BRZ Pearl Blue

BRZ Pearl Blue, a blue with a rally memory

The name of the shade belongs to the Subaru BRZ coupe. The abbreviation in the designation of the car refers to the flat engine, the driven rear wheels and the word zenith, that is to the three things the car rests on and sets itself apart from the rest of the brand's range by. Blue moreover does not concern this single model alone, as it runs through the whole modern range of the maker.

Why blue in particular

With this brand blue is a color with a strong memory. It was worn by the four-wheel-drive rally sedans that collected laurels on gravel, and since then it has held on as a home color, a mark of recognition and almost an obligation. The BRZ coupe moreover offered something the brand had long not had in its program, namely a low two-door car without four-wheel drive. Blue entered its palette with a pearl cast. Pearl blues in general suit large smooth surfaces, because the light moves across them and brings out the shaping of the flanks, which would be lost in a full uniform color.

Suitable use

• bodies of models of coupes and sedans of Japanese production
• surfaces where a transition of light is meant to stand out
• accessory parts matched to the same family of color
• models of rally machinery with a basic blue

Who it is for

It will be sought out by builders of road cars and of rally machinery who want a blue with depth instead of an ordinary flat color. The body of a sports coupe is exactly the case where the shade decides the overall impression of a finished model in a display case. It will also serve well where a civilian and a rally version of the same car stand side by side and are meant to keep a uniform tone. On the real subject the blue covers the trunk lid and the fuel filler flap as well, so the color has to be enough for parts sprayed separately too.