you didnt realize that was green? Gosh, maybe its the graphic designer in me, but I saw that as green from the onset. Its practically the exact color green I used to spec when playing with the online car configure (though the interior color was not the same).
Ill agree, that shot, along with a few others does bring out the gray hues in the paint. Then again, thats what I love about colors in that part of the color wheel. They are almost either color enough that depending on the lighting you see two totally different cars.
Moral of the story is don't believe any colour on a computer monitor unless you have colour management and calibration over the whole process from start to finish. There's no way of knowing what lighting was used for the photos nor what white balance was used in the processing of the image ready for the web. After that there is no guarantee that the image carries the correct colour space tag nor that your browser will obey that tag even if it is correct. Then there is the calibration of your monitor and the colour balance of the ambient lighting where you are viewing it and that's before worrying about your own colour vision. Ultimately, there is no substitute for seeing a painted surface in the lighting conditions that you want it to look it's best, anything on the web is only a broad guide to colour.
My dealer has been begging the factory for paint and leather samples for 3 months now. I reckon that color must be off of some other production car, so I'm having him get the name so that I can look it up in a paint supply book.
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I'm having him get the name so that I can look it up in a paint supply book.
Probably the best bet! At least you can compare it to similar shades in the book before taking the plunge. Might also be a good idea to not try comparing the sample in the book against the final result in the metal...it's bound to look different no matter how much effort went into making them look the same - a flat piece of coated paper against a three dimensional painted and lacquered metal surface just are not the same. Best of luck.
You sound like a designer yourself. Couldnt have said it better about seeing it in the flesh vs seeing it on a print vs seeing it on a screen. Truth is, even the best looking dummy of a car color wont look the same as the final product. Even a PMS color on different mediums will appear differently and thats about as accurate as you can get colors as its down to a scientific level.
