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Well, the problem here, and the problem for you, is that this image is an HDR image. It's NOT a photograph at all. There is NOT one single color on this image that is correct. The entire image, its shadows, its highlights, its array of color - has been digitally altered. This image, and it's merely an image, is no reference to anything.
My suggestion ? Take this image with you, on your phone, and go to an automotive paint supply, such as Sherwin-Williams or PPG or a Dupont- Axalta supply store, and go through their color chips until you cross a hue of color that you believe is similar to what you see here. Be sure to look at the color chips out in the sun. And once you find a color that you believe matches somewhat well, then go with that.
The way this image portrays the surface color, it seems a metallic paint will best suit your desire.
But someone has digitally altered a photograph through the steps of HDR, and then likely even further via a photo editing software. And this image now describes absolutely nothing - other than conjures a sense of emotion... that being yours.
If you want a Toyota color, I'd suggest looking at first at 681 Green; then Judson Green; then 6V7 Army Green; and then perhaps the line of GM greens. But keep in mind, none of them, as a solid color, will mimic the high-contrast, metallic look of this artistically altered, HDR image.
This one seems to be close :
~Skydog
My suggestion ? Take this image with you, on your phone, and go to an automotive paint supply, such as Sherwin-Williams or PPG or a Dupont- Axalta supply store, and go through their color chips until you cross a hue of color that you believe is similar to what you see here. Be sure to look at the color chips out in the sun. And once you find a color that you believe matches somewhat well, then go with that.
The way this image portrays the surface color, it seems a metallic paint will best suit your desire.
But someone has digitally altered a photograph through the steps of HDR, and then likely even further via a photo editing software. And this image now describes absolutely nothing - other than conjures a sense of emotion... that being yours.
If you want a Toyota color, I'd suggest looking at first at 681 Green; then Judson Green; then 6V7 Army Green; and then perhaps the line of GM greens. But keep in mind, none of them, as a solid color, will mimic the high-contrast, metallic look of this artistically altered, HDR image.
This one seems to be close :
~Skydog
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I see. Thanks for the advice, that is a good idea.
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Yeup... at an automotive paint supply shop, you'll be able to spend a good half of a day simply looking through color chips. And from those, you'll end-up finding multiple hues of color that you find you truly like.
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Keep this in mind : that green (above) that you like (as presented) has a lot of yellow in it. It's a yellow-green (as opposed to a blue-green, such as being Rustic Green). So, concentrate on the yellow-greens. And look into metallics. A good color to start with would be along the lines of Eastwood's Jaded Green Metallic 3:1 single stage paint :
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You may want to look-up photos of the Alfa Romeo concept car designed by Marcelo Gandini--it was called the Carabo, and reportedly used ground -up shells from scarab beetles to give the paint its unusual golden-green sheen and color play. HTH
