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Need help here, guys.

Working on a sports mascot logo for a new lax training facility for boys/young men ages 12-20.

The coach's motto that he recites with his kids is "Be a savage in practice so that games are easy," thus the fierceness of the character.

To coincide with the facility's location and its name, the mascot is a compass pointing due east.

But I'm stuck on color. I was inspired by UI compass icons, especially the icon for Safari on a Mac, and almost all of them use a red color to denote which direction the needle is pointing.

However, when I randomly tried yellow in the design, I found it to be a bit more pleasing to the eye.

SO, my 2-part question is: Does the yellow needle detract from the concept? Does it make it harder to distinguish this as a compass?