The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...

For much of the twentieth century, a walk through an American parking lot resembled a stroll through a paintbox. Family sedans wore mint green and baby blue, muscle cars shouted in lime and orange, ...

Though it’s unclear whether carmakers will ultimately settle on forty or fifty different shades or some lesser number, variants on gray are overtaking white and silver as America’s most common car ...

Cars are less colorful than they used to be. In fact, according to a 2023 study by iSeeCars, they're only half as colorful as they were 20 years ago. In 2004, around 60% of cars were sold in a ...

Learn how Cadillac develops its signature car colors each year, from trend forecasting to paint technology and final selection. Cadillac forecasts color trends 3–5 years ahead, using global trend ...

It's no secret that the landscape of automotive paint colors is really damn boring, and has been for years. Despite bright colors in pastels being huge in the 1950s and '60s, and lots of weird color ...

Classic cars are loved for their power and beautiful design, but something that doesn't get as much attention is their iconic colors. Classic color schemes, like those found on the Ford Mustang, ...

Volvo’s new colors, materials and finishes are a bit more daring than they have been in the past. Amongst the sea of white, gray and black hues there are fresh, bold colors permeating the Scandinavian ...

If you wash your own car or are checking out a potential new purchase and notice a difference in the shades of paint from one panel to the next, your immediate thought might be that it's been ...

Take a stroll around a vintage car show, and you’ll see pops of color everywhere. You might spot a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner in bright yellow, a common color in the muscle car era, or a 1975 Chevy Nova ...