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	021
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 Monday 22 July 20:04

[tony993]

Well done, Nick. I applaud your work. Hopefully, I'll be able to give you a figure for Blue 081 in a few days' time.

Have you been through the new colours thread on the French forum? I should think there will be some info for you there. & there's another thread with a name something like, "Who receives his MY22?", which may help you fill in a few more boxes.

[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!

[Meonstoke]

Gris Montebello was sold out by April according to the Dijon dealer.

Nice looking silver colour, but l’d pick the Mercury Silver of the 2020 Legende GT limited edition over it. Pure class with a slight gold fleck. Nice.

Edited by Meonstoke on Wednesday 1st June 21:20

[tony993]

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.

[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!

[NickB734]

I just got 012/110 Bleu Paon

[Hoofty]

NickB734 said:

I just got 012/110 Bleu Paon

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

[bram070]

Great work! I have been (rather obsessively) comparing the atelier colours to help me make a decent decision, and this overview is certainly useful. Beige Sable is still my favourite, but I might as well go for the Gris Montebello that is currently up for sale, just to be able to drive it to the south of France this summer.

One remark: according to my local dealer in Soest, Bleu de France is also sold out.

[NickB734]

Hoofty said:

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

Thank you! yes very pleased with colour choice - hadn't seen one in the metal until it arrived so it's a relief!

[leglessAlex]

Number 24 of Emerald Green just arrived in the UK, so that's a pretty current number. I'm surprised they've made so few, and so few Sierra Blue too.

[PhilipIbrahim]

Tulipe Noir 43 just sold at Orpington

[bikecarski]

Great info!

I have no5 Acropolis Orange, I believe this was stoped very early on. It certainly wasn’t available when I took delivery of my car in June last year. Alpine UK did say they would find out total production numbers, but have not been back in touch. If anyone could spread any light on this that would be great.

Loving all the varied colours, it really is in the spirit of the mark.

[bram070]

Gris Montebello no. 60/110 was sold at Alpine Centre Soestdijk.

[PhilipIbrahim]

I believe one of the orange colours was the first to fill its allocation, I think it is the Orange Sanguine colour but neither are available so maybe they are both fully allocated and may explain why the new standard colour added for MY22 was an orange.

Gris Montebello is now exclusively available with the J. Redele special edition.

[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

[xondat]

bikecarski said:

Great info!

I have no5 Acropolis Orange, I believe this was stoped very early on. It certainly wasn’t available when I took delivery of my car in June last year. Alpine UK did say they would find out total production numbers, but have not been back in touch. If anyone could spread any light on this that would be great.

Loving all the varied colours, it really is in the spirit of the mark.

I heard they had major issues with the color consistency/quality, which would never be officially confirmed I reckon.

I believe it since my Sanguine had clear coat peeling from new

[PhilipIbrahim]

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.

[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)

[xondat]

For context: I bought my car new, saw the cover pulled off for the first time. I had it taken to a very reputable detailer & PPF installer in an enclosed trailer. They detailed the car, and started to apply PPF. The clear coat started peeling off the rear bumper when installing the PPF.

This is most likely just a one off situation, but just be aware that Alpine UKs stance is that the detailer damaged the paint, and Alpine wouldn't pay to fix it.

Edited by xondat on Saturday 25th June 04:22