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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 05:33 PM
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This is Elkhart Lake Blue under very bright lights. As you can see, it is way different than under normal lights and is basically a darker version of Rapid Blue with metallic flakes. As someone that likes colors with a lot of depth to them, a color like Rapid Blue is a color I have been wanting on a Corvette for a long time. The color below would be a very nice "in between" to Elkhart Lake Blue and Rapid Blue. I'm sure they could make a color that looks like this buy doesn't need bright lights to bring out it's good looks. What do you think?

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Originally Posted by Cenzoooo
I'm surprised they didn't include a more burple color instead of Elkhart. Especially considering Chevy pushed the spectrum towards the millennials with accelerate and rapid.
A more violet skewed blue would suit this car imo.
I'm fucked up though. I would love to to see this car is the green they used for the Camaro a few years back. Synergy green?
Krypton Green is AMAZING!

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Looks great. Very similar to Ford's Grabber Blue.
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 05:47 PM
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A slight variation to the current Camaro Hyper Blue metallic would work too.

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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 05:53 PM
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Actually, Elkhart is already the "in the middle" blue and Rapid is the bright one - I want the dark one to hit,
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Originally Posted by Houston Z33
Actually, Elkhart is already the "in the middle" blue and Rapid is the bright one - I want the dark one to hit,
I disagree, Elkhart is too dark to be in the middle.
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 05:59 PM
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So you want them to make a color they are already making, except make it look different than the current color(s), and also you want 3 blues? Man - the guys who wanted green are going to be pissed!
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That is a great shade of blue, i like it
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Originally Posted by z edge
So you want them to make a color they are already making, except make it look different than the current color(s), and also you want 3 blues? Man - the guys who wanted green are going to be pissed!
I hope they make green as well. Something like Krypton Green would be absolutely fantastic. Better yet, open up a Porsche PTS style program and charter whatever the hell they want. That way they can make a bunch of money and the customer can have the color they want.
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It will be too close to rapid blue...
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 06:11 PM
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So you're asking them to make a specific color, and then post a picture of the exact color they are already making as an example.... right......
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Originally Posted by lakemg
It will be too close to rapid blue...
Nope...


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We really don't need any more blues.... Those two are fine. We need a normal grey. Both Grey's suck on this car. They need Cyber or Shark Grey. A medium dark grey.
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Originally Posted by marknagy13
So you're asking them to make a specific color, and then post a picture of the exact color they are already making as an example.... right......
I sure hope you can read better offline than you do online. Because if you don't, I don't want to be on the same roads with you...
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Originally Posted by Zora_Vette
Nope...

So the example of what you want is in the bottom photo?
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Originally Posted by lakemg
So the example of what you want is in the bottom photo?
No, the example of what I want is in the OP. You told me that what I want would be too close to Rapid Blue. I stand by my point that the color I want would be a good "in between" color between Rapid Blue and ELB. So, I posted a picture of Rapid Blue and ELB to demonstrate this. Read.
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Originally Posted by lakemg
It will be too close to rapid blue...
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Originally Posted by lakemg
So the example of what you want is in the bottom photo?
Looks like you got mixed up
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Yep, original posting photo is definitely darker than the rapid blue. Here are the examples side by side.

EBM in the sun, EBM under the lights, Rapid Blue
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Rapid blue under certain lighting looks turquoise.
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I liked Laguna Blue myself, I just wish they would settle on a blue and keep it for awhile rather than tweaking it to a slightly different shade.
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Originally Posted by mschuyler
I liked Laguna Blue myself, I just wish they would settle on a blue and keep it for awhile rather than tweaking it to a slightly different shade.
Yup. I really miss Laguna Blue, it was my favorite. Rapid Blue will do for now I guess
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