# Why are car colors so boring and dull these days? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 29, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362 "2002-07-29T12:23:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chris\_Luongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Chris\_Luongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris_Luongo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362/21 "2002-07-30T04:17:20Z")
But what about the interior? Every new car I see/work on at my job seems to have either gray or tan, neither of which are true colors if you ask me. The occasional black upholstery is nice, though. Both of my '87 Cadillac Broughams have color-coordinated interiors, including such small items as the turn-signal lever, vanity mirrors, et cetera. It is probably more expensive to produce them that way, but I think the effect is well worth it. ---
**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362/22 "2002-07-30T06:20:08Z")
> [@](#): > > The most gorgeous colour I have ever seen was on my ex-co-worker’s girlfriend’s father’s car (got that?). It was a (newish, 99 or 00) Jaguar, and it was black, except… it wasn’t quite just black. It looked really luscious. So I went up to inspect it closer, and it was a metallic black. But the metallic flakes weren’t black, or silver, or gunmetal coloured. They were the colours of an oil slick (light pinks, blues, yellows, greens, purples, etc), but the individual flecks were so tiny they blended in together in a gorgeous blacky-shiny shade. mmm. Omg, “HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” flashback! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362/23 "2002-07-30T21:04:30Z")
My uncle had a beige-metallic Ford Taurus. This colour was not only boring, but actually _dangerous_. Because it blended in so well with the late-winter crud (salt, sand, half-melted snow) that Ontarian roads offer, the paint colour made the car difficult to see during the worst driving times. Result? Far too many close calls to collision. I do not recommend beige for cars anymore. If _I_ ever get a car, it’s gonna be white. Then I’ll paint cartoons all over it and apply a clearcoat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NoSubstitute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@NoSubstitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoSubstitute)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362/24 "2002-07-30T21:37:57Z")
Porsche accepts paint samples to give you the exact color you want. Of course it is an option that you really have to think about because they do charge extra for non-standard colors. ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362/25 "2002-07-30T23:00:15Z")
In 1967, my dad bought a brand-new Chevy Impala - gold. (He’s still got it). In 2000, I bought a brand-new Chevy Impala - gold. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree… I HAVE been seeing some interesting colors on new cars, though. I’ve seen Kias in some bizarre chartreuse color, and Hondas in kind of a metallic burnt-sienna shade. But the best one was the Trans Am Mr Winnie thought about buying in 1995 - green/blue chameleon. Gorgeous. Problem was that…it was on a Trans Am, and we’ve progressed to…less uncomfortable…vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362/26 "2002-07-31T08:10:22Z")
Get a [Corbin Sparrow](http://www.corbinmotors.com/sparrowcolor.html). There was a car for sale in Iowa City several years ago that was multi-colored. It was a VW something-or-other display model, and every body section was a different color of paint. It eventually got bought, and I used to see it around town once in a while. **zweisamkeit’s** Jaguar Black sounds cool. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-colors-so-boring-and-dull-these-days/121362.md?page=1)