Why Car Colors Are So Boring

[@alweiss9469]

My car is a bright yellow Ford Focus Coupe. This has a few specific advantages: 1) When I walk out to the Costco parking lot, I have very little finding my car. 2) When I am coming up behind someone, I'm much more likely to be seen in their mirror. 3) It is much less likely to be stolen. 4) It's cheerful.

[@tamiwu0346]

6) Its yellow.

[@Keebrev]

Got a bright yellow Ford ranger, at first I hated the color but man it grew on me! And surprisingly, people seem to like it.

[@skylahenry8552]

Ahhh i wanted a yellow car so bad 😫 I ended up having to get the white tho 😑

[@velvetbear7184]

Well you know what they say about people who drive yellow or flashy cars?!?’

[@TailsFetish]

7) Easly mistaken for a taxi

[@sleendrvr]

When dealerships stop up-charging $1,000+ for the brighter colored versions of the same vehicle. Then ill get a color I want versus white or silver.

[@paxundpeace9970]

It costs more to produce. The had change the colors in the spraying line and this is very expensive

[@campkira]

or 1,00 shade of black..

[@ashantedula5696]

Exactly I wanted an orange rogue . He said it was like 2k more. I was like mann give me the freakin black one then

[@happy369life]

true

[@maa1649]

So true 😅 should not cost more than the «standard» colors

[@behrensf84]

I hear that if you buy a used car, you should buy an orange car. That’s because if the previous owner went through the trouble of getting that color, he must take a lot of care of it.

[@xez6792]

Dad is that... is that you

[@zefrum3]

orange truck owner here: YUP

[@jeff1595]

@@xez6792 ╭∩╮(ಠ_ಠ)╭∩╮

[@xez6792]

@@jeff1595 no

[@StephenMorganCanada]

True. My custom order orange 2015 BMW 330 ci Cabriolet was immaculate when I sold it.

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

Silver, perfect for a get-away car! You just turn the corner, and you're just another car.

[@jj_cars99]

I actually have a grey car lol

[@LoyaFrostwind]

Silver looks fast also.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Best cars to steal or use as a getaway car: Toyota Camry or Ford Taurus

[@LoyaFrostwind]

@@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 , ha ha. My mom has a "sage" color Camry. She's been in a couple of fender-benders since her car is the color of dirty asphalt, and the other cars didn't see her, and thus hit her.

[@nahor88]

Fun fact, insurance companies actually raise your rates for a brighter color car. Red for example. That's partially why people get dull colors like gray and silver. I went out of my way to get a cobalt blue Honda Fit, which in my city ended up being very popular.

[@Arjay404]

Just say "Because it's cheap" already. Gotta love how when they talk about other colors they go for ridiculous colors, nobody is saying that the manufacturers need to make a whole ton of lime green and neon pink and orange cars, no they could just expand their base colors to blue and red and that already would help, there are so many shades that you can get with blue and red that look great and would make the car colors less boring.

[@JustAnAverageMillennial]

Agreed idk where they get these bogus "statistics".

[@Deniz-qh6qz]

I swear, CNBC has a mini documentary for everything. Love it

[@duckmasterflex]

It’s crazy how our economy is so complex that we over think everything from types of cheese form factors to the colour of a car.

[@makeyourlifeeasy9619]

@@duckmasterflex i was surprised to see that there r jobs called "tea scientist", "cheese Scientist" many more like this in west

[@tyshayedwards5808]

Dude they literally copying kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5OVpmCffLNmq80

[@knsaicharan]

True

[@C-64]

I hope I’ll never buy from a dealer..

[@dannysart3990]

I still love the 50 and 60's colors with the chrome.

[@insectbite1714]

People back then used to like that color because the sun would fade the color white into chrome and people thought that was the default color of the universe.

[@alexandercrush]

You can get the mirror car

[@tyshayedwards5808]

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[@campkira]

because it a differnt type of market.. boring color are cheap to buy and had high demand for resell... but older car classic they only sell in colorful color since that how people spend their money...

[@JosephKulik2016]

Dear Danny: This video and your comment made me remember a conversation that I had with my father in 1966 when I was 16 years old. I told him that I wanted a red car and my father immediately told me that's a bad idea. He said that a red car gets the attention of police more than any other car color. He advised me that a red car is asking for trouble with the cops, even if I'm doing nothing illegal. Over the decades, I've mentioned what my Dad told me to a few other people and many agreed with me. Do you think that my father's advice was true in 1966 ? How about today ? Are brightly colored cars "cop magnets" ????? ... [e-mail]

[@megank1691]

I feel like the world would be so much more fun with crazy car colors

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

For real. If I wasn't used to seeing black, white and gray cars so much, maybe they would have more value.

[@casualcadaver]

The 1950’s had great car colors .

[@Abitibidoug]

Like it was back in the 1970s. Can I get an 8 track tape player with that orange 1974 Dodge Dart?

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

And more happy too. But automakers just SAY that more people want these kinds of colors, but they are lying! From the comments, it's true that who would ever want something boring and sad! They even admit it in the title of 😂 this video that is is BORING! Yes, the world would be more fun, but do they listen?!! I remember at least even going back to the 80's smd 90's I saw a GREAT rainbow of car colors from baby/royal blue to fun, happy yellow, Champaign Gold, Fiery/FireEngine Red, Burgundy, Tan, Forest Green, all so very beautiful! Now it's ugly boring black, white or gray, dark red. 😡 But automakers don't care about what consumers want. They want the same robots driving robot cars! Same with baby strollers and baby gear! ..I tell you if I had a ton of money snd I made a baby stroller or baby gear factory, I'd make it more like 60's to 2000's style with colorful patterns and cute icons on the fabric. Very pleasurable for the pysche, the eyes, the senses! What people want are LIVELY colors! I will NEVER agree that people want boring and dull things in their already sad lives! Like I said, if I OWN a baby stroller factory, and I sold those things, you just watch my sales will skyrocket!

