206 WRC White

206 WRC White, the white body of a works Peugeot rally car

A shade from the automotive line of the Number Five brand named after the Peugeot 206 WRC. It is not a universal white from a palette but the tone on which the works team built its rally livery at the turn of the millennium.

The car behind the name of the shade

The Peugeot 206 WRC came from a small hatchback, but under the panels it was four-wheel drive, a turbocharged two-liter and markedly flared fenders. Works entries began in 1999 and the brand took three manufacturers' titles in a row with this car, in the 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons. Marcus Grönholm added two drivers' titles to that. The body stayed white throughout, and the blue and red items and the names of partners were only applied onto it. The white surface therefore makes up the great majority of the area on a model and decides how the whole car looks.

Where the color is used

• bodies of works rally 206s of the 1999 to 2003 seasons
• a surface under the blue and red items of a rally livery
• road-going 206s ordered in white paint
• cars of the same era, where white serves as a ground under large-area decals

Who the color is for

It will be reached for mainly by builders of rally cars for whom any white is not enough and who want a tone matching the real subject. The difference is best seen next to decals: when the temperature of the white diverges from the colored items of a livery, the surface looks grayish or creamy at once.