Eightbore, I think you are describing what looks like more of a muted color, there but not too much there. Not brash or harsh to the eye. I have often thought that if someone figured out how to "age" colors slightly, to give them the old but very strong case color look of a pristine 95% gun they would get a lot of business.
Ladies do not get as face lift to look 16 years old again but 30 instead. Guns should be treated the same way. Not made to look new out of the box but instead like a cherished girl still in her early prime. And cyanide colors are just a fake as most DD boobs to me even if they are factory original.