[@NateClay]

Being different becomes cool. Then when it's all rainbows, there will be the people who "only rock classic" colors lol

[@uncinarynin]

Some things not mentioned in this video, in no specific order: 1. Cost: White paint seems to be the cheapest to make, which is why it is often the only colour offered without a surcharge. 2. UV stability: Especially red pigments fade with time in ultraviolet light, this especially for cars that are always parked outside. With UV-protecting clear coat that effect can be slowed, but it adds extra cost. 3. Reflectiveness: A car parked in the sun will heat up more the darker the colour is. White and silver are best because they reflect most radiation. 4. Some colours are commonly associated with specific function. For example in Germany, taxis are light ivory, whereas postal cars are yellow. Private car owners might not want their car to be associated with those functions. 5. Then again, a definite plus of rare colours is immediately recognizing your car from afar in a big crowded parking lot. Personally I really like bright green or dark blue. As a side note may I add as a railfan that until around 1970 at least in continental Europe steam locomotives were generally black, passenger trains dark green, freight trains brown. Which was for practical reasons: Those paints could be reproduced easily, they were very stable (so didn't require frequent repaints) and didn't show the dirt as easily. The railways later generally turned towards "friendlier" colours, and in high speed trains it seems like with aircraft that light grey or white dominates ... whereas many have chosen red for locomotives despite the problems with UV stability. One obvious disadvantage of white by the way: You see dirt very easily. Even silver, due to the way it reflects, tends to hide dirt much better. In winter it is especially bad when you see dirty cars against the white snow, and since there is a lot of dirt in winter, cars are rarely clean around that time.

[@jamesdoyle9220]

Yes the cost of different color paints varies widely. White has always been cheap

[@lzh4950]

Meanwhile Malaysia & Singapore are probably unique in having red armoured vehicles & water cannons for riot control, probably as a legacy of British colonialism. As for railways, mainland China has also traditionally painted their cars green, but its HSR trainsets white (except those that serve Hainan island, which are light blue), though its new normal-speed CR2 push-pull (?) intercity trains have reverted to green (for those running domestically, maybe as they're considered slow compared to HSR, while the one exported to Laos is white, probably as CR2 is regarded as a significant upgrade for rail in Laos). Meanwhile Japan has left its commuter trains mostly unpainted silver but its limited-express & _Shinkansen_ trains mostly white, except for newer rolling stock run by JR East, whose colo(u)rs depend on the route they serve e.g. red & beige for the E6 rolling stock that serve the Akita _Shinkansen_ , in reference to the red lanterns featured at a traditional festival in the northern Japan region served by this train service. On the other hand, while Taiwan/ROC's newer intercity rolling stock are mostly white, older ones were mostly beige & orange instead (commuter ones are silver in colo(u)r too, like Japan)

[@Camman010]

If you drive in a place with snow or fog you are way more likely to get hit because your car can't be seen. I drove a white taxi for 5 years and got rear-ended 3 times in 5 years all during the winter months. I got my little blue car in 1999 and have never been hit or had any close calls. Been driving since 1982 and have never had an accident except for the 3 in the white taxi.

[@ronaround2897]

We are officially running out of topics due to the COVID pandemic.

[@marset.designsplus3813]

Lol.. my thought exactly! It was interesting though,.🙂🤫

[@mrike5651]

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞.

[@KamilaDalmate]

Me and my friend were talking about this last week. So this is very timely

[@ronaround2897]

@@mrike5651 just look at the numbers my friend. Is the glass half empty or half full?

[@tyshayedwards5808]

Nah they copying

[@warrengans1346]

White also remains cooler in a warm climate

[@mrike5651]

*𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝*

[@C47-s7j]

@@mrike5651 so you can swerve at them for picking a wack ass color

[@JonReevesLA]

So much this. I had a black car -- never again. Also, lighter neutral colors don't look quite as bad when dirty.

[@QuietEarp]

Jon Reeves but do u miss ur black car? (I know that presumptuous)

[@monicaperez2843]

Warren, my first car was white with a dark interior. Chose white because I was living in Florida at the time (to reflect the heat). Unfortunately, they only offered dark interiors with white exteriors. Go figure!

[@LoyalT100]

The fact I see so many white cars (used to be silver back in late 2000nds early 2010s) on the roads. I made sure to get a blue car because it makes me feel happy when I see colour. I can't imagine how boring white is to look at after a while.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

Life is supposed to be colorful. It is ehy flowers come in a gorgeous array of colors just like our skin colors and hair and eye colors. Life wasn't meant to be boring! Same thing happend with the baby strollers and gear sadly. Babies are supposed to be innocent, they even targeted the babies!

[@Davechow12]

My last three cars were silver. So when I began shopping for my new car, and salesmen asked what I wanted, my first words were “No Silver!” Also no grey, granite or charcoal. I now drive a brand new 2021 Dodge Challenger. The color: Indigo Blue.

[@zerospecs2331]

I get it. My first car was blue. The second champagne. The last two: gray/silver 😕 I told myself I'd either get red or that rustic orange I've seen. I want something different and it's frustrating to see how much work they put in to not creating anything different.

