Mad_Game

is there a difference with the two?

reason is im looking to purchase a used WHITE 06\07 c230

keep coming across both terms not sure if one

is more french vanilla than vanilla.

BadAssC230k

alabaster is more of a 'creme'. i believe artic is more pure white

rlee02135

the best white is Alpine White

but its only for BMW

Mad_Game

do you know when they started to issue the artic white?

Mad_Game

alpine white is v. nice

audi's ibis white too

FrankW

MBUSA replaced the Glacier white (no it's not artic) in 2001. all the white since has been Alabaster white.

Mad_Game

i believe this is incorrect.. if you go on mbusa.com and begin to customize a c230. you will see ARTIC white as the only option for the color white.

FrankW

they must've changed out the alabaster white recently then.

Boom vang

Artic White in the USA, but in Canada it is called Calcite White, both have the paint number as 650.

Guess they don't want to remind us that we live in the Artic!

Mad_Game

im thinking they started issuing the Artic White for the 07 models

Saprissa

i have ALABASTER WHITE (960) on my 2005 ML
and it's definitely not creme colored at all.

FrankW

it's creme sitting next to the Glacier white.

alpinweiss

Alpinweiss?

sdsilverm3

There is definitely some cream in Alabaster. Here is Alabaster next to Taffetta white (more of a true white but still creamy compared to Alpine or Frost white).

plusONErandy

alabaster and artic are both a bit off white.. but arctic is a lot more creamy. believe me ..mine is a 07 arctic and i parked it next to a 05 alabaster once and mine almost looked like championship white..between those two alabaster is more close to pure white

anthuny85

weird cause i had mine next to jason (white203)'s car and his looked brighter and mine looked creamier, his was an 05 and mine is an 06. in the sun mine looks really creamy, in the shade it looks super bright. i like the 07's new white, it looks milkier, with some tone change,

plusONErandy

anyone know the full color code for the 2007 arctic white?

Moviela

When I color matched my car (960) to paint the sat antenna, the instructions were to put a small squirt of brown tint into pure white base.

I think creame is a valid description, it is subtle, whereas the new white (650)is Ice Cream salesman uniform white.

Barolo CLS

when you have nothing to compare to, all whites look notebook paper white. It's only when you sit your white next to yet another white do you start to see the tints - whether reds or blues.

Any white tinted with red hues are called warm whites and any white tinted with blue hues are noted as colder whites. Creams are tinted with variations of red or browns and therefore "warmer".

CyberGypsy

Yep i have it to its a classy white compared to a stark white(think of a piece of copy paper)