# What is the color of your vehicle? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 5, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480 "2021-05-05T20:58:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/21 "2021-05-06T00:41:19Z")
voted other, it’s a dark grey with a strong but subtle bluish tint to it. On the title and carfax it claims the car is “\_\_\_\_\_\_ Green” (some sort of two word named paint Jeep calls green). I suppose it could be green, technically, but nah, its bluish grey. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/22 "2021-05-06T00:47:30Z")
Burgundy. I named it Ron. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/23 "2021-05-06T00:48:14Z")
My mother-in-law had a Subaru that was ambiguous like that. Depending on the light, it could look to be a shade of green, blue, or gray. The weirdest was the first (and only time) I’ve seen one of those cars with a custom paint job that, depending on the angle you looked at it from, could be two completely different colors. I don’t remember the exact colors, but one day I found myself behind, say, a blue car and as it turned left, it turned into a red car. It really threw me for a loop. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/24 "2021-05-06T00:48:22Z")
Daytona Grey Pearl. Basically sparkly grey. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/25 "2021-05-06T00:55:20Z")
By sight, white. Officially, Fresh Powder. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/26 "2021-05-06T01:07:59Z")
It varies depending on the light and viewing angle. Unfortunately, it generally falls in a range of blue-grey to golden brown dentist’s office hues. By name, it’s Pepperdust Metallic. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/27 "2021-05-06T01:24:03Z")
I drive an Inferno Red Kia Toaster, err, Soul. My husband drives a white one. We each have a decal of a hungry Simon’s Cat on our fuel doors. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/28 "2021-05-06T02:18:08Z")
Living in a hot country I would never consider any other colour than white. ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/29 "2021-05-06T02:24:33Z")
Mine is a dull grey. For my next car, I’m considering neon yellow or orange to make it more easily noticeable in poor visibility conditions. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/30 "2021-05-06T02:27:55Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Living in a hot country I would never consider any other colour than white. My late father-in-law lived in South Florida; I did note just how prevalent white cars were in his area, likely for that very reason. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/31 "2021-05-06T02:32:40Z")
I have to admit I instantly judge people who drive black cars here - I immediately peg them as superficial people who are more concerned with looking badass than practicalities; and who are therefore not my kind of person. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/32 "2021-05-06T02:42:29Z")
I don’t know what Mazda calls it, but it’s a blue-gray color. The RV is white with some decal accent trim. My last car, a Prius, was dark blue. > [@Princhester](#): > > I have to admit I instantly judge people who drive black cars here - I immediately peg them as superficial people who are more concerned with looking badass than practicalities; and who are therefore not my kind of person. I had a black 1998 Jeep Wrangler and a black 2006 Chrysler 300. I didn’t feel badass, I just thought they looked better than the other colors offered. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/33 "2021-05-06T02:56:39Z")
Well whether badass or “looked better”, same thing. Where do you live though? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/34 "2021-05-06T04:27:59Z")
Hmm…no irony noted there in judging the black-car driver “superficial”? Seems a bit superficial to me to judge someone based on the color car they drive regardless of climate but, hey, that’s just me. (And, no, I’ve never owned a black car.) ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/35 "2021-05-06T04:44:47Z")
Correct, no irony there. They have likely made a decision based on either ignorance about how hot black cars are, or based on a decision that how their car looks is more important to them than the impracticality of dealing with a car that will be an absolute oven if ever parked in the sun - as it inevitably will be at some time. This is not superficial reasoning. Look my “judging” on this basis isn’t final - we actually have some friends who have a black car and they aren’t superficial people. But I find it’s a good indicator, much of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/36 "2021-05-06T05:07:00Z")
Dark metallic gray. I used to own a bright red car (purchased out of a limited selection for reasons unrelated to color) - it was a painful stain on my soul for the five years I had it 😉. I prefer dark, austere colors. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/37 "2021-05-06T05:52:22Z")
According to Subaru, it’s “wintergreen metallic/titanium.” I also have an older Subaru in “spruce pearl metallic,” a Dodge truck in “bonzai blue metallic” with a lot of “patina” and a Chevy van that’s very oxidized white. I tend to like my cars in blue and green. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/38 "2021-05-06T05:54:56Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > FWIW, the actual distribution of new car colors in North America, for the 2020 model year: That seems to more or less match what I see on the roads, particularly the dominance of white. I’ve had cars in virtually every colour on the list except black, gray, and green, but oddly, I’ve never had one in white, either. And I think some cars look really sharp in white. In fact I was looking at some carmaker (it may have been more than one) that only offered white in a premium coated finish at extra cost. If I have a choice, my next car will be white. I don’t care if they’re common as dirt, I like it – but a creamy white, not glaring pure white. My current car is silver. Also a very common colour around here. I remember years ago when I was a kid, and when colour preferences in cars ran to the more showy and gaudy, reading about a new fancy sports car in a car magazine. The article mentioned how much attention their test car got, “despite being painted refrigerator white”. Even as a kid back then I thought, “You morons! It’s getting attention in part _ **because** _ it looks so sharp in white!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/39 "2021-05-06T06:01:39Z")
I would love to paint my van in the Cadillac stock color “White Diamond” because that is a damned sharp color and the van could use it. The van is the only white vehicle I’ve owned and I’ve only had one black one–no grey ones at all and definitely no red. I hate grey cars, they disappear in the rain, very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![mandala](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mandala/32/95_2.png) [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480/40 "2021-05-06T11:10:35Z")
“Scarlet Ember tintcoat” the sticker says. It is a darker red. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480.md?page=3)