[@lisamccray9079]

Nice color blue 💙second favorite color for a car had a navy blue 2010 malibu got a 2021 red malibu 👌

[@timward3116]

For those of us who can remember, the car companies in the 60's and 70's offered a wide array of exterior AND interior colors. Nowadays, of course, you have to take what the car companies want to give you. It's not that boring colors are "popular." It's that, if you want a new car, you're forced to buy a car with a boring color that is even styled, more or less, like every other car. Yes, I'm sure that some colors and styles were always more popular than other colors/styles even way back when, but at least the less popular colors/styles were offered to those people who wanted to express themselves - and there were a huge spectrum of styles and car colors out on the road. The same trend has occurred in the new-home industry. Everything must be bland, and the requirement for blandness is built right into the HOA rules, which were written by the builder. In the Phoenix area, for example, it seems that 99% of all new homes must be one of three shades of brown stucco. Even white seems to be no longer an option. If a consumer wants to buy a brand new home, the consumer MUST buy a plain brown cube that looks, more or less, like the cardboard box that a washer or dryer comes in. In the cases of cars and homes, it is merely a lack of artistic design and an overall contempt for consumers.

[@boraxguy8302]

And not to mention even if a consumer has an option to get a standout color of their choice it can add up to 3 to 5 thousand on msrp which is ripoff for some buyers

[@timward3116]

@@boraxguy8302 When I was a kid, my nun teachers used to say, "How would you like to live in China where everyone has to dress the same?" I did not notice at the time that all the nuns were dressed alike, all the girl students had the same uniform, and all the male students had dress short-sleeve shirts and clip-on ties. All individuality is being wiped out, I'm afraid. Where I live, all the homes built in the last 30 years must be brown stucco. Miles and miles of nothing but brown sh--- colored cubes that won't show the dirt because they start off that color. And there is little more variety in the cars. No wonder we're all angry as hell! LOL! Who needs "communism" when you have a few big companies in every industry writing all the rules?

[@tharding2870]

Agree 100%. Company executives are risk adverse spreadsheet toting ninnies. They eschew coloring outside the lines and therefor pick boring configurations for their products. The result is people buy what is available and it all becomes a self fulfilling prophesy.

[@timward3116]

@@tharding2870 It's a horrible trend. Uh, I don't think "capitalism" is supposed to operate this way (at least, that's not what I was brainwashed to believe). It is what it is, I suppose. Not sure consumers have any kind of a choice or power.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

​@@timward3116​​Ding Ding Ding you hit the nail on it's head! We are being FORCE FED this crap because we have no CHOICE! This is one of the reasons I'm glad I am "poor", as I was able to score myself a used beautiful 2000 Toyota Camry in GOLD! And it doesn't matter if it doesn't have a blue tooth, I can put that in later! It's so fun and comfortable driving it and it didn't even cost me an arm and a leg! Less than HALF of what a brand new one would cost.

[@governmentlaughingatyou2311]

'Depressing' is a trem I would also use to describe today's colours.

[@Pravda_Z]

But why use a trem when you can use a term instead?

[@lizdelisle1912]

Neutral colours make you feel anonymous.

[@e91991]

Wait until evs come out now it’s more worse then ever

[@matthew_natividad]

Drabbening

[@blergblergus]

My mazdas red paint was 500 bucks extra. I believe the decline of colors is linked to the declining economy.

[@GrnXnham]

Declining economy?

[@kleanovodust-bin69]

Not really. People prefer to spend those 500 bucks elsewhere than the car's colour.

[@louiswhite4909]

@@kleanovodust-bin69 Cars cost most now. The consumer is willing to pay a lot more for a car than ever before.

[@vincentaurelius2390]

I miss that beautiful burnt orange that was popular at one time. Such a warm, deep color.

[@angelgjr1999]

Mustangs still have orange :)

[@stoneprevious4294]

Sienna Brown?

[@amnottabs]

350z?

[@vincentaurelius2390]

@@stoneprevious4294 Sienna, rust, amber, copper, etc. The earth tones are so rich. Amazing palette.

[@vincentaurelius2390]

@@amnottabs Exactly!

[@colechapman6976]

I wanted a Green Outback. On the market, the green was considerably more expensive and rarer to find. I still will buy a green Outback despite it being more expensive, just because I want it to stand out more in a parking lot and I think it matches the outdoorsy characteristics of the vehicle. Normal colors were probably a thousand less, but they just look so dull and uninspired that I couldn't stomach it, even though they were cheaper and more readily available.

[@PabloTheThinker]

What did you end up buying?

[@karenpike2420]

When I purchased a car back in 2018 I was determined to buy a red car. I absolutely didn't want white, black, gray or silver. I want a car color that I can find easily in a public parking lot. It took effort, but I got a red Honda Accord Hybrid. In 2019, when my husband's Ford Fusion was totaled, I gave him my red Accord and then embarked to buy a blue Toyota Corolla HB. That was even harder. So much for all the blue Corollas in their sales literature. I wanted the XSE trim and ended up having to drive up to Nashua, NH to get one. I absolutely love my Corolla HB. Recently my son's car was totaled in an accident and he went car shopping. All he could find were black or white cars. He really, really wanted blue. No such luck. He ended up with a white Mazda 3 HB. Maybe if car manufacturers painted more cars red or blue there would be more red or blue cars on the road.

[@Olexandr____]

I bought nissan x-trail that is sky-blue. I love to see it every morning between other black, white, grey cars)

[@exploreandunravel5773]

You should have bought Lada or Aurus ... 😂

[@Olexandr____]

@@exploreandunravel5773 stay on your bicycle dude.

[@Olexandr____]

Nobody in Ukraine is buying those cars anymore. Because we have war with Russia. Please try to do smarter jokes next time, Raj)

[@exploreandunravel5773]

@@Olexandr____ Oh , I thought that you are Russian since your name sounds Russian .... 😂

[@exploreandunravel5773]

@@Olexandr____ Do you know some ways to differentiate between a Russian and an Ukrainian ?

