Here in Western Washington state the women wear black, grey, brown and off-white all year round.
Don’t know why that it is since it is so grey here one would think that bright colors would appeal.
No one will notice if they wear drab protest colors as they do that every year, every decade.
Odd. I worked in Manhattan for 20 years and never really noticed the colors, too busy on the legs :)
But now that I think of it, dark was the norm.
I still have whiplash from walking around during lunch :)