with Man Red, Ret Green, peacock, dg yellow, blurple, and bright white for my set. I'd like to see some of your ideas about edge spots. You are off to a great start.
 
So the suggestions about a Cali set got me thinking.

I like the idea of the DG Green as the .05c rather than the DG Pink, as the .25c will be used a lot more in real life, and I do like that color. This layout also saves me a bit of cash, as I will probably only get 4 barrels or 1 rack of $100 chips, while I will want 2-3 racks of $1 chips, and the $0.53 premium for the Bright Whites adds up.

Also if I use the DG Tiger as my future $500, it will never be on the same table as the .25c DG Pink (unless there is some really crazy .25/.50 game with people buying in for 200 BB and 8 or 10 rebuys each :jawdrop:). So even though it won't be a feature workhorse or ante chip, it will be part of the set, even if there is only one barrel. (Damn, I love that color).

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The edge colors below aren't even close to final, but this gives you an idea of the edge designs I was thinking of (mostly L2, with a couple of L1 and one L3, trying to keep it simple to keep costs down).


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Thanks to all so far for the comments and suggestions. Keep them coming!!
 
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Edge colors revised a bit, still probably not final, but closer.

Are the edge spots too plain? Do the base colors work together?

Feedback most appreciated...

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The spot progression looks weird to me too. I don’t like that there’s 2 chips with 14 spots in a row, then 3 with 16 spots, on hen back to 16 spots
 
White edgespots on 3 different chips? You can do way better than that
Yeah, I feel the shame. It was a rushed effort to get something (anything) posted in response to @smsguy927's request to see my edge spot ideas. Another rushed effort below, but with all different colors. I need to (and plan to) spend a lot more time on the edge colors once I have more or less nailed down the base colors (which I think I'm pretty close on now). I'm still not knocked out with the DG Arc Yellow, but the DG Yellow doesn't really work in this layout, nor does the DG Saturn. Canary is marginally ok, but it is weighted with the brass flakes showing on the edges and doesn't really match the other DG colors in the layout (Please @David Spragg , come up with a kickass bright yellow before I place my order).

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Regarding the edge spot progression, I'm at a bit of a loss, and would appreciate guidance. I went with 2 single, 3 single, 2 double, 3 double, 4 double, then 6 single & 6 single offset. I get that the widths start out a bit wider, then get narrower (but split), then go back to wider, but I thought that might be better than going from 2-6 at the wider, then starting again at 2 split through 4 split (as below), which I think looks a little wierd as well. I'm trying to keep everything in L1-L3, with the bulk in L1 & L2 to keep costs down. Any suggestions would be welcome.

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My planned CPC Cali set will have these base colors:

DG tiger/DG peacock/DG arc yellow/Blurple/bright White
I lean towards using the brighter dayglo and unweighted colors. For a T25-T25K tourney set:
T25 - DG Green
T100 - DG Peacock
T500 - Retro Lavender
T1000 - DG Tiger
T5000 - DG Arc Yellow
T25000 - Bright White

The best two colors (Tiger & Peacock) are workhorse chips.

For standard cash, I'd go with:
5c - DG Green
25c - DG Pink
$1 - DG Peacock
$5 - DG Tiger (or Retro Red)
$20 - DG Yellow

Again, with the best two colors seeing the most play (in most games). It also works as a reasonable Cali cash set, if you merely replace the $20 with Charcoal or Black.
 
Are the edge spots too plain? Do the base colors work together?
I think the base colors are fine, but I'd certainly be making the chips you use the most the ones you like the best. Worth splurging a bit up front, instead of remaking them later.
 
T100 - DG Peacock
T1000 - DG Tiger
The best two colors (Tiger & Peacock) are workhorse chips.
25c - DG Pink
$1 - DG Peacock
$5 - DG Tiger (or Retro Red)
Again, with the best two colors seeing the most play (in most games). It also works as a reasonable Cali cash set, if you merely replace the $20 with Charcoal or Black.


I think the base colors are fine, but I'd certainly be making the chips you use the most the ones you like the best. Worth splurging a bit up front, instead of remaking them later.

I agree, DG Peacock and DG Tigers are the best colors, followed closely IMO by Bright White and DG Pink. On my table the Tiger and Pink definitely blend together if you are further than 2 feet away from them (and the Retro Red gets lost in the felt), so I think I'll have to keep them further apart in the denom range so as to keep them off the table at the same time. Unfortunate.

Thanks for the advice about making the most used chips the most liked chips. Not great that I now need to rethink my spot progression strategy, but better to spend a bit more time (and money) now than to have regrets later. Maybe I'm naive, but I'm planning for this to be my "forever" set (unless that winning lottery ticket finally comes through), so yes, time to work on edge design and colors to jazz up the 25c, $1, $5 & $20 chips
 
Another attempt at edge spots and designs. This time the progression is 212-2ds316-312-3ds316-412-4ds316-614. Hopefully seems a bit less weird than earlier progressions (or maybe that is wishful thinking).

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I'm having a hard time deciding which combination I like best. The DG Pink/Bright White, DG Peacock/DG Tiger, Black/Light Blue, Bright White/DG Tiger and DG Tiger/DG Saturn are all contenders IMO.
 
@LotsOfChips i somehow missed your last response to me.

As far as your base colors go, what about switching the placement of the pink and green chips in your lineup? A green quarter or fifty cent chip is common in Cali sets and therefore will be a better fit IMO. Red is also a common frac color, have your tried retro red and DG green as your fracs?

When considering your edgespots and progression, tons of casino sets, Cali or otherwise can often have a frac and $1 chip that are solids. If you go this route it can save you a few dollars. You can then have your first spotted chip(either the $1 or $5) with a 114 spot, the. 214->314->414 etc. or something similar.

You also already have one non DG chip in your line up in the $20 chip spot. Have you considered blurple or chocolate? Both are also common as a $25 or $20 respectively.

Hope this helps

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@LotsOfChips Red is also a common frac color, have your tried retro red and DG green as your fracs?

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When considering your edgespots and progression, tons of casino sets, Cali or otherwise can often have a frac and $1 chip that are solids.

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Have you considered blurple or chocolate? Both are also common as a $25 or $20 respectively.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I initially tried the Retro Red as a $5, but it gets a bit lost in my red felt.

I’m not a huge fan of solids, much prefer the multi coloured chips

I’ll definitely put the Blurple into the test lineup. I’ve tried the chocolates (regular and light), but liked the black a bit better.

Cheers!
 
Thanks for the suggestions.

I initially tried the Retro Red as a $5, but it gets a bit lost in my red felt.

I’m not a huge fan of solids, much prefer the multi coloured chips

I’ll definitely put the Blurple into the test lineup. I’ve tried the chocolates (regular and light), but liked the black a bit better.

Cheers!

Gotcha. This was mostly to show you all the base colors together
 
I am a big fan of minimal spot progression or even just using the same spot pattern on all/most chips. Duplicating the same spot pattern helps tie the set together like using all 8v.

IMO a set using all tri moon spots like the Mapes would be nice. Any of the below sets all have nice progressions without going crazy and trying to use every spot pattern option.

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