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Axalta Coating Systems announced its 2017 Automotive Color of the Year: Gallant Grey.
This color is enhanced by blue and silver scales that produce a unique sparkling effect and dark nuances that enrich the finish, adding sophistication.
Daily inspirations, along with extensive research, helped Axalta's color designers and product experts select gallant gray as the automotive color of the year. A high percentage of the market is interested in a neutral palette and the addition of small hints of shades can add life to these colors. The Gallant Grey is designed to look spectacular in any vehicle. The complex color is dark in value with several sparkling scales that add depth and color.
Axalta's recently released 2016 Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, which documents vehicle color trends by geography, showed an increase in the popularity of shades of gray around the world. Neutral colors have dominated the market in the last ten years. Although black and white remained in the top positions worldwide, gray is now tied with silver for third place with eleven percent.
