Is blue/black the same color as back opal or black pearl.My 1993 124 has this color which i thought was charcoal grey.But in the bright sun does not look grey at all,seems to have a green in it.Again the code is 199m
Thanks,hope this is not to dumb a question
Rich

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88 300E White, sold 9-04
88 190E Black 2.3 sold
90 300CE White, Grey sold 12-24-04
92 400E White,Grey Sold 5-06
90 300CE 91K Signal Red,Black Sold 2007
1989 300CE Smoke silver,Tan Sold 1-08
1993 300E 3.2 M104 motor
1991 300CE White,Grey
1994 E420 beautiful car,gone to new home
1994 E320 Smoke an Parchment.Beautiful car

yes it's also black pearl
http://www.landiss.com/paintcodes.htm

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k. darkman
1987 300D Turbo 200k

If you take the paint code to an automotive paint supplier, they can check the mixing formula. It might contain green as part of the mix.
Charles

"Black Pearl" seems to be an MBUSA naming since most of the world calls it blue-black metallic (BlauSchwartz).

Thanks, hope this is not to dumb a question
Rich

I had the same experience seeing green on my car when I first bought it.
Got it home and was asked "I thought you said it was green". After doing a
thorough exterior detailing-- (clay bar on up), the color seemed to change
entirely.

Still I wondered about this BlauSchwartz vs. black pearl. Trust me... at the
dealership this really comes off as a dumb question.
(One that I couldn't get an answer for, by the way! )

My guess is that Pearl refers not to the color but to what kind
of metallic paint it is ...like pearl or candy (kandy), etc.

I'm just theorizing of course...
http://www.flippaint.co.uk/pearls.htm
http://www.flippaint.co.uk/candy.htm

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k. darkman
1987 300D Turbo 200k

Thanks for the reply's.
Yes this paint on a very sunny summer day is very green,even from a distance.But on a sunny winter day it seems charcoal and almost black at times.I owned this car since late febuary and washed it at least once a week but just noticed the green around early may.
After doing a bunch of checking on this site Black/Blue is also known as Black Pearl in the USA. This is a strange color that when it is green there is no charcoal mixed with it.But there will be charcoal in the shady part of the car.A previous Mazda RX7 I had,1985,was black with a lot of multi colored metallic,but the car was always black unless you looked into the paint and saw all the metal flake.Even then it still was black.
Love this Black/Blue color
Thanks
Rich

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88 300E White, sold 9-04
88 190E Black 2.3 sold
90 300CE White, Grey sold 12-24-04
92 400E White,Grey Sold 5-06
90 300CE 91K Signal Red,Black Sold 2007
1989 300CE Smoke silver,Tan Sold 1-08
1993 300E 3.2 M104 motor
1991 300CE White,Grey
1994 E420 beautiful car,gone to new home
1994 E320 Smoke an Parchment.Beautiful car

Being a W201 fan, 199 is notable as the exclusive color chosen for the Sport Evolution and Evolution II cars. The other unusual color . . . 702 Smoke Silver Metallic.

I think you just hit it-- environmental reflection.

Just a theory, of course.

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k. darkman
1987 300D Turbo 200k