Rusty, The color (Mariner Blue) is the original color. I took the firewall cover plate behind the heater that still had the chalk/crayon mark from the assembly line, and matched it with the GM paint chips I found at Hershey one year. I believe It looks deeper due to it being a 2 stage base coat clear coat in lieu of the original enamel. It turned out a lot nicer than I expected for a driver.