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Old 07-04-2013, 10:27 PM
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I love the brownstone interior...what exterior color do you think looks the best with it?
Old 07-04-2013, 10:38 PM
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My vote goes to green.
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Absolutely Silver
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To each there own, but I just don't see that combo going well. For tnat interior I think there are better exterior colors. Either of the red's would be awesome with that interior.
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Crystal Red Metallic would also be good.
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Lime Rock Green for me.
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Night Race Blue. Looks like you're going to get a vote for almost every color.

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NRB or CG
Old 07-04-2013, 11:16 PM
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Velocity Yellow but either red would look good and in couple more posts you'll have 6 different exterior colors suggested. Wait, I think this post makes 6 happy 4th to all.
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Originally Posted by 66dreams
Night Race Blue. .
That's what we are looking at for my wife's convertible.
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It would look great with Artic White also.
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Either of the blues or Lime Rock Green.

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Brown is an Earth color. So it looks good with other Earth colors (like green).
Also, blue and brown/khaki are classic colors that are more "classy". Think pant and blazer combinations.

Brown doesn't go well with "mute" colors, like grey or black, but can work if done right. Personally, I don't like the combination of mute colors with brown. Black doesn't offer enough contrast against the brown and grey/silver somewhat clash at their ends.

I also do not like the bright reds with brown, but darker reds work quite well with brown.

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I'd say blue or green.
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Originally Posted by elegant
It would look great with Artic White also.
it is a very different color, and having seen it only once with one exterior color, my vote is the above, Arctic White.
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My vote is for the new lime rock green.
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Anyone have a pic of a night race blue/brownstone combo car?
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Another LRG here...
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Originally Posted by AORoads
it is a very different color, and having seen it only once with one exterior color, my vote is the above, Arctic White.
I also vote for AW. That is what I ordered AW with brownstone, now hopefully I made the July order period...
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Originally Posted by shep29
Anyone have a pic of a night race blue/brownstone combo car?
This is the only one I took and it's not all that great of a shot. I'm sorry that I don't have more - I didn't take a lot of photos of this car because I didn't care much for the colors.



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