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Is it me or is the "Rivian blue" that he refers to in the video not that close to the color of actual Rivians? IMO the watch band/insert color is less green and quite a bit lighter. Not bad, per se, but I feel like this is not the best descriptor since it might make people think it's a different color.

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Material color is very tough, especially comparing metallic paint to polycarbonate. Lighting matters, reflections matter. We tried our best, but yes, obviously it's not exactly the same.

And of course, video adds another layer of complexity. Would you say that the video looks accurate to you, or does calling it "Rivian blue" help people understand what it looks like in real life?

I don't actually own a Rivian. I've seen them from afar. They look cool. I have not held a Pebble Time up to a Rivian yet. Maybe I'll creepily do that in downtown Palo Alto today :)

I will await your photo post on (where else?) Bluesky.

Get your creep on, for science!

No need to creep. It appears there is a Rivian store in Palo Alto. [1]

Surely they must have one on hand in their namesake blue.

1: https://rivian.com/spaces/palo-alto

I don't know if using them would wreck the economics of the matter, but this is exactly why Pantone exists. Perhaps Rivian uses them, and someone there might be willing to share with you the exact Pantone code.

Pantone doesn't work for metal and reflective surfaces, because as the poster above said, reflections and viewing angles have an impact.

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