Hot Wheels came in a variety of "Spectraflame" colors.  Spectraflame is a painting process that is very hard to produce since it requires the metal to have a shiny finish before thin layers of paint are placed on it.  This allow the mirror type finish to shine through, thus giving it a bright appearance. Below is a section from the 1969 catalog showing the Mattel's names for the colors issued that year.  Note: pink is listed as lavender, guess boys were not allowed to play with "pink" cars.

These are a few examples of SPECTRAFLAME colors (various tints of the same color have been found also)

Examples of "Spectraflame" Exterior Color
aqua	blue	brown
gold	green	light blue
light green "antifreeze"	magenta	olive
orange	width="100%" lavender "Hot Pink"	lavender "Salmon Pink"
lavender "Rose Pink"	purple	red
yellow
Examples of Interior Colors
brown	copper/tan	cream/white
black	red	purple

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