Colors you can differentiate from one another by type (power vs hand vs misc) and see from a distance so they hard to misplace. I use dewalt for powertools, kobalt for hand tools, and bright, but different colors for everything else e.g. pony clamps, neon craftsman levels. This makes it easy to put everything away, and spot when you are looking for them in the middle of working and you don’t know where you put something. Several thumbs up for a random, but interesting question!

About as important as with people.

needs to be an opposite color to whichever drawer they’ll be stored in.

I always insist on colors within the visible spectrum.

My only rule for colour is that I should be able to spot it immediately if I drop it in a narrow, unlit crevice. I’ve got some bright red and safety orange tools.

I usually don’t care what color the person that sells them to me is, but I could become concerned about their health if they have blueish or purple hues and might refuse to purchase products from people who are orange.

I just bought an 8V USB-C chargeable drill set off AliExpress. It just happens to be bright pink. Not sure if I’m giving the right impression at the men’s shed.

[extremely space orc voice] Gotta be red to build faster.

It isn’t.

It’s a tool. Not a fashion accessory.

For power tools- very important, if they’re the wrong color they don’t work with my batteries. I’m pretty sure that’s how it works.

Otherwise, not very. Color is pretty much the last thing on my mind, weird colors are kind of a bonus so my tools can be easily identified and so they’re less likely to get lost by blending in, but not a primary reason for me to buy anything.

I’m considering painting on some colored rings around the handles of some of my tools to easily identify them at a glance. Stuff that’s somewhat likely to end up in a pile of similar-looking tools when I’m working with friends. Be nice to say that my hammer is the one with a purple ring around the handle or whatever.

Doesn’t matter. Long as the tool lasts and does its job.

I like the philosophy of buying the cheap color first and then buying the sturdier color – if the first one breaks.

I’m more of a Slytherin myself

is a dildo a tool

The batteries that are other colours of the rainbow don’t fit in my red tools so that’s a big deciding factor there. As far as corded or hand tools it doesn’t matter to me. Sometimes I spraypaint tools bright colours so they don’t get lost as easy.