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Old 09-29-22 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by LH1
I hate these colors. Even the IS 500 has this ugly, unfinished color.

I don’t think they offer this color anymore. And there are only color options
Old 09-29-22 | 07:45 PM
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I like this color because it’s my car.



Old 09-29-22 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
my santa fe...

That is Hampton Gray?
Old 09-29-22 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
That is Hampton Gray?
i don't remember but sounds right. looked at website gallery and that seems to be it.

Old 09-29-22 | 08:54 PM
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how could we forget Battleship Grey (yes thats the name) that came on certain years of GT350 and Raptors
Old 09-29-22 | 09:17 PM
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It's a color that I think Toyota and Ford have done well. It looks particularly good on trucks IMO.

the Tacomas posted above look fantastic.

Ford has/had an Abyss Gray that looks good.



They had a darker gray before called Lithium Gray that I was actually looking for before I bought my Ruby Red truck

Old 09-30-22 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
my santa fe...

Is this how it looks in real life? Somehow I thought yours was previous gen.
Old 09-30-22 | 08:23 AM
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I think Audi made this popular with Nardo. Everybody started wrapping and requesting Nardo Grey when they started putting it on Audi models. Even BMW was using it as an individual paint option. Now they have their own versions like Dravit.
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Originally Posted by Kense
I think Audi made this popular with Nardo. Everybody started wrapping and requesting Nardo Grey when they started putting it on Audi models. Even BMW was using it as an individual paint option. Now they have their own versions like Dravit.
Nardo grey and Dravit grey look nothing alike. Dravit is MUCH darker and has a lot of gold metallic flake. Nardo is a non-metallic with some slight green undertones.

The closest BMW shades to Nardo are:

Fashion Grey - lighter, hint of tan/taupe, heritage BMW color from the '50s.
Chalk - lighter version of Fashion Grey, originally a Porsche color
Brooklyn Grey - similar tone (but slightly lighter) to Nardo, but metallic with some light blue undertones. I believe it was introduced on the current X3M/X4M.
Limerock Grey - metallic, ever so slightly darker than Nardo. Introduced on F8x M3/M4 CS.

All of these are Individual colors. Limerock is the closest by far, you can see it on the left compared to Nardo on the right:


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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i don't remember but sounds right. looked at website gallery and that seems to be it.
I believe I say your colour today. Looks like wet cement
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Originally Posted by 1111GS
Is this how it looks in real life? Somehow I thought yours was previous gen.
that is my pic of my car.

it's a '21 santa fe calligraphy.
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
I believe I say your colour today.
say, saw?

Looks like wet cement
i take it that's not a compliment.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
say, saw?

Yeah I meant to say "saw". my auto correct on iPhone is not great.

Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i take it that's not a compliment.
It is a compliment, it looks great.
Old 09-30-22 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Nardo grey and Dravit grey look nothing alike. Dravit is MUCH darker and has a lot of gold metallic flake. Nardo is a non-metallic with some slight green undertones.

The closest BMW shades to Nardo are:

Fashion Grey - lighter, hint of tan/taupe, heritage BMW color from the '50s.
Chalk - lighter version of Fashion Grey, originally a Porsche color
Brooklyn Grey - similar tone (but slightly lighter) to Nardo, but metallic with some light blue undertones. I believe it was introduced on the current X3M/X4M.
Limerock Grey - metallic, ever so slightly darker than Nardo. Introduced on F8x M3/M4 CS.

All of these are Individual colors. Limerock is the closest by far, you can see it on the left compared to Nardo on the right:
Brooklyn Gray is no longer an individual color on many M-Sport trimmed models now - just a $650 color.
Old 09-30-22 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Nardo grey and Dravit grey look nothing alike. Dravit is MUCH darker and has a lot of gold metallic flake. Nardo is a non-metallic with some slight green undertones.

The closest BMW shades to Nardo are:

Fashion Grey - lighter, hint of tan/taupe, heritage BMW color from the '50s.
Chalk - lighter version of Fashion Grey, originally a Porsche color
Brooklyn Grey - similar tone (but slightly lighter) to Nardo, but metallic with some light blue undertones. I believe it was introduced on the current X3M/X4M.
Limerock Grey - metallic, ever so slightly darker than Nardo. Introduced on F8x M3/M4 CS.

All of these are Individual colors. Limerock is the closest by far, you can see it on the left compared to Nardo on the right:
I had no idea there were so many shades of grey! To me, they're all just grey



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