Anyone know what colour this comes close to?

jozi

I'm restoring my E30 touring at the min and below is a photoshop of what I intend to make it look like. It's in the paintshop right now and I need to chose a colour sooner rather than later. I tried to match the colour below to Mauritius Blue, it's way of but I kinda like it only have no idea what it might come close to. As much as I'd like to stick with a BMW colour if there's a different manufacturer that has a close match I'd be happy.



I'm pretty sure it's not close to any BMW colour

ABajaninCork

Call a BMW dealer and ask them the colour.

Kenny Logins

Problem is your monitor is going to look different to mine, or anybody elses.

When I was choosing a colour for my car I kept my eyes open on the roads, and then visited the showroom for a closer look and paint codes etc.

jozi

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Call a BMW dealer and ask them the colour.

It's not a bmw colour though, I made it up in photoshop in an attempt to match it to mauritius blue, which is this:


I agree about the monitor making colours look different, depending on how the image was treated in post processing the colour can be changed as well. Some thing close would be a help as I can then try and see it in person. I've yet to really notice a nice shade of blue that stands out to me while I'm about

the_syco

It looks like number "36 Riviera";
http://e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10446

Happyman42

It's never gonna work in RGB, find something close in a RAL card but make sure you see the physical colour chips. http://www.ralcolor.com/

Light Switch

It if were mine I'd paint it Ford Imperial Blue,



Any pics of your resto?

jozi

Light Switch wrote: »

It if were mine I'd paint it Ford Imperial Blue,



Any pics of your resto?

I'm being very fussy, I think it's to light for what I have in my head

I have a thread on e30owners: http://www.e30owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13237

Light Switch

jozi wrote: »

I'm being very fussy, I think it's to light for what I have in my head

I have a thread on e30owners: http://www.e30owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13237

Ah okay, What about this then?


Ford State Blue Metallic.

Ah thanks I'll have a read of that. :cool:


BTW, The reason I keep suggesting Ford colours is because there they only colour names I know

Jimbob 83

Looks like Ford Performance blue or a Mazda colour (could be the same)









Or possibly Ultra Sonic Mica Blue (too much Gran Turismo as a child)

Light Switch

The above are too light, Similar to the Imperial Blue I posted earlier.

Think the State Blue above is pretty close though?



Also there's a Midnight Blue Pearl from Nissan.

jozi

I'm gonna check the colour cards next chance I get in the paint shop for those above. I quite like this:



But then again (you can see it with the Ford colours) on a different monitor or with different light the colour can change so much a dealer visit is in order before I make my mind up.

Does anyone know what colour the previous gen Civic comes in, I spoted on while I was drunk one night and it look nice but it was dark.

BTW, The reason I keep suggesting Ford colours is because there they only colour names I know

I'm the same with BMW colours

dmc17

Audi Santorin Blue is nice

antodeco

Bring it into Vinny Byrnes and theyll match the paint up for you!

jozi

antodeco wrote: »

Bring it into Vinny Byrnes and theyll match the paint up for you!

From an image?