I take whatever color the original owner picked. A car's color is about 12th on my list of priorities when buying a car.
We have one blue car: I would describe it as "tired blue." Although the finish is flawless, it's just meh.
Our minivan is a "vague metal" color from somewhere near the bottom of the periodic table. Not silver, not gray, not gold.
I was a kid in the 70s. Now THAT was a great era for car colors. 1970 AMC Javelin:
