A matter of taste.
I have been doing Gift Wrap for a couple of days and was told that I may choose any color ribbon for each package. Most of the ribbon are almost white and there was one silvery green. One day a woman more in charge though I don't know her exact rank held up a dark red package with the silvery green ribbon and firmly told everyone only to use the green ribbon with the green stripped paper. I had actually been avoiding that combination as tacky and unsophisticated. I prefered and Ivory instead. There is also a gold paper and the only color ribbon I liked on it was the green. I also though it looked nice on the red. Usually I don't care for red and green but these were not the usual bright plastic hues we normally see at Christmas time.
Later upon needing to use a green box I asked this individual what color ribbon I was supposed to use. She looked at me quizically and I refered to her dictate about the green ribbon and stripped paper. She said I could use whatever but we want the packages to look nice. (I swallowed my tounge here.) I put so much thought into appropriate color combinations. Arugh! Ok. I'm done now.
Later upon needing to use a green box I asked this individual what color ribbon I was supposed to use. She looked at me quizically and I refered to her dictate about the green ribbon and stripped paper. She said I could use whatever but we want the packages to look nice. (I swallowed my tounge here.) I put so much thought into appropriate color combinations. Arugh! Ok. I'm done now.