alabaster vs artic
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alabaster vs artic
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.
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.
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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!
Guess they don't want to remind us that we live in the Artic!
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i have ALABASTER WHITE (960) on my 2005 ML
and it's definitely not creme colored at all.
and it's definitely not creme colored at all.
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arctic white / 07 w203 ss
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
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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,
i like the 07's new white, it looks milkier, with some tone change,
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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.
I think creame is a valid description, it is subtle, whereas the new white (650)is Ice Cream salesman uniform white.
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white is a weird color in so much as....
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".
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".
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