Colors

Results

From Figure 1, we can see that the estimated vehicle medioid color is a rather boring grey.

Figure 1: Estimated Vehicle Medioid Color

As seen in Figure 2, the distribution of colors in the sample conforms to expectations. Colors like pinks, yellows, and browns are mostly absent. It is debatable whether or not the colors people pick for their cars are what they prefer or if they are just choosing what is cheap/available for a given model.

Figure 2: Vehicle Colors in Sample. Each vehicle color is plotted in OKLAB color space.

Caveats: No attempts are made to account for non-sampling errors such as non-response and measurement errors–or to correct for sampling error. Measurement errors are likely due to the highly reflective nature of most car paints. The vehicle colors in the target population may differ. However, based on personal experience observing vehicles in the target population outside of this study, the author does not expect the color distribution to be dramatically different in the target population.