Ok what about old-school BMW Fjord Blue Metallic (code 037)? (sort of like Dunhill Lights Blue but also kinda silver-blue)...its a nice classic yet fresh look.
Maybe its Kalahari Beige Metallic (481)? different desert in mind
If you do gold how bout the rare E90 Sonora Metallic (A23) ... ? this color changes in certain lights, actually has hints of olive.
Some other golds:
havana metallic (A17) and Olive metallic (349). Personally, if I need to have something gold, I go straight to //M Sepang Bronze metallic (A32) :yahoo: