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Just one thought on dark colors like nightfall blue: when viewed on tiny little swatches, they probably won't look as colorful as when viewed on a full car.
True, but I think I know why they called it 'Nightfall'. The Magnetic swatch looks exactly like the color we have been seeing in mags and on site,JonM3Coupe said:Just one thought on dark colors like nightfall blue: when viewed on tiny little swatches, they probably won't look as colorful as when viewed on a full car.
I'm #13 and was told to get my color and options ready in about a week or two.nxm150 said:Ridge, what number are you at Valenti again? Did Bill have any new updates?
I went to Google and plotted in Saffron Yellow Lotus Elise. I then connected to atidalwdave said:Hasn't Saffron be around for a long time? I don't think the color would change from what it has been in the past.
I ordered the Saffron, it better not look like a school bus!![]()
That's it! Even allowing for shade affecting color it 'definately' has an orange cast. When I looked up the definition for Saffron it said, "yellow,atyclb said:I hope you're not talking about this pic
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It is defined as having an orange cast and is not to my liking.Ii believe people ordering the color will think that they're getting a yellow without an orangy cast, more like thebabak said:I find it very interesting that Saffron yellow has eluded a clear description for so long. It seems to change in shade from yellow to orange. Poor lighting or do we have color contrast deficiencies?
If anyone has access to past issues of EVO Magazine,babak said:Saffron the flower (and it's extract) is in actually a deep yellowish orange, so their choice of title (if one can put any stock in it) tends to support your explanation.
that's not the last Esprit that was discussed in the article and it's most definitely not Saffron YellowRidgemanron said:That's it! Even allowing for shade affecting color it 'definately' has an orange cast. When I looked up the definition for Saffron it said, "yellow,
tinged with orange." I don't remember seeing any orange in the yellow auto show cars, do you?
dictionary definitions of colors have nothing to do with colors of a car's paintRidgemanron said:It is defined as having an orange cast and is not to my liking.Ii believe people ordering the color will think that they're getting a yellow without an orangy cast, more like the
purer looking yellow on the auto show car and may not be happy when they see what Saffron really is.
Your photo appears much different than the paint chip on the Elise colour chart. Hopefully, that chip is not a true reflection of the color.Randy Chase said:Everything I have seen shows the Saffron Yellow as the same color as this:
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As you can see, there is an orangish hue to this yellow, as I would expect from the Saffron name. Nothing at all like those pics of the Esprits.
That might have been the last Esprit sold in 1980, but it is neither Saffron Yellow, nor the last Esprit to roll off the assembly line a few days ago.Ridgemanron said:That's it! Even allowing for shade affecting color it 'definately' has an orange cast. When I looked up the definition for Saffron it said, "yellow,
tinged with orange." I don't remember seeing any orange in the yellow auto show cars, do you?