# What color is your car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 7, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272 "2007-02-07T21:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/61 "2007-02-08T19:12:05Z")
My Audi is Ocean Blue Pearl, my husband’s Murano is Midnight Blue, and my daughter’s Civic is Nighthawk Black Pearl. Royal blue, dark blue, and black. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/62 "2007-02-08T19:30:33Z")
I want a car company to come along with a color called ‘Primer Gray’. “All set for your first mishap. We think, so you don’t have to.” My Nissan is ‘Majestic Blue’. They have two different blues so they have to call it something. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/63 "2007-02-08T20:48:11Z")
[QUOTE=Corner Case] My 2001 [Volkswagen New Beetle](http://www.hilinegarage.com/VW.JPG)\* is green. Maybe they officially call it Gecko Green. The link shows the right color while the VW website doesn’t, go figure. I love the green color. It’s much better than the Sunshine Yellow or banana yellow you usually see. The green also carries into the door trim on the inside and looks great. The interior is tan leather; and yes I still like cloth better, but the leather is okay. [/QUOTE] My daughter has an '01 New Beetle TDI in that same green, but her interior is black cloth. Unfortunately, after 5 or so years in FL, the paint is faded. All this talk of British Racing Green reminded me that we had a MG Midget in that color, with tan leather interior. We didn’t own it for long, and I didn’t mind when it was traded. ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/64 "2007-02-08T21:14:48Z")
Galapogos (sp??) green. No idea why. It’s a light-ish kind of green. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/65 "2007-02-08T21:22:33Z")
Titanium Metallic. Just between you and me, it’s grey w/ a hint of blue. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/66 "2007-02-08T21:24:08Z")
Velocity Red Mica, it is. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/67 "2007-02-08T21:46:06Z")
My car colors have been incredibly boring: '73 Buick Electra 225 4-door - Black '79 Monte Carlo - White '82 Honda Civic - Grey (don’t know if it was a spiffy-named grey or not) '94 Blazer - Black '01 S-10 - Black …yaaaawwn ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/68 "2007-02-08T22:53:55Z")
My new baby is Cosmic Blue. It’s basically a light to medium blue with a metallic tinge to it. It is most decidedly NOT lavender! [sub]The boyfriend’s mom, whom I do actually like, called it lavender.:mad: [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/69 "2007-02-09T01:17:42Z")
I have no idea. It’s a sort of metallic red with silver. Mercury Villager which I want to burn to the ground (it threw a rod today and it now an expensive paperweight for really big paper). Our Volkswagen Cabrio convertible is also red, with a black ragtop. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/70 "2007-02-09T01:53:21Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] You know, that’s the most confusing goddamned description I ever read. Basically, it’s like “Taupe is some kind of color, like an animal’s fur that keeps changing as the seasons change, and it could be like gray or like pink or like sand, not that beachy sand-color but like sand when it’s wet, or when you’re really drunk, oh, fuck it, it’s a color, okay? Stop bothering me.” [/QUOTE] Looks like about four parts Titanium White to one part Burnt Umber. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/71 "2007-02-09T04:26:56Z")
No idea what the color’s called; the truck is eighteen years old, so the original documentation is lost in the mists of history. I call it [retina-searing blue](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeke_/55868996/). It’s nice, because I can spot it immediately across a packed parking lot. (The hot woman in the photo is my wife, by the way.) ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/72 "2007-02-09T04:50:13Z")
I have a silver Hyundai. Mrs. Small drives a red Nissan. We’re pretty basic when it comes to cars… Brendon ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/73 "2007-02-09T12:59:25Z")
My Land Rover has a colour called Bonatti grey, kind of a dark brownish grey colour tht almost look black at dawn, but dark grey at daytime :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/74 "2007-02-09T13:29:59Z")
A few years ago, I visited my sister-in-law’s parents house one day for dinner. I had to laugh, when I looked at the cars. We had one in Saturn Gold (mine). One in Honda Gold (sis-in-law’s) One in Something Else Gold One in Toyota Gold and one in no kind of gold whatsoever. It was really quite amusing, especially since all these gold cars (which may have fancier names than I have provided) were not _quite_ the same color. Similar, but not quite. One was more bronzy, one was more silvery, that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/75 "2007-02-10T03:01:03Z")
We have two vehicles…the Tundra is silver, and the RAV is silver. But they do differ the tiniest bit, so the Tundra is something like “Stormy Sky silver” and the RAV is something like “misty silver”. Those aren’t the exact names but they are close, and are an interesting commentary on the perceived market for the two vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/76 "2007-02-10T03:10:57Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] You know, that’s the most confusing goddamned description I ever read. Basically, it’s like “Taupe is some kind of color, like an animal’s fur that keeps changing as the seasons change, and it could be like gray or like pink or like sand, not that beachy sand-color but like sand when it’s wet, or when you’re really drunk, oh, fuck it, it’s a color, okay? Stop bothering me.” [/QUOTE] Go to the drugstore. Look at taupe nylons. Kind of dark grey with a brown tone. That’s taupe. ---
**Author:** ![Obsidian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/77 "2007-02-10T05:14:10Z")
My New Beetle is Sundown Orange. It is virtually the color of traffic cones. Sadly, this has not stopped people from hitting it. I’ve never lost it in the parking lot though. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/78 "2007-02-10T05:21:31Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] You know, that’s the most confusing goddamned description I ever read. Basically, it’s like “Taupe is some kind of color, like an animal’s fur that keeps changing as the seasons change, and it could be like gray or like pink or like sand, not that beachy sand-color but like sand when it’s wet, or when you’re really drunk, oh, fuck it, it’s a color, okay? Stop bothering me.” [/QUOTE] That’s one of the best descriptions of taupe that I’ve ever heard. Another place you can find taupe is in the ladies shoe department. It’s popular over there. ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/79 "2007-02-11T13:29:19Z")
2004 Neon SXT, Blaze Red Crystal Pearlcoat. Looks like metallic red to me but what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272/80 "2007-02-11T13:52:31Z")
Pewter. Except it looks gold. :dubious: It’s a 2000 Corvette. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car/391272.md?page=5)