Help identifying W210 E55 paint colour please!

[roger574]

Can anyone tell me the official name for this shade of blue please?

The car is a pre-facelift (1999) W210 E55 AMG if that helps?

Thanks,
Roger

 

[kingdave]

I saw that car talked about in the smoker barge thread on pistonheads. It's metalic silver according to the advert on autotrader and the DVLA have it as silver on the MOT history site. Though the advert also mentions it's a special order 'designo' colour.

If you can get the VIN from the dealer we can look it up on EPC or one of the Russian VIN decoders.

 

[roger574]

Thanks kingdave. The dealer is calling me back this afternoon so I'll ask him for the VIN then.

 

[roger574]

I've had a long chat with the dealer and the colour on the V5 is indeed SILVER. The VIN is WDB2100742A738627. Any info you can provide would be much appreciated!

Roger

 

[kingdave]

using this vin decoder we can get the spec of the vehicle:
Checking VIN for Mercedes-Benz | CARInfo

We get the following info, about the car - quite a lot of detail on spec engine numbers, options etc. I'll see if I can translate a readable colour name out of it:

Parameter Value
Ident. number (FIN) WDB2100742A738627
VIN WDB2100742A738627
Baumuster 210074
Sales name E 55 AMG
Permanent link Checking VIN for Mercedes-Benz WDB2100742A738627 | CARInfo
Order number 0 8 537 17182 (Destination: Great Britain)
Delivery date 19 08 1998
PAINT1 023 VF 210 SYNERGY VEHICLES
Interior color 588A EXCL. ALPACA GRAY/SLATE GRAY D/ALCANTARA S LEATHER
Engine 113980 60 004588
Gearbox 722636 01 054880
General data for model code 210074


Baumuster Модель Платформа Модель Двигатель КП Кол-во дверей Date From Date To
210074 E-class W210 E55 AMG Бензин
113.980 АКП
722.624
722.636
4
SA codes
Parameter Value
022 DESIGNO - DECORATIVE TRIM
023 VF 210 SYNERGY VEHICLES
213 PARAMETER STEERING
214 ADAPTIVE DAMPING SYSTEM (ADS) WITH SKYHOOK
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
345 RAIN SENSOR
363 INCOMPLETE DELIVERY SLIP (FOR SAS AND KWS)
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
472 ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP)
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
540 ROLLER BLIND, ELECTRIC, FOR REAR WINDOW
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT
580A LEATHER, CONDOR
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
588A EXCL. ALPACA GRAY/SLATE GRAY D/ALCANTARA S LEATHER
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
611 EXIT LIGHTS FOR DRIVER DOORS
617 XENON HEADLAMPS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
668 PACKAGING FOR SHIPPING VEHICLES WITH TIE-DOWN HOOK
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
691 BLUE HEAT-INSULATING GLASS ALL-AROUND, GLASS REAR
753 RADIO MB AUDIO 10 CC WITH VK/RDS
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
774 SHELL MODIFICATION FOR AMG-WHEELS
809 AEJ 06/1/M/X
809 *1 113.9__ 19960618 AEJ 06/1/M/X
809 *2 722.6__ 19960119 AEJ 06/1/M/X
809 *3 210____ 19960905 AEJ 98/1/X
817 ALARM SIREN FOR THEFT WARNING SYSTEM
833 INVALID/GREAT BRITAIN,ADDITIONAL PARTS
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
877 READING LAMP IN THE REAR
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
915 FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
984 COC DOC., DELETION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOC.
Z98 PAINTWORK OUTSIDE SAMPLE CARD
Other information
Parameter Value
Lights units HELLA

 

[roger574]

Thanks again kingdave - much appreciated!

 

[kingdave]

Googling around, it seems paint colour 023 is from the Designo range and called varicolour 2. Or in other contexts "slate blue pearl" which seems to fit the pics.

 

[roger574]

I like the sound of slate blue pearl! Thanks again kingdave.

 

[jotter22]

Or 023 Designo State Blue Met From 98-01.

tony.

 

[roger574]

Thanks Tony. Not seen one in this colour before - most seem to be silver.

 

[abecketts]

looks very close to tealite blue on our E320cdi

 

[ringway]

Can anyone tell me the official name for this shade of blue please?

The car is a pre-facelift (1999) W210 E55 AMG if that helps?

Thanks,
Roger

Hard to tell in that light and although it looks a little like tealite blue, I think it's Tektite Grey.
I missed a 210 estate in tektite and not many cars around in that colour. It's nice!