Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Jim painted the bedroom wall in his new home blue instead of beige because he preferred the _ .

Choice 1: Jim painted the bedroom wall in his new home blue instead of beige because he preferred the blue .
Choice 2: Jim painted the bedroom wall in his new home blue instead of beige because he preferred the beige .
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1. Jim painted the bedroom wall in his new home blue instead of beige because he preferred the blue color.