baybenzo

does obsidian black have a dark green pearl/tint to it?

eddietr

No, it does not. The flakes are greyish/silverish. No hint of green or blue that I've seen.

There is another color which is black/green, but it's not obsidian.

baybenzo

hmmm I'm trying to figure out what color my car is. It's mostly black with a very dark green metallic pearl that can only be seen from certain angles, it's certainly not the primary color

zoink

No.... if you put side by side w/ a true non-metallic black, it looks like faded black (both under or not under the sun). Similar to pure black vs. charcoal leather.

zoink

Look at the door pillar, it should tell you the color code. Then, search the internet for the name.

AsianML

Post some day pics while you're at it.

Maybe it's Black Opal, but I'm not sure if it was available then. Maybe it was.

baybenzo

i couldn't find the build sheet anywhere so i just took some pics. like i said it has a green metallic pearl to it but it mostly looks black. when i first bought the car it was hardly noticeable, but the wax my brother used on it recently made it pop a lot more and it's easier to see now.





and as you can see it looks black from farther away, not green



yes i know, it's filthy

zoink

Jade green? You don't have to find your build sheet... take a look at the plate at your driver's door pillar.... the lower right hand corner shows the paint code, like C077 or something like that. You could then look for the true name from the internet.

zoink

BTW, do you live in Fremont area? I think the background is the Bay right?

baybenzo

i live in antioch, and let me go check the plate again but i could have sworn it just had my vin and the whole "built in germany" thing on it

AsianML

Jade green might be it. I love these kinds of colors. I have Capri Blue which looks black in darker environments, and on occasion has an extremely subtle purple-ish, blue look to it. Most of the time it's a deep, dark blue.

baybenzo

found it...C185

according to this site: http://www.landiss.com/paintcodes.htm it's melanite black...never heard of that color before

AsianML

Me neither!! Looks good though.

06CLK350

That color is black opal. I have it on my clk and it looks exactly like that.

zoink

Nope... I think Black Opal should be purple-ish under the sun, not green-ish.

And color code for black opal is C189, not C185.

eddietr

Really? I have a friend with a black opal 210 and it looks nothing like that. His car is a very dark blue. I don't think I've ever seen any green in it like these pictures. I'll have to check the paint code next time I see him.

baybenzo

well it's definitely melanite black. funny thing is i can't find any other melanite black mercedes' anywhere in america, they are all foreign