When asked how many colors exist, some people will count off the familiar ROY G BIV acronym (for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). Ask Dean Loucks, however, and he'll tell you there are at least 769.
That's the number of custom colors he developed, with a paint company, that are being used on some of the fastest speedboats around – as well as motorcycles, helicopters, private planes, and even an Indy racecar. He's now bringing that same concept to the megayacht market, for everything from the toys they tote to the yachts themselves. But don't think his designs are just riots of bold colors. They're cool, and classy. Loucks employs intricate techniques to give the illusion of depth, layered shapes that reveal themselves at just the right angle and lighting, and flake effects that make the paint sparkle brilliantly with even more intensity of color.