There’s about as many colors for D.C. taxicabs as there are actual taxicabs; unlike many other cities, D.C. has never imposed a uniform color or design for the cabs that roam the city’s streets. Until now.

Today Mayor Vince Gray unveiled four proposed color schemes for the city’s 6,500 taxicabs. Under a provisions of a taxicab modernization bill passed by the D.C. Council earlier this year, at some point in the future all of the city’s cabs will have to sport a uniform color or design.

The designs Gray unveiled today shunned a traditional single-color approach and instead opted for up to three colors running the length the cab. Two of the proposed designs look similar to the Circulator buses (and eventual streetcars), while the remaining two look like, well, a Brazilian flag. At today’s press conference, Gray said that the idea was to follow the lead of other cities that have a uniform color while creating a distinctive brand that extends across the many means of public transit that exist in D.C.

Gray and D.C. Taxicab Commissioner Ron Linton said that residents and visitors would be able to vote on their favorite design at three locations: at the Verizon Center through January 7, at Union Station thereafter and at the Washington Auto Show at the Convention Center in February. (Opinions can also be expressed using the hashtag #votedctaxi.)

After the results of the vote are reviewed—10 other designs will also be uploaded to the Taxicab Commission’s website by tomorrow—members of the commission will vote on the design they’d like to see implemented. Once the design is selected, it’ll still be a while before you see it on the street, though—cabbies will only have to paint their cabs correspondingly when they replace their cars, which under a new regulation will have to happen every seven years.

The four vehicles used as props for the proposed designs were also an indication of where D.C. officials would like to see the city’s taxicab industry go. Two were larger handicapped-accessible vehicles that run on clean natural gas, while the remaining two were fuel-efficient hybrids. Gray said that the uniform color scheme and better vehicles were two parts of a broader modernization plan that’s set to include uniform dome lights and credit card payment options. (A recent plan to place smart meters in all of the city’s cabs was held up due to a contract dispute.)

Gray didn’t hint which way he was leaning, but he did admit that the proposed designs are “funky.” He also said he expected some withering criticisms: “I have no doubt that we’ll have some views expressed,” he deadpanned during the press conference.

Everyone’s a critic, myself included, so here’s my two cents: I don’t dislike the multiple colors, but unless cabbies plan on serving caipirinhas with every ride, either of the two green/yellow designs need to be scrapped. Of the two Circulator-esque proposals, I prefer the black/red/silver/maroon option; it’s quite sharp, especially on that Ford C-Max. Two Greater Greater Washington writers have already offered their takes, too: one wants a single color (red), while the other is fine with multiple colors, but just not these.