descriptions of the Mercury colors
since computer monitors don't reproduce colors reliably

Exterior
Silver Ice maximum metallic
very bright silver with a slight tint of aqua - can't tell it's different unless it's next to 'ordinary' silver

Steel metallic
between regular steel blue and a 'blued' gun barrel

Ultra max.metallic
deep, pure blue (no purple), as dark as possible yet won't look black at night, in bright light has a brilliant blue dazzle

Black Pearl
a soft shimmer for more richness and ease of care than non-metallic black

V Red pearl/metallic
rich, dark red, neither boisterous nor boring

Iridium* metallic
not the usual copper paint! the color of freshly polished copper pans - a med.light, ruddy champagne-gold or 'blanc de noirs'. Not subtle!

Sandstone metallic
between taupe and gold, closely allied with the Sand and Natural upholstery materials

White Pearl
very pale, almost neutral, just a hint of warmth.
in Premier, every interior variation but solid black leather is available for the hybrids

Patina metallic
a soft, warmish, medium gray with a faint tinge of green. this is the more sedate complement to Stealth.
for Premier, it uses the warmer & lighter themes

Stealth max.metallic
a darker cool gray - close to the color of worn asphalt. its sparkle just keeps it from blending into the pavement. it provides a more aggressive gray for 'XR' and Premier

Forevergreen pearl/metallic
exclusively (at first) for hybrids.
deep, fairly low saturation green. May look black at night, or very dk. gray under some lights

  Interior - fabrics
Carbon
off-black, not blue-ish
solid - bolsters and door inserts
with black pattern - seat inserts only

Graystone (solid only)
med.light slightly cool gray - bolsters and door inserts

Sand
darker beige, hides soil/wear
solid - bolsters and door inserts
with Carbon pattern - seat inserts for most Carbon panel interiors
with Cream pattern - seat inserts for all Camel panel interiors

'Cool'
Carbon with Steel-Ultra-Ice patterning, seat & door inserts

'Hot'
Carbon with red-Iridium-red patterning, seat & door inserts

Interior - Leather
'Dark'
matches Carbon interior panels

Black
true black, to give subtle contrast to Carbon interior panels

Graystone
light almost neutral photo-gray
bolsters and door inserts

Adobe
a warm, ruddy brown

Natural
matches Camel interior panels
paired with Black or Cream

Cream
accents for Natural Leather - now even beige isn't boring

 

* Iridium is intended for Milan-sized-&-smaller or sport-oriented vehicles.
   A much deeper shade, Sunset , would be used for larger offerings,
   as part of the resurgence in Copper thru Bronze metallics.

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