Howard Lester wrote:
> "SoCalMike" wrote
>
> > IMO, a silver/champaign color hides dust best
>
> Champagne... it's called Desert Mist Metallic (on Accords, anyway), and it
> can look nice in a non-desert environment where everything already looks
> like the desert. Mine's white, doesn't show swirls, reflects the heat,
> looks sharp when clean. Also, it has a light tone interior, whereas the
> silver (Accords) have a black interior. No thanks on black. I just wish the
> white had that metallic luster I see on some other cars.

Desert Mist is really beige. Honda calls their colors a "pearl"
finish, but it is really just metallic flakes, unlike mica used in
upscale cars. Desert Mist hides dirt like your mother-in-law is
coming over. When I think of a rental car, I think of red, by the way.