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Tesla's approach to colors dovetails with their overall design ethos. Fran shares insights into rare paint colors, revealing that Signature Red is the rarest Tesla exterior hue, with just over 800 units produced. Interestingly, Green Metallic and Brown Metallic are among the most popular, each capturing 42% and 36% of voting in a recent Patreon poll.
He touches on the factory-specific paint shops and ongoing development of new colors, including Frost Blue—a color Fran personally helped develop, inspiring one of Tesla’s popular new hues. Fran also discusses limited-edition, one-off colors like lime green and unique purple, underscoring Tesla's penchant for special builds and custom cohorts.