This page lists the available paint colours for the second generation NB models. There were three types of paint finish produced - Solid, Metallic, and Mica (also called Pearl). Solid colours have a plain finish, metallic colours are mixed with flakes of aluminium for extra shine, and the more expensive mica colours use a ceramic flake to produce a multi-coloured pearlescent reflection. The colour samples in the chart below are indicative only, they don't show the metallic/mica effects and some are exaggerated to help differentiate between them.
Titanium Grey had an update to Titanium Grey 2 towards the end of production, I am not sure what the difference is, perhaps a subtle revision to the paint formula.
Eternal Red was an updated version of the earlier Classic Red, this time with a clearcoat to help protect against the red pigments fading with age, which can be an issue with plastic body panels and spoilers.
Sunburst Yellow was previously used on Eunos models such as the J-Limited, for the second generation the colour is the same and was also known as Vivid Yellow in some markets. Lightning Yellow was a rare colour used for the Type-A Coupe model and some online Web-Tuned orders.
Chilli Orange was an interesting colour as it wasn't available on the Roadster in Japan. It was only used in a select few overseas markets, such as the second Icon model in the UK and in the USA for the 2005 Mazdaspeed Miata where the colour was named Lava Orange.
Starry Blue Mica was exclusive to the Mazdaspeed Roadster model in Japan, but also appeared in the USA where it was known as Laser Blue. This is a really amazing looking paint which was sadly never available to the UK market.
| 27C | Nordic Green | Mica | 22A | Supreme Blue | Mica | |||||
| 18J | Grace Green | Mica | 25E | Strato Blue | Mica | |||||
| 25R | Splash Green | Mica | 24A | Starry Blue | Mica | |||||
| 23C | Crystal Blue | Metallic | 20P | Innocent Blue | Mica | |||||
| 4PT | Chaste White | Solid | 12K | Twilight Blue | Mica | |||||
| A3D | Pure White | Solid | 28W | Radiant Ebony | Mica | |||||
| 22V | Sunlight Silver | Metallic | PZ | Brilliant Black | Solid | |||||
| 18G | Highlight Silver | Metallic | 16W | Black | Mica | |||||
| 25G | Titanium Grey | Metallic | 23E | Art Vin Red | Mica | |||||
| 29Y | Titanium Grey 2 | Metallic | 25F | Garnet Red | Mica | |||||
| 24V | Cerrion Silver | Metallic | 27A | Velocity Red | Mica | |||||
| HZ | Sunburst Yellow | Solid | SU | Classic Red | Solid | |||||
| A4J | Lightning Yellow | Solid | A3E | Eternal Red | Solid | |||||
| 26S | Blaze Yellow | Mica | 33J | Chilli Orange | Mica | |||||
| 18K | Evolution Orange | Mica |