Colour help please!...
 

[Closed] Colour help please! (Also, bad choices to rubberneck...)

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Right chaps, my new frame can be any colour I want, so I [i]want[/i] it to be more-or-less like this (but with matching fork lowers):

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Question for y'all therefore: what do you reckon the [url= http://www.ralcolor.com/ ]RAL colours[/url] on that^^^ are?

I reckon maybe front and forks = RAL 3015 light pink, fade to rear RAL 2003 Pastel orange.

Send me your reckons!

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Posted : 24/05/2016 7:06 am
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My last colourway, so y'all recall what you're up against:

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Posted : 24/05/2016 7:07 am
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wow...


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:09 am
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Innit? And you know what's great? Chainreaction lets you filter almost any search by colour, so you can coordinate your look. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:11 am
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it's good that the pink is going at the front; orange bar-tassles would be a bugger to find ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:22 am
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I used the colour droppers in Adobe and came up with these as Hex

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#E9658A

They come up here http://rgb.to/hex/e9658a but no direct RAL - though as that is sampling a pic accuracy isn't guaranteed, but hay it looks like an accident in the sweet factory anyway ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:32 am
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Mike, you're a gentleman! Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜€

So using an online converter with your Hex references it reckons my guess is roughly right about the orange (2003) but the pink is closer to 4003 Heather violet. Awesome.


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:37 am
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Lol first time I've tried it so might be worth checking out a paint shop first ๐Ÿ˜‰ ah what the hell go for it but get some glitter added


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:38 am
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I am excited about this now. ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 7:40 am
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My eyes! ๐Ÿ˜†

edit- + metalflake FTW!


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 8:24 am
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I don't know... The Salsa's matte finish is part of the appeal for me... ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 9:34 am
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Just got this powdercoated in 4003.
[url= https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7781/27116288272_7e5450be04_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7781/27116288272_7e5450be04_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/Hjb4MA ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/55286028@N03/ ]IanPriddle[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 9:37 am
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I'm just taking the pee, I like the colours in the top pic ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 9:44 am
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Pridds - that looks AMAZING! Lucky small person!

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Posted : 24/05/2016 9:46 am
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She is ridiculously excited. Just got to put the slx brakes and rear disc and its good to go.


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 9:48 am
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You might get some colour inspiration from https://www.instagram.com/hellhommus/ and https://www.instagram.com/eriknohlin/ - they're the same person, a designer at Specialized who likes to play about with paint finishes.


 
Posted : 24/05/2016 10:02 am
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Ordered. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 25/05/2016 6:33 am
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big dummy - id drop salsa an email and ask them the colour info direct.

i love that beargrease colour scheme. I'm a graphic designer and its one of the colour combinations id not really expect to work but its great. bet it looks outrageous in real life as well. on a fat bike as well!!

ive emailed salsa with various questions in the past (i don't own a salsa) and they've always been very helpful and detailed in their responses. good guys and girls!


 
Posted : 25/05/2016 7:47 am
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I would've gone RAL2000 (yellow/orange) and RAL3017(rose) but I'm being picky really. Will look ace


 
Posted : 25/05/2016 7:56 am
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Sorry OP, but Pridds has stolen the thread with that! Looks great, I'd ride that.


 
Posted : 25/05/2016 10:24 am
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[thread resurrects]

I did as zinaru suggested and emailed Salsa. I got a very friendly response from a man named Bob, who apologised that he was unable to give me a RAL number as the colours are apparently bespoke to the Taiwanese paintshop that paints their frames.

I've also paid a deposit on the lurid new Chromag, which makes me very happy.

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Posted : 25/07/2016 2:48 am
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What chromag did you go for?
Is that a root down up there??

DrP


 
Posted : 25/07/2016 7:24 am
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@DrP - There's a new 2017 Surface 29er coming out shortly, geometry as per the Rootdown BA.


 
Posted : 25/07/2016 7:27 am
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Nice ๐Ÿ™‚
I've the original rootdown... Ruddy love the thing!

DrP


 
Posted : 25/07/2016 7:29 am