I am sure Tiffany&Co would never allow Cartier to get away with that. Nor would the law.
When you are deciding on a color, do your due diligence. Seek out and find if there is someone out there within your industry who is using that same color. How did they use it? For how long? This is what Fish and Richardson, a leading global patent and intellectual property litigation firm, had to say on the matter..."...applicants who wish to register a color mark or any other nontraditional mark would be wise to take the time to develop evidence of acquired distinctiveness before submitting the application, and claim acquired distinctiveness when asked to do so by the Board. Evidence of distinctiveness includes sales data, widespread advertising, unsolicited media coverage, general public recognition for the mark, and “look for” advertising, where the company directs consumers to “look for the color” or other trade dress at issue.
Distinctiveness is the threshold for any trademark registration.
So your color options are literally endless. Just do your due diligence.
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