Paranoia about colors / resemblance to other manufacturers i see all the time

[protamine]

I love all the pics of Rivian Blue. But every time in public I see one of these (which its about 20 a day)

Or even these

I dont want to be confused/reminscent of either of those cars

Or

really hope not comparable to this

Basically just agonizing till theres some we can see in the flesh. I guess all the white/black/silver/el cap have it easy since those colors are ubiquitous.

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[lg3103]

For me it’s a really simple choice: Launch Green

Assuming Rivian is as successful as most of us think it will be LG is the one exclusive color out there. There will hopefully be 100s of thousands of R1Ts and R1S out there in the next few years, but there will only be a few hundred or thousand launch greens out there especially given how many LE reservation holders are planning to get other colors.

 

[ATX]

It’s interesting that you posted this. I was wondering/worrying about the same. I really love the Rivian Blue but trying to place how it compares to what I’m seeing on the road these days. There are blues that seem to work really well, but others on some trucks that just look off. And on the Launch Green, I spent much of this morning browsing photos of Pangea Green Defenders, which might be a very close comparison. And then wondering if that’s where this Launch Green ends up on the color spectrum too. I’ve got a LE R1S and I continue to debate among White, Launch Green, and Rivian Blue. Deep down my heart wants the blue but my family voted against that; my brain says to go with Launch Green (and then a FE interior) because it looks good and exclusive color, although I’ve never been a huge ”green” guy and if it looked anything like that dark olive/army green in the configurator I’d be ready to get rid of it pretty soon. And then there’s white which feels so plain and like every other car out there but man does it look sharp on the R1S with that contrast roof.

 

[sevengroove]

I love all the pics of Rivian Blue. But every time in public I see one of these (which its about 20 a day)

This is an interesting perspective. Maybe I'm in the minority but when I see a new vehicle on the road, comparing its color to other vehicles is not the first thing on my mind. If I see an orange McLaren, I'm not thinking about how similar it is to a Wrangler's orange. I'm thinking, "holy shit it's a McLaren". I hope that thought prevails for you as well when you get your Rivian, regardless of its color .

 

[kurtlikevonnegut]

The answer is obviously for them to blend Canyon Red and Compass Yellow to create an absolutely perfect Orange

 

[Ladiver]

I had thought Rivian colors were very similar to Toyota's too. I could care less what other's think I am driving.

Hell, I would prefer someone think I am driving a $40k truck rather than an $80k one.

 

[SeaGeo]

This is a totally different point of view than I have. I've never looked at cars and confused them across brands because of color. But I have been looking at colors and comparing different shades of blue, green, grey, etc. wondering how close they are to the Rivian colors. There are definitely some Toyota colors that I like and would be cool having on my Rivian. And there's an Audi in my neighborhood that seems to have a similar grey-green as launch green. I suspect the new Nissan Frontier green is close to forest green. I had a blue FJ, and I like the color. Add in some metalic and that'd be interesting. But I don't associate the colors with the car themselves really. Especially if I like them.

 

[kurtlikevonnegut]

And there's an Audi in my neighborhood that seems to have a similar grey-green as launch green.

I have one of these in my neighborhood as well. Based on the configurator I think Limestone is a much lighter shade with less green but if it looks like the Audi matte gray I would switch from FG to Limestone.

 

[Lobstahz]

I _think_ I love Rivian blue. Yet at times it does look quite teal, which is not my favorite, but I've wanted an electric blue car for years! So to a certain extent you take what you can get. My favorite of all time would be the mid/late 00's Audi Sprint blue. Its successor of Sepang blue was also fantastic. Yet the Rivian blue has some strong traits of good ol Laguna Seca blue from the early 00's BMW M3. I guess overall I'm good with a homage/similarities to these colors. So all that said I'm all in on Rivian blue

 

[dleewla]

It’s kinda hard to expect every color Rivian makes to be unique. It might be a bit strange if it was a color we haven’t seen before. If you really want a unique color one option would be to get it wrapped. I’ve seen some cars with that and it really makes it one of a kind.

 

[protamine]

I had thought Rivian colors were very similar to Toyota's too. I could care less what other's think I am driving.

Hell, I would prefer someone think I am driving a $40k truck rather than an $80k one.

Funny, since I'm spending 80k, I want it to look like an $80k one. Its going to be a conversation starter, brand ambassador etc.

 

[koersontap]

When I saw the yellow, one of the first things that popped into my head was a yellow FJ. And to be honest, that's part of the reason I love it.

 

[Bobthebuilder352]

For me it’s a really simple choice: Launch Green

Assuming Rivian is as successful as most of us think it will be LG is the one exclusive color out there. There will hopefully be 100s of thousands of R1Ts and R1S out there in the next few years, but there will only be a few hundred or thousand launch greens out there especially given how many LE reservation holders are planning to get other colors.

I picked LG too but I can see in ten years LG being less favorable because of age since the color will immediate date itself.

 

[crashmtb]

I picked LG too but I can see in ten years LG being less favorable because of age since the color will immediate date itself.

That makes no sense.

 

[Gator42]

Keep in mind the vast majority of cars on the road in the US are white, black, gray. I’ve seen some estimates the big three are 90 percent of all cars on the road. That estimate seems to hold true in all my real world surveys. Even in Cali…

Now if you want to differentiate yourself from your Rivian compadres that’s a different catch and release stream of fish?…if that’s the case Launch Green if you got it. Maybe the pricey colors after that?

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