Paint colour question

[DirtyDog]

At some stage I will be looking to get some second hand panels for my project car.
Whilst researching prices of panels recently on Ebay etc ,I noticed several of the listings were listed as either "Schwarz" or as Sapphire metallic but none were listed as the picture below stamped on the car.
Looking on the web at aZ3 color chart i could find "Jet black ", "Cosmos black" and " Black sapphire-metallic"

When i am looking to buy some panels, are the descriptions of the color the same in regards to Schwarz and Sapphire?
Sorry if its a really obvious question.

 

[t-tony]

It may be clearer if you run your car Vin through the decoder.

Tony.

 

[DirtyDog]

Thanks Tony, I have run the Vin and it comes up as Sapphire black.
I just wondered why some people sell items listed as Schwarz black color.
The label on my car as you see has sapphire black. But also Schwarz underneath.
Maybe people take that as the color description?

 

[jonco]

Hi - minefield beware on this one!!

The ident label usually consists of German and English translations. You may already know that Schwarz is German for Black. Many ebay sellers will give a general description and not know or list the different shades.
What you really should be looking for is the paint code in this case 475/9 and asking what code they have used to spray the part.
Unfortunately a newly sprayed panel will rarely match an aged panel of same code - body shops will usually blend in new to old adjacent panels when spraying on the car.

 

[jakechan]

This is how to read the paint code label as I understand it..