Exterior structure, vehicle exterior structure, and method for controlling exterior structure

A vehicle exterior structure, comprising:

• a non-light-transmitting portion configured to not transmit an external light;
• a light-transmitting portion arranged near the non-light-transmitting portion and configured to reflect and transmit the external light;
• and
• a display light source arranged at the inner side of the light-transmitting portion, the display light source being configured to emit light to the light-transmitting portion to illuminate and display the light-transmitting portion, wherein
• the light-transmitting portion, in accordance with light emission by the display light source, exhibits color in a state in which an exterior color of the light-transmitting portion is similar to an exterior color of the non-light-transmitting portion or in a state in which the exterior color of the light-transmitting portion is the same as the exterior color of the non-light-transmitting portion.

A method for controlling an exterior structure, the exterior structure including:

• a non-light-transmitting portion configured to not transmit an external light;
• a light-transmitting portion arranged near the non-light-transmitting portion and configured to reflect and transmit the external light;
• and
• a light-emitting diode arranged at an inner side of the light-transmitting portion and emitting visible light, wherein
• light released outward from the non-light-transmitting portion includes light reflected by the non-light-transmitting portion,
• light released outward from the light-transmitting portion includes a combination of light reflected by the light-transmitting portion and light applied to the light-transmitting portion from the inner side and passing through the light-transmitting portion, and
• the method comprising causing the light-emitting diode to emit light such that a color difference ΔE between the light released outward from the non-light-transmitting portion and the light released outward from the light-transmitting portion is 5 or less.