Audi Sport colours

[LYT4X]

We've probably all seen the genuine articles in the flesh. Works cars painted in both Audi International livery and Audi Sport (UK) cars. This question has remained a mystery to me despite having seen all of the above in Ingolstadt and Daventry........

White is white......
Red is red.....
Grey is grey.......

BUT, I've seen more images where the inky-brown colour looks more like 'Midnight Blue' than I care to mention. Am I alone?

In the early 80's I would have defied anyone to tell me that the colour at the back wasn't a specific shade of dark blue. Then, all the works cars I saw were most definitely a brown colour at the back. I first thought this was specific to the UK cars but the one in the museum in Germany is certainly brown too.

Does anyone see brown in this livery:



Or here:



Or even here:



Is it a trick of the light, the camera, or is it in fact NOT BROWN???

[Isimmo]

You are right....
It is an odd brown colour...





Hope this helps

Ian

[poopcoupe]

Looks like a Mink colour!

[Isimmo]

It was the same colour here...

[LYT4X]

It must be reflecting blue off the sky or something in these shots. I do have a rear pic of the same Monte car with a brownish colour, but the whole pic has a bit of a sepia tinge to it so it's difficult to tell.



When I originally did my car, I purposefully picked a very dark blue for these bits. IMO, it actually looks better than the brownish colour. Still, when it gets done properly it will have to be right....

[Isimmo]

I knew I had something somewhere... Been driving me mad all afternoon...

Finally found this. Might need confirming though...



VBR
Ian

[SteveCat]

The colour,if Im not mistaken,looks similar to Saturn Metallic seen on Type 85s and Porsche 924 Turbos.

Im sure Ze Cox might think the same.

Hey,3rd picture down,had to do a double take at the door graphics.
I thought it said Bah Humbug!!!

[LYT4X]

Thanks for that Ian - sorry to have driven you mad with it today - it's only been bothering me for about 25 years.......

[eltee]

would you believe my audi 100 under certain light looks metallic brown, really weird, it frustrates me because it looks wishy washy. then a cloud comes over, and its deep black.

[kerker21]

if your car is graphite it is a black baced on dark brown , black comes in two types from what i can remember one baced on blue and one on brown and graphite is a brown bace as my WR looks brown in some light conditions , hope this helps answer your question