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Old 09-17-2010, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by myriadshalaks
oolong gray is lighter than it looks in this in this pic. it's like a richer, deeper, grayer, thicker, meteor gray. not bluish or blackish at all like it appears in this pic.

i see it on a tts everyday.
It is definitely Oolong Grey, not Oolong Black. Myriadshalaks description seems very accurate, but it is much more neutral than Meteor. Meteor seems to shift colour hues depending on the light, but not the density. It always seems a bit flat to me. Oolong seems to do the opposite, it doesn't shift the colour hue, but the density changes a lot. I like this effect, because it seems to sculpture the body a bit more, make it more 3D.

I have attached some photos below which demonstrate this. Or I hope they do, I am quite the novice when it comes to forum stuff. The Oolong Grey swatch is on my neighbour's A4 Avant in Meteor Grey. It is a very overcast day. The colour balance is as neutral as I could make it.
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Originally Posted by Omeletpants
Does it show swirls like black or not, like Daytona Grey?
it will be less prone to visible swirls than black, but it is much less metallic than daytona gray, like way less metallic.

Oolong seems to do the opposite, it doesn't shift the colour hue, but the density changes a lot. I like this effect, because it seems to sculpture the body a bit more, make it more 3D.
yeah, this is very true. it looks great on the tts.
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