Classic & Vintage - What color is my Schwinn?

No, I'm not colorblind. I have an '87 Super Sport with some nicks and scrapes. I want to buy some touchup paint (probably from http://hyper-formance.com/paints.htm) but I don't know Schwinn's official name for red that year. I think the two tone '86 model is Scarlet Red and black. I have also heard the terms Cardinal and Flamboyant Red thrown around. Thanks for reading.

Here's a pic of the bike.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chight/530493864/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chight/530493864/

I think I found it. Interestingly enough a Google search found a thread on this forum that says: Schwinn called this color "magenta". That same year (1987) Schwinn also offered bikes in "teal", "mauve", "scarlet", "mint", and "imperial rose". I am reminded of something I read about English bikes from around 1900: "Black is the only color that is suitable for a gentleman's machine".

A search on the forums themselves didn't find it. YMMV.

black bikes go faster at night

Red bikes go faster overall though.

I can't see your photos at the moment, I'll try again in the morning :) .

East Hill

It's not Flamboyant Red. Flamboyant Red is a like a Candy Apple or Transparent Red over a silver base.

Magenta looks like this so it's not that.

That leaves Scarlet and Cardinal. You can't go wrong if you order one of each. :)

The closest I have is an '86 Schwinn catalog and it calls it Scarlet.

Looks like scarlet to me, now that I can see the photos.

East Hill

Thanks all. I agree. Scarlet is her color.