[@dylanhughes5944]

silver hides scratches well, looks cleaner even when its dirty and has good resale value. It also looks pretty good, but honestly I'm going for blue next. The blue seen with the hyundai accent is BEAUTIFUL

[@WarpedEagle]

You mean, bluetiful.

[@stephenharrison8724]

I bought nissan x-trail that is sky-blue. I love to see it every morning between other black, white, grey cars)

[@inosurrender8327]

Silver with black wheels and tinted windows!

[@angryyoungman4389]

Blue 🔵💙 of this shade is the Best, My own Car is Blue like this 💙

[@imamountainheadtoo]

i'll be going with blue for my next one too, i think the newer blue Camrys are absolutely gorgeous

[@albertPI007]

i like Navy blue. It's one of the few brighting colors that works fine with a car design.

[@michah321]

Totally agree! There's a brave family in my neighborhood that have made their house navy blue with white trim. It's stunning and surprisingly subtle

[@nikshmenga]

A black car - which will always look dirty every time it rains - in a tropical country will be very "hot" and not in a very glamorous way.

[@KelloggsFoods]

By hot you mean *musty*

[@tjmarx]

Nah. Black cars are no problem in tropical countries. You know about air conditioning, right?

[@JeftaFastForward]

But looks the most classy when clean

[@whyme7862]

But after a good wash and wax nothing is better.

[@jesigo9776]

I'm in socal my black Honda gets so hot 😭, now I see why my dad always went with white cars

[@Larry]

Companies demand more money for certain colours too. Tesla want an extra $2000 if you want a car in red or blue.

[@werock2785]

vinyl wraps: Im gonna end this mans entire career.

[@cardboardpackage]

cybertruck: I'm going to end this man's entire career.

[@TracksideViews]

NIKOLA I’m going to end my own company

[@angelgjr1999]

How reliable are vinyl wraps?

[@Bonanzaking]

Angel Gutierrez I doubt they last as long as a good paint job

[@lazyg123]

Me right now subing to your channel when you have 69 subscribers "Imma end this man's whole entire career"

[@thelight2230]

My favorite color is copper. Love copper cars. Bronze is also pretty cool.

[@angelgjr1999]

Makes it harder to spot rust too :)

[@thelight2230]

@@angelgjr1999 That's a good point. 👍

[@paulshi5974]

Fantastic! Copper and bronze are beautiful without being too subtle or cliché

[@truno7]

Sunset copper bronze by Toyota

[@dsan2509]

My Volvo is vibrant copper.

[@melaniesinclair5382]

My first new car was a purple Saturn. I loved it, so when I wanted to buy my next car I looked again for purple. I had to settle for a black Saturn. My most recent car is tan. I bought it because that's what was available at the time not because I like the color at all. I wish car companies would offer the ability to order a car with any color I want. After all, if I wanted to paint my walls, I could walk into a paint store and have them match any color from any object. Why can't car companies do the same?

[@countmichael]

Buy a Rolls Royce. Infinite color choices...

[@Tonyhouse1168]

You paint at home stays inside the house. Car paint has to stand up to the elements. Totally different substances.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

Awe I LOVE gold how dare you say otherwise! 😞

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

Purple is actually too bright but oh well. I do agree that a lot of bosses and presidents of companies are too bossy with things!

[@gb2828]

The auto industry, trucks & SUVs in particular, really need to provide an "earthy" dark green among their offerings. I had a Jeep in dark green with a saddle brown interior that looked terrific, that, by the way, was a popular, as well as fundamental color, on many pre-2000 English vehicles (Jags specially,) as British Racing Green is their national color !!

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

I like Green yeah, I also like purple and red and gold or blue

[@fleipeg]

I think Mazda has done an amazing job with their car colors. The colors look so rich and luxurious!

[@crlaw75]

Especially with their deep red.

[@kanden27]

The maker of this video is mad that he keeps getting pulled over in his red car.

[@auroradreamcatcher]

Exactly

[@priyansubhagabati8157]

😂

[@suryamp12]

Kanden I’ve owned 2 red cars and I don’t drive slow and I haven’t been pulled over. Have been pulled over for driving roughly the same in a white car as well as another black car I owned before. Red isn’t really a pull me over color these days

[@namehere4954]

The most pulled over vehicle is white pickups.

[@Avantime]

Red isn't actually bad if you're a small economy car. Red also stands out far more at intersections, an important safety consideration.

[@Alexis_Marcelo]

I want an orange car, but it has to be the perfect orange.

[@adiabd1]

What orange be considered perfect then? Carrot orange? Turmeric orange?

[@Schmexy]

Tangerine

[@priyansubhagabati8157]

Saffron

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

Orange orange is the best

[@FlyingArtz.]

Burnt Orange 🙌🏾

[@lkendrix7782]

It continues to get harder to tell the domestic cars from the foreign cars!

[@mikesenesouk531]

That's because domestic car manufacturer's are starting to use Chinese tactics. Copy the design features of other car makers and implement into their own design. I drove into Lowe's the other day and saw a car that was distinctly Japanese and it turns out to have a Chevorlet emblem on the front.

[@lkendrix7782]

Mike Senesouk I first noticed this trend of cars starting to look similar back in the 80’s! At GM the Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac all started to look alike! Lincoln used this one of their commercials! It was very effective!

[@olliegoria]

There’s still domestic cars? I thought they were all killed off for trucks and the mighty SUV

[@elecktromaestimmy]

@@olliegoria tesla?

[@olliegoria]

@@elecktromaestimmy forgot about tesla, was thinking about Detroit only

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

It says something about the human psyche that car colors are so boring. Only lately have I come to realize that a vehicle with a unique color is a rare find. Seeing one now makes my day. I wanted to get a Kia Seltos in yellow but they stopped making them for reasons no one can explain since they sold ever single one that was ever made.

