Polar White vs Moonlight White Metallic?
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Polar White vs Moonlight White Metallic?
Trying to decide which color to go with for a 25 GLE63.
Besides personal preference, is there any pro/con to either one? I looked at both at my local dealer (on other cars, not a GLE) and wasn’t really able to tell the difference between the two. But they weren’t side by side either. I can see a tiny bit of metallic flakes in the moonlight but nothing that really stands out a lot.
Besides personal preference, is there any pro/con to either one? I looked at both at my local dealer (on other cars, not a GLE) and wasn’t really able to tell the difference between the two. But they weren’t side by side either. I can see a tiny bit of metallic flakes in the moonlight but nothing that really stands out a lot.
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This color choice was the hardest decision we had when building our 2025 GLE 450. My wife couldn’t tell a huge difference either so we went with polar white and put that money towards other add-ons.
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I'll bet there's more difference in low light conditions. Did you do some viewing in the evening?
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I had a GLE Coupe, but order a GT43 for the wife. We feel Moonlight White is the superior color. It’s the “shimmer” that makes the difference. My last GLE has Obsidian Black and there is a big difference over standard black. I no have Emerald Green and I’m never going b(l)ack!
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I had a GLE Coupe, but order a GT43 for the wife. We feel Moonlight White is the superior color. It’s the “shimmer” that makes the difference. My last GLE has Obsidian Black and there is a big difference over standard black. I no have Emerald Green and I’m never going b(l)ack!
I think I’m going to go with the Moonlight White Metallic but am going to try and look at them both in the evening first to see how they look in lower light conditions.
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I did go back and take another look at the two colors side by side. In my eyes, the Polar White seemed to have a slight yellow base/tint to it, whereas the Moonlight White Metallic did have a nice shimmer to it when looking at it close up. Although in super bright sunlight, from 20 feet away, I still have a hard time telling the difference.
I think I’m going to go with the Moonlight White Metallic but am going to try and look at them both in the evening first to see how they look in lower light conditions.
I think I’m going to go with the Moonlight White Metallic but am going to try and look at them both in the evening first to see how they look in lower light conditions.
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I have polar white, diamond white metallic, and moonlight white metallic in the garage.
Diamond white is off white and the metallic in it stands out under any lighting condition. By itself, it's a nice off white color and I like it a lot.
Polar white is just plain flat white but brighter than diamond white.
Moonlight white is a lot more white compared polar white, so bright that it's hard to see any metallic in it unless it's in the sun. Even on cloudy days it doesn't look much metallic. I don't mind it, as I think some other car makers make their white metallic paint too metallic that it looks purple, bluish, and pearly. In the shade or garage, moonlight white looks non-metallic and flat like polar white though brighter.
I personally think moonlight white is too white, something in between polar white and diamond white would have been my preference if Mercedes made it.
Diamond white is off white and the metallic in it stands out under any lighting condition. By itself, it's a nice off white color and I like it a lot.
Polar white is just plain flat white but brighter than diamond white.
Moonlight white is a lot more white compared polar white, so bright that it's hard to see any metallic in it unless it's in the sun. Even on cloudy days it doesn't look much metallic. I don't mind it, as I think some other car makers make their white metallic paint too metallic that it looks purple, bluish, and pearly. In the shade or garage, moonlight white looks non-metallic and flat like polar white though brighter.
I personally think moonlight white is too white, something in between polar white and diamond white would have been my preference if Mercedes made it.
Last edited by taphil; May 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM.
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I have polar white, diamond white metallic, and moonlight white metallic in the garage.
Diamond white is off white and the metallic in it stands out under any lighting condition. By itself, it's a nice off white color and I like it a lot.
Polar white is just plain flat white but brighter than diamond white.
Moonlight white is a lot more white compared polar white, so bright that it's hard to see any metallic in it unless it's in the sun. Even on cloudy days it doesn't look much metallic. I don't mind it, as I think some other car makers make their white metallic paint too metallic that it looks purple, bluish, and pearly. In the shade or garage, moonlight white looks non-metallic and flat like polar white though brighter.
I personally think moonlight white is too white, something in between polar white and diamond white would have been my preference if Mercedes made it.
Diamond white is off white and the metallic in it stands out under any lighting condition. By itself, it's a nice off white color and I like it a lot.
Polar white is just plain flat white but brighter than diamond white.
Moonlight white is a lot more white compared polar white, so bright that it's hard to see any metallic in it unless it's in the sun. Even on cloudy days it doesn't look much metallic. I don't mind it, as I think some other car makers make their white metallic paint too metallic that it looks purple, bluish, and pearly. In the shade or garage, moonlight white looks non-metallic and flat like polar white though brighter.
I personally think moonlight white is too white, something in between polar white and diamond white would have been my preference if Mercedes made it.
