I think it's a matter of personal taste... Chanel's beige is undoubtably a classic, none the less. -It just really depends on what your color preferences and wardrobe dictate. e.g. my wardrobe is more black, grey, white: so my preference wouldn't be the beige, rather just a black bag -whereas my sister's is more earth toned, so she LOVES the beige... I wouldn't necessarily say boring, it just depends on what you prefer.
Chanel beige is a dark beige like a camel color and it is absolutely beautiful! I don't find it to be boring at all; in fact it matches with most anything in my wardrobe. The classic flap in beige is TDF!