[@nakayle]

Most of the reasons he said could have been said of the '50s,' 60s,' & 70s when cars had bold bright colors. I had a '71 Buick with blue metallic paint that glisten beautifully in the sunlight. I haven't seen anything like that in over 30 years. I think the boring colors of today just reflect the mood of the country.

[@akshaysapra1470]

I watched a 10 minute video on this and still don’t understand why car colours are boring

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

Cars nowadays are like sheep.

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

@americannovice americannovice It's not like we're nocturnal anyways.

[@lizzytheowl577]

Basic points: 1) Boring colors are the most popular, but it's possible that that's because dealers purely look at the numbers and only order boring colors, in turn limiting the options for consumers and artificially driving up the "popularity" of those colors. 2) People who decide how to color products for a living make those decisions based on how the consumer is supposed to view the product. Most cars are not meant to be flashy or individual or status symbols, so they go with boring mundane colors. 3) People are too scared of their car color falling out of style, so they tend to pick boring colors they know people won't judge them for 3+ years into the future. Basically it's all artificially created based on company decisions and the everlasting dread of being "cringe". Personally I think everyone should just get over themselves and have cars come in every color car paint is available in.

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

@@lizzytheowl577 Yeah. Our world just feels flat out lifeless.

[@thomaskoning3985]

it's easy. Most colorful paint options are hella expensive. If I buy a car for 35k I am not going to pay 1,500$ for an orange paint.

[@stephenmac23]

6:57 this guy really knows how to drag out a sentence and say basically nothing

[@Milesco]

Yeah, I noticed that, too.

[@samjang2417]

Michael scott

[@PossiblyAzrael]

By definition he is a True Bloviator.

[@happygilmore2100]

He knows he is just bullshitting just like Trump.

[@MrBrewman95]

When you got to reach the word count for an essay.

[@sd906238]

Back in the late 70's this secretary told me that she lived in California and drove a beat up junky car. She would speed on the highway commuting to work and back and never got pulled over. She bought a brand new red Firebird or Trans Am. First day she got a speeding ticket and got more the following weeks. She said that she drove the same speed and believes it was because the car was red. I never forgot her story and every time I rent a car I refuse to take a red car.

[@slowanddeliberate6893]

Red stands out more than other colors. That's why Stop signs are red.

[@campkira]

red car just easy for cop to shot their radar gun at...

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

Drive at or slightly below the speed limit and you won't get pulled over for speeding, regardless of the color of the car.

[@Primalxbeast]

@@Milosz_Ostrow That seems to be a complicated concept for some people.

[@sisterluke]

I've owned a red car for 20 years and never once got a speeding ticket.... getting pulled over in a red car for no possible reason other than the color red is a myth. The truth is, people that own red cars are probably the bold flashy personalities that drive over the speed limit so that's why that myth probably exists.

[@done-ahhh578]

My car is gold. Literally gold. Not beige a bright metallic gold. I didn't really think much of it but it's growing on me cause it stands out in a parking lot in a nice way.

[@hugh007]

White is a popular color because silver, the alternative, is more boring. If all the makers' offerings come in only 2 colors, I guess the BASF guy is right: people buy white cars. The old adage, 'Give the customer what WE want', is still true.

[@jurgenjurgen4052]

That one guy spraying without a mask 😬

[@pretzelmonkey3]

I thought you meant the virus at first😂

[@xg6hpyk]

Yeah, I noticed that too

[@tekkenfan01]

That was me, hi 🙋‍♂️

[@bhickey2012]

“Car colors are boring” ... refuses to pay extra for any colors other than white grey or black...

[@Milesco]

@ungratefulmetalpansy Ooohhh, yeah, that would be good. Seriously.

[@Vandicoup]

When it’s significantly less than their rip off price of $1-2,000, let me know.

[@Legion849]

When the prices go down than the normal boring colours wake me up.

[@styldsteel1]

Black white gray and silver are not colors

[@shimeih2287]

Nothing new here. Donut media already did a piece on this during quarantine

[@shimeih2287]

@Neel Javia lol I wasn't saying they shouldn't do it. It's just that after i saw the boring journalists I was like nah🤭🤭

[@tyshayedwards5808]

Thank u omg

[@LouisSubearth]

And Doug Demuro touched on the subject on his visit to South Korea, where the white-black-silver-grey dichotomy is bigger.

[@gotem2219]

@shimeih did you happen to notice how the thumbnail is a Tesla car and battery day is happening on Tuesday, makes me think what they have in mind

[@shimeih2287]

@@gotem2219 exactly. It's either because of the hype around battery day they hope to hit the algorithm or it's a paid promotion. Who knows?😂 Nice username by the way 👌🏾

[@tomdrummy4984]

The robots that paint vehicles have a rigid mindset

[@styldsteel1]

Now that was funny lol

[@dii-N-sd]

I don't mind paying extra to get the color I really like. If I'm going to buy a car and drive it daily, it's got to be exactly what I want.

[@lisamccray9079]

I agree 👍💯with you get exactly what you want you are the one that will be paying for it 😉

[@Amarpreet-Singh-Dhindsa]

i agree

[@DeniseRene407]

Agreed!!!!

[@gbendicion7052]

I once made a case study of these 4 years ago when I asked myself why exactly colors are so dull.

[@echoi90]

🙋🏻‍♀️ part of the 1% green car owner club over here, love my army green 4runner TRD pro 💚🖤

[@vHindenburg]

British racing green? Or a Kiwi?

[@echoi90]

@@vHindenburg it leans towards BRG, but not quite. Matte with some grayish/yellow tones. Look up army green 4Runner and that’s the one.

