What's Your Favorite Color?
Car colors are more than just shades. They're personality statements! So, somewhere along the way, brands stopped naming colors in a straightforward, logical way and started getting a bit more creative. Well, that's when things got fun because some of these car color names are truly out of left field. Here are 20 of the wackiest car color names you'll ever see.
1. Gotta Have It Green: Ford
Naming a car color is one thing, but making it sound like a necessity? That's next-level marketing. "Gotta Have It Green" sounded like a challenge. Neon, bold, and impossible to ignore, it was pure energy in paint form.
2. Go Mango: Dodge
Dodge has a history of naming colors like how they name muscle cars, all bold and unfiltered. "Go Mango" was an order, like your car was daring you to speed off into the sunset at full throttle. How could anyone resist?
3. Anti-Establish Mint: Ford
Ford made a statement with this one. The minty green shade was not about blending in. It was a nod to nonconformity. A clever pun hiding in plain sight, "Anti-Establish Mint" flipped the script on tradition while keeping things refreshingly cool between 1969 and 1972.
Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK on Wikimedia
4. Toxic Green: Holden
If danger had a color, this would be it. This is an electrifying green that looks radioactive in the best way possible, as if Holden had dipped its cars in highlighter ink. Love it or hate it, one thing's certain: it's just intimidating.
5. Hellrot: BMW
BMW knew red was powerful, so they took it a step further. "Hellrot" was a bright red color, the kind of red that turned heads and triggered speeding tickets. If this color were a person, it'd be the one leading the race.
6. Lizard Green: Porsche
Sleek, striking, and reptilian in all the right ways. Porsche didn't just create a green; they made a statement. This vibrant shade slithers across the curves of a 911, giving off the vibe of a high-speed predator ready to strike.
7. Bring 'Em Back Olive: Ford
Ford's Maverick came in many shades, but few were as memorably named as this deep green. A playful twist on the phrase "Bring 'Em Back Alive," that name gave the Maverick a jungle-ready vibe. Just perfect for those who want their ride to feel a little wild.
8. Plum Crazy: Dodge
Purple cars weren't exactly common in the muscle car era, but Dodge didn't care. "Plum Crazy" was their way of saying, "Let's make purple cool," and it worked! This deep, striking shade became a legend, proving that wild colors belonged on roaring V8s.
9. Oh Fudge: Leyland
Leyland took one look at this rich brown color and went full-on exasperation mode with "Oh Fudge!" Was it a nod to sweet treats? No, most likely, it was a family-friendly way to say, "Oops, we made a brown car." This shade gave the Leyland P76 a chocolatey vibe that was oddly irresistible.
Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand on Wikimedia
10. Some Like It Hot Red: Holden
More than a regular red, this color oozes drama. It's got the attitude of a classic Hollywood rebel and the intensity of a high-speed chase. In short, it's the kind of color that refuses to blend in, adding drama to every drive.
11. Tangerine Scream: Ford
Think of a traffic cone but with an attitude. This blazing orange isn't meant for the shy, and Ford knew it. On the Focus ST, "Tangerine Scream" is a punch of citrusy chaos, screaming louder than the turbocharged engine it rides with.
12. Green Hell Magno: Mercedes
If a racetrack could pick a signature color, the Nürburgring would go with this sinister shade. Matte, moody, and built for speed, "Green Hell Magno" makes an AMG look like it just conquered a jungle—because, in a way, it did.
13. Top Banana: Dodge
Dodge went full throttle on fun with a bright, unapologetic yellow that looks like it has escaped from a 1970s muscle car poster. "Top Banana" is the kind of name and shade that turns every drive into a rolling neon sign.
14. Freudian Gilt: Ford
A gold shade with a name as clever as it was unusual, "Freudian Gilt" played on the famous psychoanalyst's theories and the idea of feeling guilty about indulgence. But who could feel bad about driving a flashy, guilt-free gold Ford in the 1970s?
15. Alien Green: Renault
If little green creatures drove cars, this would be their ride. Renault's "Alien Green" made the Clio RS 200 look like it was inspired by a neon spaceship, one that could abduct road signs at 60 mph. Loud and borderline radioactive, this rare hot hatch color is probably the most unique Renault shade people would see around them today.
16. Big Bad Blue: American Motors (AMC)
Subtlety was never AMC's thing, and "Big Bad Blue" proved it. This striking, almost neon shade turned AMXs and Javelins into rolling exclamation points. Part of the "Big Bad" lineup, that name made sure that no car wearing this hue would ever fade into the background.
CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz on Wikimedia
17. Furious Fuchsia: Dodge
Not all muscle cars wear gritty, tough colors. Dodge went all out with "Furious Fuchsia", showing that pink could be as intimidating as blue or red. This shade is not soft or delicate. It is loud, electric, and ready to eat other cars for breakfast.
18. Thanks Vermillion: Ford
"Thanks Vermillion" sounds like a love letter to the color itself, and honestly, it deserved it. Blazing and unapologetic, this red made sure every Maverick looked like it was breaking the speed limit while parked.
19. Macadamia Metallic: Porsche
Nothing says "performance" like... a nut. Porsche's "Macadamia Metallic" gave the 911 and Cayman a rich, chocolatey brown that oozed class, even if it sounded like something you'd sprinkle on ice cream. Still, it worked. Maybe because when a Porsche wears brown, it's not coffee or chocolate. It's Macadamia Metallic, darling!
20. Son Of A Gun Grey: Holden
Sounds like a pure attitude on wheels! Holden’s "Son of a Gun Grey" gave cars a tough, gunmetal edge, like a getaway vehicle fresh from an action movie. Slick, bold, and effortlessly cool, this shade was made for rides that looked locked, loaded, and ready to roll.
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