Just like the home paint companies select a colour of the year for your home, Axalta Coating System (a global manufacturer and supplier of vehicle coatings), selects a vehicle colour of the year. And the trends in your home do not reflect the trends in vehicles. For example, Benjamin Moore’s 2018 colour for the year was a red called “Caliente AF-290” whereas the 2018 car colour selection was a pearly white called “Starlite”
The 2019 Benjamin Moore choice went to a neutral called “Metropolitan AF-690” whereas Axalta kicked it up a notch with a bronze selection. Here is a link to an article from the Chicago Tribune about this 2019 vehicle colour. Photo from the article.