Colour of paint needed

WELSHVIKING · Unread post by **WELSHVIKING** » 05 Apr 2006, 18:31

Hi,
My xantia is the usual dark green colour with a paintcode of ERY MR, what i need to know is what is that colour called....Is it emerald green or perhaps another type of green...Thanks Colin

Richard Gallagher · Unread post by **Richard Gallagher** » 05 Apr 2006, 22:23

I'm not sure about the code ERY, but the other dark green available in 95 was Forest green which is just a shade darker and metallic rather than pearlesant. Unless you have both colours side by side its very difficult to tell the difference.

Unread post by **alan s** » 05 Apr 2006, 23:12

Colin,

You'd be playing Russian Roullette if you're buying paint for one of these based on name as the French have the habit of naming a dozen colours all the same; some quite contrasting to others. Gris Perle in the old CX being a good case in point as is Midnight Blue in the Xantia.
I recently bought paint for a BX Estate which was a blue and the code was hard to find so it was done on name & I ended up with the best 2 tone paint job you've ever seen so had to repaint it again. I then discovered that the colour concerned was available in that name but in different shades from the CX right up to the last of the BXs (and possibly beyond) and he had mixed one based on the first letters in the code but ignored the variance.
It is important to get the paint code 100% correct as regards upper and lower case lettering as this denotes the variance in the mix. (ie) ErY Mr (hypothetical example) could have a bearing on the final colour more so than the name.
I used to know a website that had all the colours and variances shown on it but can't seem to find it any more.

Alan S

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 05 Apr 2006, 23:28

http://www.tramontana.co.hu/citroen/body/care.html

The often asked colour code for the satin black around doors & windows are on the top of the table.

simonelsey · Unread post by **simonelsey** » 06 Apr 2006, 10:09

Can you not run the car into a dealer and ask for the paint or take chasis number in and ask for the paint .

Ross_K · Unread post by **Ross_K** » 08 Apr 2006, 18:48

The paint code ERY is "Vega Green".

Here's the DuPont bumf:
http://color.dupontrefinish.info/script ... code=W9319

Here's the list of all paint codes in PDF format:
http://color.dupontrefinish.info/Publis ... 202006.pdf

WELSHVIKING · Unread post by **WELSHVIKING** » 08 Apr 2006, 20:59

Thanks for all your replys, managed to get a guy on ebay to do me the exact match from the colour code i gave him, just need time to touch up the stonechips and the inside of the drivers door i have just put on...thanks again....Colin