Don,
I read your message with great interest. I too am very interested in color.
I am interested in two colors specifically for my sprites. One is Primrose
Yellow (YL3) and the other is Deep Pink listed as RD18. I didn't see
Primrose Yellow listed. Do you have information on this color ? and is the
Deep Pink you have listed RD18 ?
Thank You.
Bill Schickling
-----Original Message-----
From: don pikovnik <donp@ncweb.com>
To: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 12, 1998 2:39 PM
Subject: Historic color project (somewhat long)
>To all list members:
>
>Some of you may have seen my original posts regarding my efforts to produce
>a visual guide to authentic British car colors including Jaguar, AH, MG,
and
>Triumph. My company manufactures color cards, and I intend to use our
>manufacturing capabilities to produce such a color guide. Since my research
>began last November, I have achieved some important milestones that should
>be of interest to this group, hence my message.
>
>I have established color lists from the common reference works and, with
the
>help of ICI, have also established corresponding ICI paint code numbers for
>all these colors. The names and numbers appear later in this message. As a
>preqequisite to producing a color card, I have also established visual
color
>standards for these colors in the form of sprayouts on 3" x 5" metal sample
>panels. The panels were sprayed with ICI "2K" single layer automotive paint
>which is readily available from ICI distributors. The mixing formulas were
>supplied by ICI and THEORETICALLY match the original color standards.
>
>The question is how well does theory match reality? ICI has been gracious
>enough to offer to compare my panels to the original color standards
>maintained BY JAGUAR and to this end, I sent a set of 30 panels (mostly XK)
>to ICI-UK. I have yet to hear back on the results of the comparison, but I
>have every reason to be optimistic based on other literature I have.
>
>Some caveats are in order. First, I am in the business of portaying colors
>and can safely say that despite claims to the contrary, it is impossible to
>maintain EXACT color in any large scale production environment such as
>automobile manufacturing. How much variation to expect is an issue I hope
to
>resolve, but even if undeteriorated color standards existed (which they do
>not) there is no assurance that the color would perfectly match a
particular
>vehicle.
>
>I hope my message is of interest to some of you. Color is a very
interesting
>subject to me and something not easily quantified-you really have to see
it.
>The following list for Austin-Healey colors includes Sprite and Big Healey
>colors. Where multiple listings for the same color appear, each color is
>different and the choice must be made on the basis of manufacturer code
(BMC
>#) if used, or on years of use/model. Any questions or comments may be sent
>to me directly.
>
>Name Mfg. code ICI code
>
>Antelope 007 7984
>Basilica Blue BU.11 3169
>Basilica Blue 7300
>Bedouin 004 7855
>Bermuda Blue BU.40 2846
>Black BK.1 0122
>Blaze 016 7864
>Blue Royale BU.38 5186
>BRG GN.25 8120
>BRG #2 GN.29 9767
>Bronze Yellow 015 7861
>Carmine Red 8616
>Carmine Red 2260
>Cherry Red RD.04 3102
>Colorado Red RD.02 3742
>Coronet Cream 2583
>Dark Green 0152
>Dark Green 5107
>Deep Pink 3481
>Dove Grey GR.26 3346
>Fiesta Yellow YL.11 3484
>Flame Red 061 3442
>Florida Green GN.01 2997
>Glacier White 059 4309
>Golden Beige Metallic 2496M
>Golden Beige Metallic BG.19 3006M
>Highway Yellow YL.09 3480
>Ice Blue Metallic BU.02 2301M
>Ice Blue Metallic 4398M
>Ice Blue BU.18 6186
>Ice Blue 2697
>Iris Blue BU.12 3243
>Leaf Green GN.15 3242
>Midnight Blue 012 7963
>Mineral Blue BU.09 3130
>OEW 2122
>OEW/Ivory WT.03 2379
>Pacific Green GN.9 2659
>Pale Primrose YL.12 3297
>Racing Green 025 7985
>Reno Red RD.14 3000
>Riviera Blue BU.44 4022
>Signal Red 6200
>Speedwell Blue BU.01 3131
>Spruce Green GN.13 2854
>Spruce Green 2587
>Sunburst Yellow 3011
>Surf Blue BU.35 5768
>Tartan Red #2 RD.09 3770
>Teal Blue 018 7918
>Whitehall Beige
> (aka Nevada Beige) BG.04 3305
>
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