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Old 10-10-2007, 05:34 PM
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What color is my carbon black 550?
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='480048' date='Oct 10 2007, 09:34 PM
What color is my carbon black 550?
Carbon Black.
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='480048' date='Oct 10 2007, 09:34 PM
What color is my carbon black 550?
Mine's more carbon blue than carbon black . . . um, at least most of the time . . . I think . . .
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Originally Posted by hinckley' post='480065' date='Oct 10 2007, 10:13 PM
Mine's more carbon blue than carbon black . . . um, at least most of the time . . . I think . . .
Mine is Carbon Black

Looks black except when is hit directly by sun or lights
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carbon black to me looks more of a dark tint blue than black
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looks black at night, looks blue in the light.
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If you ever have seen ink in an "ink well" that's what the color resembles.
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Remember, black is the presence of all colors.....so, you'r all correct.
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It has an eggplant color, both black and blue.
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='480188' date='Oct 11 2007, 07:22 AM
Remember, black is the presence of all colors.....so, you'r all correct.
Technically isn't black the absence of all colours...?


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