It's difficult to get bad livery. Most in this thread are mediocre at worst.
Yellow with grey as in
>>1023615 looks great on cargo trains and technical locomotives.
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>>1023616 is the only out of place element on this train, being 3D in contrast to flat paint job of the rest.
Silver with colour accent is a really good and simple choice for fast passenger trains.
Pic related is awful, California High-Speed Rail planned livery. There are two strong colours, with none being dominant. It would look much better in blue with only yellow accent.