personally I don't care about the color I lift it out of the way so I don't miss and I don't really have a preference when I'm sitting. Except when sitting don't go with the cheap plastic crap. IMO. They don't last long.
Home front is great except for your nemesis the yard/lawn. I still don't have one. Mostly due to weather but also contractor's over commitment due to weather. His specialty is fire and water damage. I bought a lawn tractor a year and a half ago(promotion deal) and finally used it last week on my neighbors lawn just to see how it worked!!