[@vHindenburg]

@@echoi90 If I am ever going to buy a brand new car , I am not going to be cheap about the paint job ^^... Silver only on Mercedes where it belongs to.

[@Jon-zj2nj]

@@vHindenburg It’s a fair point, why are the German manufacturer’s (with the possible exception of VW) often associated with the least interesting colours?

[@vHindenburg]

@@Jon-zj2nj Because we have a reputation of all business nad no fun ^^ , Well Porsches used to be red. I die on the inside whenever I see a yellow Ferrari though.

[@MyJustOpinion]

9:36 I feel so bad to see that black guy spraying paint without any form of respirator or face protection. Can you imagine he is doing that for full day and everyday?

[@C-64]

That was back then.. obviously he probably figured out that out the hard way. And the paints back then were even more toxic than the regulated ones today..

[@hereigoagain5050]

Man, I'm sure he is dead by now.

[@xploration1437]

Because he's black?

[@MyJustOpinion]

That generation was so atrocious in disregard for the health and environment. Lead paint, nuclear testing in the desert, nuclear waste dumping in the sea, toxic sewage dumping in the sea, coal miner lungs, asbestos as insulation and the list goes on.

[@jeff1595]

@@xploration1437 what

[@ticnatz]

I have owned quite a few vehicles in my my day, but I will say this unequivocally, I will NEVER own a silver car. I might rent one if my choices are limited, but never own. Black is next on my list. Grey I can be OK with....

[@holleythompson981]

My daughter & I like to count all the black SUVs in the school car pool line, one morning it was 23, mostly Land Rovers. I really stand out in my Green Ford Flex (color name is Ginger Ale).

[@La-yt1wr]

Of course it always has to be a Tesla in the thumbnail 🙄

[@shimeih2287]

Lol😂

[@YourAssAintSafe]

Dont they have like 3 colors

[@415-t1k]

Teslas are *NOT* cars!!!

[@La-yt1wr]

@@415-t1k Oh lord....what is it then?

[@YoungDeanTheOne]

Did you know that Tesla stopped making silver cars?

[@matteoruz]

1:03 Like, he could've just said "dominant all over the world" rather than naming regions one-by-one.

[@JC-vo5dt]

I love the tri-color of my Cadillac XTS. Depending on the time of day, whether being by direct sunlight or at night, my car changes from a metallic bronze to a cream colored car. Som manufacturer's have colors that completely change from purple to aqua, depending if the sun is getting it or not.

[@fr3shSwag]

Another legitimate reason they're boring (which I thought video was going to cover)is because the basic paint colors are cheap. White is the most common color because it's the cheapest.

[@RealCoolGuy]

This still doesn't explain why people don't/won't buy a car with non-boring colours. It's so hard to find a car since I only buy used...I spend months figuring out which make/model I want and then the hunt is on to find it in a non-boring colour in good condition. Black is cool and always classy but you won't catch me in a white, beige or grey automobile. Standard blue and red are no-nos too...

[@WitchyWhale]

We need more purple cars.

[@HereSomewhereNear]

I _will_ own a purple truck before I die.

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

I want a purple Toyota

[@MermanFromRus]

Лада седан! Баклажан!

[@Vtropicalmoon]

Purple is my fav color and I definitely want a purple vehicle some day 💜

[@cardboardpackage]

thanos car

[@chewbaca6971]

We need a car that can change its colour any moment a user wants !

[@bmw3-er]

Just wrap it

[@sanchitmehta6513]

Like vivo's colour changing phone . Maybe we need 5-15 years for this

[@richardmarcott4343]

first name last name you can go with chameleon paint, it’s a tri color blend metallic that changes colors depending on how the light hits it

[@angryyoungman4389]

@@richardmarcott4343 Yeah but who likes their Cars look like a back of CD or DVD, However, It would be lit if mixed with Blue or Red as primary then Variation on top of it❤️

[@prestonweitersjr.9460]

@veenit, actually, that's not a new idea; many years ago there was this prototype contraption with some sort of gas cell coating that would do that at the touch of a switch, sort of neon quality. Obviously it would have cost too much on a grand scale & damaged easily.

[@lkendrix7782]

At one time in the history of Cadillac they would offer a “one year only” color for a Cadillacs.

[@efamily8164]

GM still does that for some of their more special cars. The Corvette has colors that only are available for 1-2 years such as Lime Rock Green and Shark Gray, www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019-2/092319_8b.jpg

[@lkendrix7782]

E Family Thank you for your response!

[@tyshayedwards5808]

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[@gibranvh]

You can guess when someone texts and drives when they say “stringent” safety regulations instead of “necessary” 😒

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

These are all wrong, wrong and MORE wrong. And this is why I bought myself a GOLD Camry! And my husband drives a Forest Green Prius! These "studies" 🙄

[@ramonsmediablog]

They used to be bright. Once I own my car I’ll paint it nice and bright.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Most people have to buy off the lot, and the only thing a dealer orders is black, white, or a shade of gray. It sucks!

[@xanderunderwoods3363]

I love sunset metallic orange and it is sad how few cars have this color... :(

[@MAG320]

Do not pick red during the day time unless you wanna get pulled over by the 5-0. Do not pick yellow for the night time, unless you wanna get pulled over by the 5-0. Pick white if you want to be seen either day or night. Pick Black if you don't want to be seen at all. Pick Green if you are naturally vibrant. Pick blue if you feel you need a change in life. Pick Baige if you want to be fashionable while going to Sunday service. Pick orange if you don't think any other colors don't suit you. Pick Purple if you feel Luxury is your thing. Pick Grey if you don't give a dam about Color Pick Candy Apple if you got money Pick Matte if you don't want to see yourself in mirrors Pick Army Green if you like Military stuff Pick a 2 tone system if you are into modded rides Pick vynil if you want to be recognized from a mile away by the hood Pick a Lambo if you wana be famous. This has been proven 10 times over.

