Kuiu Gunmetal Color

[CWayne121]

I just bought some Kuiu Kutana Storm Shell pants in the Gunmetal colorway from the Classifieds. When I revieved them, I noticed what my eyes interpreted to be a deep shade of green mixed in with dark gray, resulting in an almost black-teal color. Can anyone else confirm that your gunmetal Kuiu clothing has the same subtle teal tint? Or is this not actually the Gunmetal colorway (though I can't think of what other colorway it could be)?

 

[ghostrider272]

Just picked up a Chugach in gunmetal. Looks gray to me.

 

[TheBootBowhunting]

The kutana and the attack in gunmetal are 2 very different shades of grey. The kutanas have a slight hint of greenish blue to them in certain light. Maybe post a picture of them.

Kutana left, Attack right.

 

[CWayne121]

Here is what I'm seeing.

 

[TheBootBowhunting]

Looks like gunmetal to me.

 

[fngTony]

The kutana and the attack in gunmetal are 2 very different shades of grey. The kutanas have a slight hint of greenish blue to them in certain light. Maybe post a picture of them.

Kutana left, Attack right.

The lighter one looks like the “stone” color tiburons I had.

Here is what I'm seeing.

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The pants on the hanger look identical to the chugach pants I had in gunmetal. That color shows up almost black on some materials. My peloton fleece does have a bit of a hue In bright sunlight but it didn’t look green to me.

 

[IdahoBeav]

These Guide pants and Yukon gaiters were both labeled Gunmetal from the factory.

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[CWayne121]

Pretty disappointing how the colors differ so much between models. It doesn't take much to color correct after receiving samples from a factory. It's not difficult technology to learn and apply during the lead up to production.

 

[IdahoBeav]

I reached out to Kuiu. Here is their response:

". . . Each technical fabric that we use will take the printing of the color or camo differently. You will see these slight variations in all our different fabrics such as our Primeflex, Stunner Stretch, and Cordura. We are consistently working on color balancing each material together as closely as possible. We strive to make each garment the same, but it doesn't always come out to be a perfect match. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast when working with highly technical fabrics whereas cottons are much easier to balance. . ."

 

[EdP]

No doubt different fabrics take dye differently so I think Kuiu's answer is reasonable. I have a Kuiu Venture 2300 in gunmetal and I've noticed it looks different under different light going from gray to green. Still a good color for a pack IMO.

 

[IBen]

Pretty disappointing how the colors differ so much between models. It doesn't take much to color correct after receiving samples from a factory. It's not difficult technology to learn and apply during the lead up to production.

Why does it matter?

 

[CWayne121]

Functionally it doesn't. I just expect more polish and intentionality from a premium clothing and gear company.

 

[CWayne121]

It's like asking why the color mismatch between quarter panels on your new truck matters.

 

[LoggerDan]

Is this gear or fashion?

 

[IdahoBeav]

Is this gear or fashion?

Fashion, whether it's the perfect Five Brothers shirt, Key double front pants, and the right leather dye on your suspender button attachments, or Kuiu color tint matching, it's all very important.

 

[LoggerDan]

Maybe you think about that stuff. I see your jab. But you got everything wrong. Wasn’t too clever

 

[Axlrod]

It's like asking why the color mismatch between quarter panels on your new truck matters.

Well my new truck was 80k and if the panels didn't match i would assume it had been wrecked & repainted, so I wouldn't have purchased it. If one leg of your pants were a different color well then...

Like I tell my wife when she repaints over perfectly good paint in our house, and she asks "what color" I say " they all look the same with the lights off!"
And what in the hell is a colorway? No don't tell me, I don't need to know.

 

[Dos Perros]

There is even color variation lot to lot on the same kinds of material. That's just the nature of the beast.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Maybe you think about that stuff. I see your jab. But you got everything wrong. Wasn’t too clever

It's not a jab. It's a joke. Of course the color match doesn't matter, be it for hunting or work. Although, for some reason, the clothing selection and display at saw shops is far more extravagant than it needs to be, not unlike high-end hunting clothing.