# What is your favorite car color? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890 "2009-01-05T02:14:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/1 "2009-01-05T02:14:36Z")
My new Mazda 3 is black. I like it, but I have this lingering thought I might have liked another color better…though I LOVE the rest of the car. It looks like [this](http://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/images/models/mazda_3_4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/2 "2009-01-05T02:21:24Z")
Black is a total PITA to wash and make presentable, IME. I like medium-darkish grey. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/3 "2009-01-05T02:22:28Z")
British Racing Green ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/4 "2009-01-05T03:22:35Z")
Red is very, very, cool and no problem to wash. Black shows everything, as does white. Deep blue is wonderful. I hate those dark green cars from the late 90’s. I bought one used and wish it was a different color. ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/5 "2009-01-05T03:32:36Z")
Mine is black, in theory at least 😃 But yes, it’s a pita to keep looking clean and if you live somewhere where heat is an issue much of year, which I don’t currently, but used to, it makes a huge difference. I like a deep forest or hunter green. Or silver/other metallic. I ended up with a silver vehicle, a PT Crusier, and while I had my heart set on black at first, I am so glad I didn’t get my wish. I really like the silver…looks good and easy to keep clean (looking;)) Not to hyjack anything, but what’s up with these morons who drive around in asphalt colored cars in the fog/gray weather at dawn or dusk with no lights on? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/6 "2009-01-05T03:37:52Z")
Forest green. That is all. Easiest question I’ve ever fielded on the SDMB! Joy! ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/7 "2009-01-05T03:39:38Z")
Anything bright: Yellow, red, blue. A well-kept white looks very clean, too. I dislike black, beige or silver/grey; bo-ring. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/8 "2009-01-05T03:48:46Z")
The new Toyota Camrys have this divine sky-blue colour that I adore. [This pic](http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2008/Toyota/2008.toyota.camry.20128999-300x189.jpg) truly doesn’t do it justice. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/9 "2009-01-05T04:06:33Z")
I’m in the dark, hunter, British Racing Green crowd. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/10 "2009-01-05T04:09:41Z")
Pollen and dirt. I’ll probably be adding a touch of road salt soon. ---
**Author:** ![wunderkammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/11 "2009-01-05T06:02:35Z")
British Racing Green is nicer than black or beige, and it’s what my sensible side prefers, but when I’m feeling playful I’m drawn to metallic robin’s egg blue or cobalt. It would be fun to have a cobalt Cobalt. For about 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/12 "2009-01-05T07:03:45Z")
Someday I’m going to own a car that’s a deep metallic red because that’s my favorite. Not flat, but a shiny metallic. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/13 "2009-01-05T08:18:30Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > British Racing Green Only on a British car, please. I’ll take my German cars in silver (or white), Italian red, and French blue. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/14 "2009-01-05T10:44:09Z")
I’ve owned four cars - they’ve all been either white or tan. Tan is good for not having to clean often. I DO like a nice blue, though. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/15 "2009-01-05T14:57:54Z")
I like blue. I really like that purplish blue that Neons used to come in. I also like silver and gold, but I can’t have a silver car. Any time I have a silver rental car, I keep losing it in parking lots- it’s just too common a color. My first car was teal. My current car is dark blue. > [@Lionne](#): > > The new Toyota Camrys have this divine sky-blue colour that I adore. > This pic truly doesn’t do it justice. Ooooh! I like that color. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/16 "2009-01-05T15:16:19Z")
Bright silver with black interior. For some cars, canary yellow is nice, or lipstick red. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/17 "2009-01-05T15:17:50Z")
Candy metalflake purple (w/gold pinstriping). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/18 "2009-01-05T15:27:32Z")
Saturn’s old blue-green. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/19 "2009-01-05T16:57:21Z")
I like a metallic blue on sports cars. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/20 "2009-01-05T17:28:21Z")
One color I never thought I’d go for, but which turned out to be really purty was the Cadillac [Copper Sunrise](http://www.1939chevy.com/CADILLAC/images/Colors/copper_sunburst.jpg) color the first year CTS had. I’m so not an orange person, but it was really stunning. I want to paint my big white van in [White Diamond](http://images8.ecarlist.com/photos/1269_98105/640/00.jpg) and I’m toying with painting lavender/light metallic blue ghost flames down the side–it’s a retro van thing… I’m extremely partial to the Corvette [Electron Blue](http://www.enter.net/~sorak/bluecorvette.jpg) as well–it’s gorgeous. I’m toying with painting my [Cavalier Z24\*](http://donavanchronicles.com/images/z24.jpg) in [this color](http://www.firebirdgallery.com/4th%20Gen%20Images/97ta20.jpg). Yeah, I’m weird… \*not my actual car, but very similar. I have better wheels… 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890.md?page=2)