[@bobjacobson858]

When I was in South Korea three years ago, I noticed that all their domestic cars (Hyundais and Kias) were white, silver, grey or black--the "neutral" colors described in the video. Any car that was blue, red, green, etc. was of a make not manufactured in Korea (typically European or American--there were very few Japanese cars). Years ago I heard a comment that during optimistic times, more cars are sold with bright, lively colors while during depressing times, the subdued colors are more prominent (this was in the US).

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

😞

[@lzh4950]

I observed the same thing for cars in Japan & thought its because Japanese are more adverse to catching more attention from other people

[@redcarrot1148]

This 13 minute video over-analyzed everything without touching on the most simple and obvious reason: consumer cost. Cars in the 90's used to be commonly available in 7+ standard, non-premium colors (see '92 Accord for example). Then OEMs saw opportunity to upcharge for metallic colors and added it most color options. Nowadays most cars have between 1 to 3 standard colors: white, black and silver. The other color options are few in availability (because most are unwilling to pay extra for it) and high in sticker price (high margin for OEM). Metallic color is also near impossible to match in body repair work.

[@jadyassine8484]

I’m not convinced; give me an orange Prius now.

[@Fanzindel]

There is an orange version of the Prius C

[@johnnicpon5783]

Good overview on exterior car colors. How about doing one on interior car colors. It seems that dealer only stock cars with black interiors now a days. You have to special order to get a gray or maybe a brown. I remember when car interiors colors matched the car exterior color. So please do one on this!

[@hothotheat3000]

If your car stands out, you attract attention, and that’s not always a good thing. I’d rather no one notice me than have everyone staring at me.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

Yeah conformity is the biggest reason. Same reason most people dress the same too.

[@Pravda_Z]

Unless you're in a Ferrari. Then you're paying for the stares.

[@roush26]

I've always come into close calls with cars that are the same color as the road. I'm like paint your car so people can see it, cops are gonna pull you over for speeding anyway.

[@styldsteel1]

You will not stand out unless you are in an Italian sports car. Even then people don't really care.

[@waterheaterservices]

I liked to blend in with my yellow 1966 Cadillac

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

Why are car colors boring? Because automakers are making EXCUSES to paint them boring! Because PEOPLE are BORING!

[@GrnXnham]

One of our cars is green. I had no idea that green was now so rare! One of the main reasons why white is so popular is because lots of companies with service or fleet vehicles prefer white. It's kind of the standard service vehicle color. I own a service vehicle. Yep, it's white. My favorite car color is yellow. I don't own a yellow car but I admit that yellow cars are head-turners. They aren't very common. That makes them cool.

[@alexandercrush]

White car for hot climate. Black for Uber drivers. Red for sports cars.

[@xyzsame4081]

black is the color for expensive cars (at least in Germany). White and silver helps against heat.

[@ZePopTart]

So one thing I didn’t realize when I bought a blue car is that you can see scratches on the paint a lot more than a silver car for instance.

[@suryamp12]

ZePopTart that doesn’t explain why black is so popular (stuff shows up way more on black than any other color IMO)

[@BWater-yq3jx]

@@suryamp12 Black is popular on SUV's because try-hards wanna look like they're in a secret govt or criminal organization, lol.

[@prumchhangsreng979]

@@BWater-yq3jx or maybe becuz they want their car to be black? Becuz it look nice on a car? I'm sure i didnt buy a black car because I wanna look like some government agency lol and im sure it's the same for alot more ppl.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

@@prumchhangsreng979 Is your car an SUV?

[@prumchhangsreng979]

@@BWater-yq3jx yeah, that's only becuz i can put more stuff at the back

[@unknownuser6809]

Temperatures play a big choice. No point having a Matte black car on an ev if it's chewing up a big Chunk of your battery for cooling your car in summer

[@TylerBenney]

It would be nice to see more different car colour options.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

Nice but do they listen?! Nope! Also, it's color, but maybe you're not from the U.S.

[@3698s]

When my parents went car shopping they always brought me back a catalog and a color chart from the dealer. There were a lot more colors back then. It seems to me that after 9/11 the number of monochromatic colored cars increased each year. I do not see all that much blue but I am seeing more red cars as of late. Mazda has a beautiful red and an equally beautiful deep blue metallic. Buick though charges extra for every color except basic white.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

As a 90's teen, my dad drove a Gold Camry. I am so lucky because I didn't even have to inherit his to get a similar car in the same color and style many years later! I found one at a used car dealership! ❤

[@ashleywhispers4331]

I want pastel purple. When I get a car I’m gunna get it painted.

[@johnwonder8720]

They missed one of the biggest reasons. In the 80's and 90's , there were studies out that stated that red cars were #1, for highway patrols to notice for speeding. Black was second. Whites and grays tended to blend in. Especially on the highways of California where they had to actually "clock" you physically . In the 80's , Nevada could sit on the side of the road and use a radar gun. So you allowed a "rabbit" to clear the way , then sped up in their path. But when you passed over to Cali, you had to watch your rearview window, so staying ahead of traffic was a better way to speed. CHP were infamous for using on and off exits to sneak up behind you and "clock" you. Red sports cars were an easy target for them.

[@uzielgutz7188]

I never got a red car because insurance companies charged more and yellow was cheapest

[@ph11p3540]

I always loved a bright robin egg blue or turquoise with a sandy white leather interior. The colors of the beach.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

That's not true that most people like white or black. It's just what is available! People don't have a choice BUT to get it in that color because it is what is cheap as well! 😡

[@cpa889900]

I didn't a purchase a Lexus because there wasn't a blue model on the lot. I keep my automobiles for at least 10 years. I want some damn color.

