BMW Colors - Objects and Locations behind the names

snowbimmer · 07-13-2022, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zb2603

Donington Grey
Imola Red

Are also worth mentioning I think

This was just the blue wing of the color family

zb2603 · 07-13-2022, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by snowbimmer

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Originally Posted by zb2603

Donington Grey
Imola Red

Are also worth mentioning I think

This was just the blue wing of the color family

My bad lol, still not fully awake yet

TheFactor · 07-13-2022, 01:53 PM

Love my "Brooklyn " Grey
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BMWGirlFL · 07-13-2022, 01:53 PM

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Aventurin Red is an interesting one.

Appears to be some type of quartz. "Strawberry quartz."

Searching for plain aventurin pulls up green stones. Red aventurin pulls up the strawberry quartz.

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Forman63 · 07-13-2022, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by smrtypants44

a lot of BMW blues are named after race tracks
Estoril Blue
Laguna Seca Blue
Yas Marina Blue
Le Mans Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Monaco Blue
Interlagos Blue

Snapper Rocks Blue I believe is named after an Australian race track

Poiseuille · 07-13-2022, 02:04 PM

Snapper Rocks
Gold Coast, Queensland.

NotSharocks · 07-13-2022, 02:06 PM

Carbon Black - Named after carbon paper

So not only do I strongly dislike carbon black as a color, but where the idea stems from too.

The more you know!

[/:\] GP9000 · 07-13-2022, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Forman63

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Originally Posted by smrtypants44

a lot of BMW blues are named after race tracks
Estoril Blue
Laguna Seca Blue
Yas Marina Blue
Le Mans Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Monaco Blue
Interlagos Blue

Snapper Rocks Blue I believe is named after an Australian race track

May I add to the list
• Macao Blue
• Avus Blue

[/:\] GP9000 · 07-13-2022, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by NotSharocks

Carbon Black - Named after carbon paper

So not only do I strongly dislike carbon black as a color, but where the idea stems from too.

The more you know!

Actually one of my favorites

M3 boi · 07-13-2022, 02:41 PM

And I'll be replacing my G20 with an M3 in individual Oxford Green Metallic. And..... I actually don't know where this color originates from. Oxford University uses more of a blueish color whereas Oxford Green is very obviously Green. But... this is the closest I could find:
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The dictionary part had my laughing on the floor lol

x.shell · 07-13-2022, 02:43 PM

Tanzanite Blue

zb2603 · 07-13-2022, 02:44 PM

Courtesy of porkipine69

Malachite Green

M3WC · 07-13-2022, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Allen Aquino

Yes….That's Absolutely true

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Originally Posted by snowbimmer

Marina Bay Blue

Jeez, man. Come on!

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Not to mention Portimao Blue

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Originally Posted by zb2603

Donington Grey
Imola Red

Are also worth mentioning I think

Long Beach Blue

JustChris · 07-13-2022, 03:11 PM

Isle of Man 🇮🇲 Green.
Fenella Beach, Peel Isle of Man.

Domagoj Dukec and I discussed the colour over a cheese sandwich at TT 2018.

You can't make us out but we are just above the beach wall in the second photo.

Hutchinson04 · 07-13-2022, 03:21 PM

Aventurine is from red aventurine quartz found predominantly in Italy, India, Brazil, Russia and Nepal.

willvaugham4 · 07-13-2022, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JustChris

Jeez I wish there was a way to stop people quoting a lengthy first post! Why not just 'reply'!!

I completely agree, very sorry, but on iOS, where is the reply?

willvaugham4 · 07-13-2022, 03:53 PM

Love BMWs colors! Sunset Orange Metallic is phenomenal, changes from a burnt orange in the sunlight to an end-of-sunset-red at night!

Thanks JustChris for helping me navigate this app

IronEgg · 07-13-2022, 04:26 PM

Glad to know such interesting information!
I have a feeling that this is gonna be a great post.

NightWriter · 07-13-2022, 04:30 PM

Love that Oxford Green, wtwo3. Seems a bit darker than traditional British Racing Green and classier than IOMG (IMHO).

I'm looking forward to seeing my Dravit Grey G80 in a couple of weeks, and I appreciate your explanation here as I didn't know about it.

My first BMW was an E39 in Toledo Blue, identical to this one:

I never really knew where that name came from. There was a Toledo Blue Stockings minor league baseball team in the late 19th century, whose logo (below) does look somewhat similar to the car paint... but that's an awfully obscure reference. If anyone else knows the real answer, I'd be curious.

Hutchinson04 · 07-13-2022, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JustChris

Isle of Man 🇮🇲 Green.
Fenella Beach, Peel Isle of Man.

Domagoj Dukec and I discussed the colour over a cheese sandwich at TT 2018.

You can't make us out but we are just above the beach wall in the second photo.

That Isle of Man green is dead on

Basir · 07-13-2022, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zb2603

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Originally Posted by snowbimmer

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Originally Posted by smrtypants44

a lot of BMW blues are named after race tracks
Estoril Blue
Laguna Seca Blue
Yas Marina Blue
Le Mans Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Monaco Blue
Interlagos Blue

Marina Bay Blue

Jeez, man. Come on!

Donington Grey
Imola Red

Are also worth mentioning I think

Let's not forget Jerez Black from Circuito de Jerez in Jerez, Spain.

mbed · 07-13-2022, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by x.shell

Tanzanite Blue

Precisely named

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NotSharocks First Lieutenant 919 Rep 301 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Carbon Black - Named after carbon paper So not only do I strongly dislike carbon black as a color, but where the idea stems from too. The more you know! __________________ 23 A91-MT CULG, 04 M3 Carbon Black/Cinnamon 6MT, 05 M3 Interlagos Blue/Black 6MT Dinan S3-R, 00 M5 Royal Red/Extended Caramel, 00 Z3M Coupe Cosmos Black/Dark Gray/Black, 04 X5 Toledo Blue/Sand Beige 6MT
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M3 boi First Lieutenant 3222 Rep 341 Posts Drives: ... Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	And I'll be replacing my G20 with an M3 in individual Oxford Green Metallic. And..... I actually don't know where this color originates from. Oxford University uses more of a blueish color whereas Oxford Green is very obviously Green. But... this is the closest I could find: Attachment 2916074 Attachment 2916073[/QUOTE] The dictionary part had my laughing on the floor lol
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NightWriter Colonel 4868 Rep 2,744 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Pure Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Love that Oxford Green, wtwo3. Seems a bit darker than traditional British Racing Green and classier than IOMG (IMHO). I'm looking forward to seeing my Dravit Grey G80 in a couple of weeks, and I appreciate your explanation here as I didn't know about it. My first BMW was an E39 in Toledo Blue, identical to this one: I never really knew where that name came from. There was a Toledo Blue Stockings minor league baseball team in the late 19th century, whose logo (below) does look somewhat similar to the car paint... but that's an awfully obscure reference. If anyone else knows the real answer, I'd be curious. __________________
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