Which locale has the best colors when not fired up?

[Nubbie]

Future owner in the research phase and new to the forums. Glad to be here and thanks to mods for approving signup.

I noticed that all the breeders emphasize fired up states when they advertise their chameleons for sale and for pictures of the parents. My understanding is that the fired up state is actually the 'stressed state' of panthers and hopefully with good care they will only occasionally be in that fired up state.

With that said, I haven't seen much discussion on which locales look better when not fired up. Do they all look kind of dull across the board or is there a locale where the rest state looks better than other locales for whatever reason? Is there a locale you prefer when strictly comparing non-fired up state?

 

[MissSkittles]

My personal experience is limited to Ambilobe panthers and veileds. I have a Nosy Be panther girl, who I think is gorgeous, but of course the ladies beauty is more subtle. While all panthers are gorgeous, I think the Ambilobe might be the most common in the trade and for this reason. Mine rarely ever fire up and then it’s not fully. This is one of my beauties…not fired up. https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/1-minute-story-with-bart.196099/
This is about as fired up Bart usually gets.

This is my other guy, Mango. At rest…

As fire up as he usually gets.

I love that beneath their chins is such a gorgeous palette of colors, like a sunset of fire.
More than their beauty though, they have wonderful personalities. Mango is super ‘friendly’ and runs to me as soon as he sees me opening his door. He just seems to enjoy sitting on my arm, looking at me. Bart is a little more reserved and hesitant, but if I give him a couple of minutes, he too will come out on my arm to climb it and try to eat my eyeballs.
This is my male veiled, Lucky. At rest…

As fired up as he gets. (Pardon but he has a bad eye on this side)

My previous male veiled got way more fired up, but he was usually looking at his forbidden girlfriend when he did. I try not to stress any of them out. They can be sensitive so occasionally fire up for reasons unknown to me. IMHO, fired up or not, they are some of the most beautiful animals on the planet.