Portofino M colors question

italiafan · Sep 7, 2021

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You're very welcome. Yes, as I'd alluded to in one of my earlier posts, getting bored with the exterior color after a few years would be the biggest concern I'd have with choosing Grigio Ingrid. The interior/exterior combination is absolutely beautiful through, and the good thing is you have some time to think about it before the order window closes.

After seeing the ciocollato interior in the Grigio Ingrid video I posted, I'm re-assessing whether a cioccolato base would be the best choice for Rosso Porfofino. The Terra Bruciata/Cioccolato combination would look much better with just about any paint color, including Rosso Portofino. That was reinforced for me after finding an image from a real car that seems to have virtually the same interior spec that you've settled on. This is perfection.

I was thinking yesterday that Terra Bruciatta/Cioccolato would look fantastic with Celeste Metallic, so it's great to see it's back in the running! For what it's worth, my SA steered me away from Rosso Fiorano, saying that he's had clients who have been disappointed upon taking delivery because the color looks more muddy and muted in person than they expected. He suggested that Rosso Portofino is a much nicer metallic red hue, so something to consider.

The only other recommendation I have is to go with a metallic paint rather than a solid color. The Portofino is a big car, with large expanses of metal with subtle curves. The metallic colors tend to accentuate the curves and details better, where as the solid colors make the body look like a blobby mass. So, for example, I would choose Bianco Fuji over Bianco Italia on that basis.

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Thanks again, and I agree about both Ingrid and Rosso Portofino. My SA also mentioned that there is some pink in RP and that is not too appealing to me. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to see it in person.
I keep coming back to Celeste, such an unusual and beautiful color.
I was really unsure how Celeste would blend with cioccolato trim and terra bruciata seats, a-pillar, and center doors but then I looked around my mountain home surroundings (thick forest) and all you see are dozens and dozens of shades of greens and browns mixing in nature. Celeste certainly is not a common “natural” color (other than the mineral of course) but there are so many shades of green and brilliant light greens and even blueish-green like the blue spruce pine tree in my yard that I think all these shades feel right to me.

These photos are from the internet, but give a sense (to me) of Celeste and browns coming together in nature.

Oitbc · Sep 7, 2021

Evo car mag in the UK did a GT compare and they seemed to really like the Roma in rosso maranello
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SilverLeaf · Sep 11, 2021

I think Celeste would look great with Terra Brucia and Ciocolatto.

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...I was really unsure how Celeste would blend with cioccolato trim and terra bruciata seats, a-pillar, and center doors but then I looked around my mountain home surroundings (thick forest) and all you see are dozens and dozens of shades of greens and browns mixing in nature. Celeste certainly is not a common “natural” color (other than the mineral of course) but there are so many shades of green and brilliant light greens and even blueish-green like the blue spruce pine tree in my yard that I think all these shades feel right to me...

These photos are from the internet, but give a sense (to me) of Celeste and browns coming together in nature.
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I think your intuition is right. There's also basis on science to support the notion of blues/greens/browns being complementary. Browns are versions of red, orange and/or yellow tones mixed with blacks. The most complementary hues are considered to be the ones on the opposite side of the color wheel - in this case, blue, blue-green or green. The perfect thing about Celeste is that as a teal color, it has both blue and green tones in it, which means it should complement both reddish browns (like Cioccolato) and orangeish browns (like Terra Bruciata).

The Celeste with Cuoio Toscana press cars give us a rough sense of what Celeste + Terra Bruciata would look like together. The hues are at least in a similar ballpark, though Terra Bruciata with Cioccolato will look much classier, IMO. The Cuoio Toscana leather is too orange for my taste. Terra Bruciata is more brown and should set off the paint color better.

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Here's an interesting Quora thread if you're interested in delving into this further with additional perspectives and color examples.

(4) What are complementary colors for brown? - Quora

italiafan · Sep 11, 2021

SilverLeaf said: ↑

I think Celeste would look great with Terra Brucia and Ciocolatto.

I think your intuition is right. There's also basis on science to support the notion of blues/greens/browns being complementary. Browns are versions of red, orange and/or yellow tones mixed with blacks. The most complementary hues are considered to be the ones on the opposite side of the color wheel - in this case, blue, blue-green or green. The perfect thing about Celeste is that as a teal color, it has both blue and green tones in it, which means it should complement both reddish browns (like Cioccolato) and orangeish browns (like Terra Bruciata).

The Celeste with Cuoio Toscana press cars give us a rough sense of what Celeste + Terra Bruciata would look like together. The hues are at least in a similar ballpark, though Terra Bruciata with Cioccolato will look much classier, IMO. The Cuoio Toscana leather is too orange for my taste. Terra Bruciata is more brown and should set off the paint color better.

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Here's an interesting Quora thread if you're interested in delving into this further with additional perspectives and color examples.

(4) What are complementary colors for brown? - Quora
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Very interesting! Did not know about that color wheel, will read further. Thanks!

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