Atelier Colours

[Hoofty]

This is niche interest, but oddly I find myself compelled to compile the following list of Atelier colours:

Name (Fr)	Name (En)	Code	Metallic	Group	Available?	Highest known build number
Bleu de France	France Blue	418	N	Blues	N	083
Bleu Neptune	Neptune Blue	041	N	Blues	Y	017
Bleu Foncé	Dark Blue	953	N	Blues	Y	013
Bleu Azur	Azur Blue	077	Y	Blues	Y	065
Bleu Alpine Acier	Alpine Steel Blue	082	Y	Blues	Y	039
Bleu Paon	Peacock Blue	433	Y	Blues	N	025
Bleu Sierra	Sierra Blue	078	Y	Blues	N	073
Bleu Alpine Héritage	Alpine Heritage Blue	081	Y(?)	Blues	N	109
Brun Arabica	Coffee Brown	083	Y	Browns	N
Vert Normand	Normandy Green	790	Y	Greens	Y	020
Vert Tuille	Lime Green	954	N	Greens	Y	037
Vert Jardin	Garden Green	907	N	Greens	Y	049
Vert Émeraude	Emerald Green	258	Y	Greens	N	058
Vert Cendre	Ash Green	784	Y	Greens	Y	020
Vert Clair	Light Green	207	Y	Greens	N
Acier Métal	Steel Grey	079	Y	Greys	Y	037
Beige Sable	Dune	795	Y	Greys	Y	028
Gris Montebello	Montebello Grey	847	Y	Greys	N	076
Beige Cornaline	Cornaline Beige	845	Y	Oranges	Y	010
Orange Sanguine	Blood Orange	939	N	Oranges	N	110
Orange Acropolis	Acropolis Orange	938	N	Oranges	N	005
Orange Corail	Coral Orange	312	N	Oranges	N
Tulipe Noire	Black Tulip	793	Y	Purple	Y	068
Rouge Rubis	Ruby Red	791	Y	Reds	Y	007
Rose Bruyère	Heather Pink	792	Y	Reds	Y	018
Vanille	Vanilla	912	N	Yellows	Y	024
Jaune RDL	RDL Yellow	754	N	Yellows	N	004
Jaune Safran	Saffron Yellow	969	N	Yellows	N
Champagne	Metallic Gold	844	Y	Yellows	N

Open to all info, corrections and suggestions anybody has, just fancied doing this, having noted that two further colours have disappeared from the configurator (Orange Sanguine and Gris Montebello, the former apparently selling out!) - will attempt to keep this up to date.

Cheers,
Nick

Edited by Hoofty on Friday 7th July 20:14

[Hoofty]

Thanks Tony, I've had a brief look at that thread but will have a trawl through for some recent numbers.

Hope yours turns up asap!

[Hoofty]

tony993 said:

At the dealer's today, I saw my own Heritage Blue number 42 (12 miles on the clock & waiting to go off on a transporter for full PPF), & just a few feet away, Heritage Blue number 43, waiting for its new owner to drive it away.

Ha, that's fantastic - glad it's landed and thanks for the update!

[Hoofty]

NickB734 said:

I just got 012/110 Bleu Paon

Ooh, superb choice sir - congrats! I'll update the table...

[Hoofty]

Thanks all for the updates, have amended the list accordingly!

I've a feeling that the above will never be confirmed 'officially' by Alpine, mainly to save face over some colours which haven't sold, some which had to be pulled and really, the overall success of the programme. I'm not sniffy about this, sometimes you have to be brave and roll the dice - it doesn't always work out. I suspect that Orange Sanguine may remain the only shade which actually reached its run of 110, the others being re-purposed for special editions. Again not sniffy about that - hopefully those repurposed shades enable them to generate some profitable SEs.

The mention of Bleu de France being sold out (with 43 known examples) very much makes me expect a tribute livery along these lines...





@bikecarski I'll forever be jealous of your (magnificent) Acropolis car, it was my backup choice in case Bleu de France was unavailable (followed by Jaune RDL). With the power of hindsight I'm a bit annoyed I didn't go for one of them, and leave B de F for a facelift replacement. Ah well...

Nick

[Hoofty]

PhilipIbrahim said:

I am on the verge of ordering either a Tulipe Noir or Abyss Blue, should I be concerned about the quality of the Atelier paint option? I intend to take it straight to a detailer anyway to resolve any imperfections.

For any colour which has remained available, there should be no unique quality issues - Tulipe Noir will be A-ok.

(awaits several real world examples to either corroborate or confound this)

[Hoofty]

Thanks bram070 and xplain for the updates, I'll amend the table (although I remain suspicious of some of the colours actually reaching their production limit before 'retirement'... )

As an atelier buyer (Bleu de France #007 dontchaknow), although I'd be thrilled for it to have a positive impact on its residuals (should that be needed), it wasn't the motive behind the option; that was sheer indulgence, to - as tony put it - better enjoy the investment. And it worked.



Also agree on 'free white' looking great. Often wonder what the liquid yellow car (which started as free white) would fetch on the market.

Nick

[Hoofty]

Edited original post with latest info I have - if anybody has (or knows of) a higher build number than those in the list pls let me know!

Cheers,
Nick

[Hoofty]

Thanks both - updated with that info.

Terrible flex, Alex (and I cannot wait to see that)

[Hoofty]

Thanks all, pics when they turn up please!

[Hoofty]

xplain said:

Got a hold of the latest Atelier color statistics from end of September.

Woah, that's incredible - thanks so much! Intrigued to know how you came by it, but don't wish to probe if you're not at liberty to say.

I assume the difference between 'launches' and 'orders' are cars built for stock.

Nick

[Hoofty]

Beautiful! Great choice if you ask me - and possibly the first example I've actually seen - thanks for adding to the thread!

[Hoofty]

+1 for Tuille - just love a bright solid colour on a sports car. Superb.

Ta for above info, original list updated with it (and availability on UK configurator updated too).

[Hoofty]

Terminator X said:

Ahem ...



TX.

Hnnng. This is a thing of considerable beauty. As many pics as you like TX!

Completely unimportant, but I've oft wondered if an R in an Atelier colour gets one or two plaques under the console?

Nick