[@ahmadalsareinye6591]

Longest explanation of: Mom can I have a green car? We have green cars at home.

[@cardboardpackage]

you literally have a white car as your profile picture

[@ahmadalsareinye6591]

@@cardboardpackage Actually it's ArGenTo sILVer Also I bought it used so :/

[@tyshayedwards5808]

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[@tech-hilfeportal6611]

@@tyshayedwards5808 we know the video is stolen why do you keep commenting that

[@willieverusethis]

Amen! I want yellow and turquoise!

[@cherryl225]

this was something i was wondering lately. glad to see this in my recommended. of the rarer colors, i tend to see neon green, vivid yellow and hot orange. violet hues are rare but there is a barbie pink car with eyelashes in the area lol.

[@adamyin3968]

Really wish BMW would bring back the Dakar yellow that was on the M3

[@TruckEnthusiastYT]

Brighter cars are more noticeable and more prone to be stolen. That’s another reason

[@67tomcat]

The white Chevy Equinox is the definition of bland. As are most CUV's in general.

[@ralphmaxx321m4]

My Taurus is Ruby Red, I had to pay extra for that color. Ruby Red is similar to a darker candy apple red.

[@RC404]

Feels like a Cheddar video

[@magnanimus9692]

I had my pick of any color, and went with gunmetal gray for three reasons: 1) It's a WRX, so the less conspicuous the better as far as dealing with police. 2) It isn't a obvious when it gets dirty. 3) Gunmetal gray (along with other boring colors) are easier to paint-match, so repairs will be less obvious.

[@joylox]

My dad had a multichrome convertable car at one point, but silver is much more popular with those. I love the multichrome look, as that specific one looked navy in the dark, but shifted between green, blue, and purple in different lighting. It's nice, but I find them fairly distracting when walking or driving. Then again, I also have ADHD and have a hard time with driving anyway. Also, about blue, Hybrid Toyota cars have blue around the logo on the front, so that solidifies the tie of blue with more environmentally friendly. And of course Mercedes uses "Bluetec" as their diesel line which was marketed as better on emissions, but that was a bit exaggerated.

[@arahadidian542]

Happy to be the guy who always buys the red and yellow cars.

[@michaelmichael4132]

No matter what color you get, wherever you go in your new car you'll be quickly amazed to see how many others were already on the road.

[@muskreality]

As a security expert I advise you should always pick colors that blend in i.e White, Black & Grey. It's much easier to be targeted while driving an uncommon flashy color plus the police will always find you.

[@Edgy01]

I can speak from the Porsche perspective. Many Porsche buyers particularly in America want something immediately. They also want to be able to flip their cars quickly and with little monetary risk. It’s all economics. Thus, we see significant percentages of white, black and silver variants. Porsche offers Paint To Sample (PTS) colors which can be virtually any color. These PTS cars are more expensive and take more time to produce. Ironically, PTS cars are now becoming more in demand amongst Porsche buyers because they’re NOT white, black or silver. Porsche charges a significant amount of money today for a PTS to do, because they can. They have a very capable paint shop and can truly produce nearly any color. They do extensive testing in advance to ensure that the unique desire is doable. From a mass production perspective, it’s much less expensive to run the same colors through day after day, because the time invoked in prepping their paint robots for a color change can be lessened. Porsche, being essentially a bespoke car producer, continues to offer PTS and even Leather To Sample. Just be sure to bring your checkbook. Even a simple non standard blue or red variant will cost over $10,000. With nearly 60 years behind me in Porsche association, I learned a lot about their unique programs. If you someday are driving along and see a blue turquoise cabriolet with yellow brake calipers go rushing by, it’s me. There are 3 others in the USA with that color now as well. My other Porsche is ruby red, and our Rolls-Royce is a two-tone-just like they used to be done decades ago. Be individual! Be unique!

[@MichaelRobinson-lt6ee]

I think its a lie these color are the most popular customers aren't given options i would definitely chose another color other than silver gray white or black certain colors are pushed on consumers i think with the price of vehicle's customer's should have the option not have to purchase what analysts says are most popular color

[@Lemurian.Quartz]

There’s some new Porsche colors like taupe and charcoal that look really nice as an alternative to the normal black or white.

[@Ervin2v]

"Car colours are boring" *Dodge laughing in the background*

[@DrOldsmobile91]

Lol another reason I'm a fan of the current Dodge cars. Keeping the V8 rear drive muscle car alive and keeping the crazy colors around for everyone to enjoy!

[@Milesco]

@@DrOldsmobile91 : Absolutely! (And ironically, back in the late 1960s, Chrysler once had a purple color called "Plum Crazy"!) (And also "Vio-lent"!) (Maybe they've brought the "Plum Crazy" name back since those old glory days? I dunno. I saw that purple Charger in the video -- I don't know what they currently call that color.)

[@massi628]

Captain Quirk yes it’s still called plum crazy 😏

[@Milesco]

@@massi628 : Awesome! 😁

[@WariorMaidofRedwall]

Yes my blue dodge

[@_OZZIE_RASCAL]

Toyota always highlighted the badge with a blue outline for their hybrids many years ago. Interesting that blue is now associated with EV's 🕵🏻🤔

[@honkhonk8009]

also funny how it went from EVs to just hybrids, since tesla entered. Now its probably red.

[@yongchen4158]

Black/ gray/ sliver colors white color get dirty faster darker colors like blue also good

[@steveurbach3093]

In the 50's and 60's we had factory 2 tone cars for main stream. Go back to your vid. That Pink Caddy was a 2-tone. a dark roof. Others had colored panel areas. This did not include Racing stripes or other Specialty cars