Conquer online- does your armor color change if it is leveled up by the artistan

If you have a red piece of armor at 57 and you met it up to 70 for example it will keep the same color designation, and should be red with the level upgrade. However not all reds look as red as the others do for example. One prime example is the Tao cap upgrade from 112 to 120. What was blonde hair from 1-112 turns into grey hair at 120.