What color gray is my S?

[drummerboy7816]

So I read into the history of the grays but I'm still a little confused..

It seems like in mid 2014 they changed the Dolphin gray to Steel Gray which was darker, and that was later renamed the the midnight metallic gray but it is the same color (?).

The used 2015 S I ordered says "Metallic Gray" and I just assumed it was Steel Gray since it was a 2015, but in looking at other midnight gray pics, it seems darker and a bit bluer than the pics of the car I ordered: 2015 Tesla Model S 5YJSA1H29FFP75523 | False, Fa | Tesla

What do you guys think?

 

[Az_Rael]

Ah, yes we went thru this same issue buying our 2015. There is an old photo around here somewhere with them all, I will see if I can find it again,

Edit : found one photo. Any photos of the current metallic gray or blue paint?

Edit again, I think the consensus is MSM is the same color as steel gray.

 

[BlueOvalFan]

The lighting seems to be cool white which isn’t helping. Might be the reason why it looks blue....

 

[drummerboy7816]

Thanks. Yeah I saw all those pictures too, but I think the lighting or something doesn't help. The close up shots looks like dolphin gray, but the overall car shots does make it look much darker than dolphin gray I think.. official description is "Gray Metallic" but I just thought dolphin gray was discontinued mid 2014, so if my car is 2015 than it would have to be steel gray right?

TBH those pictures in general weren't great.. some of them still had water drops on them so impossible to tell if there are scratches.. Pretty nervous about it, but we'll see next week!

 

[BlueOvalFan]

Ha! I have the same worry. Bought my 2015 (same color) just yesterday and planning to pick it up in Vegas next week. Epic road trip ahead! Hope we bare not dissapointed.

 

[Cyclone]

Lighting will make a huge difference. My profile pic is dolphin gray but looks like steel gray on my laptop.

This is a pic I took when I first bought my car alongside a steel gray one.

 

[BlueOvalFan]

The dolphin grey is the lighter one...?

 

[drummerboy7816]

nice pics! They both look good, but I think I prefer the dolphin gray one. Steel gray looks a bit purple to my eyes.

 

[drummerboy7816]

Ha! I have the same worry. Bought my 2015 (same color) just yesterday and planning to pick it up in Vegas next week. Epic road trip ahead! Hope we bare not dissapointed.

Haha, good luck!! Such a weird scary process this Tesla used journey is.

 

[ewoodrick]

Easy answer. Sign into the owners portal and look at the details of the car.

 

[drummerboy7816]

Easy answer. Sign into the owners portal and look at the details of the car.

It’s still on order but when I log in under manage order it says “gray metallic paint”, which is neither dolphin nor steel haha

 

[Vinade]

My 2015 P85DL is Grey metallic, which is exactly the same as Midnight silver

Color PMNG

 

[drummerboy7816]

Yep, just confirmed at a delivery center that it is indeed Mightnight silver metallic. I guess it's good that I'm on the newest color scheme. Still really like the old gray tho, probably hides dirt a lot better too.

 

[Cyclone]

The dolphin grey is the lighter one...?

Yes, Dolphin Gray is the lighter one. Steel Gray and Midnight Silver Metallic are the same color/paint code.

 

[Newscutter]

I'd also suggest that when seeing them in bright sunlight the Dolphin (old) grey will get a little slate-blue look to it in some lighting but the Midnight Silver (new) grey will have more of a blackish undertone. Also the Dolphin grey cars tend to have very slightly lighter/mismatched front/rear bumpers.... which I suspect is part of the reason why Tesla changed the color. EVERY Dolphin S I've seen has this mismatch to some degree, more so than other colors between plastic/metal parts-- you can really accentuate it by playing with filters on Instagram, btw. So I think Tesla just said MAKE IT DARKER.
Anyway...
See pics of my original rear bumper for ref, since replaced for collision repair. And front bumper pic showing the slatey-blueness it gets.