For choosing the color of the laptop, I would consider buying a Dbrand’s skin for the Framework Laptop 12 after they release the skins There are some reasons why I chose gray. Because the gray laptop’s sides are black. So, If I want, I can make the Laptop 12 all black using Dbrand’s black skin after they release skins for the Laptop 12. As a reference, Laptop 13’s Dbrand thread is here. If you want to see other 3rd-party brands’ skins and wraps, you can check this thread’s skins & wraps section.
I also think Laptop 12’s body color as paper for painting. So, if the paper color is gray, it is more flexible to decorate or draw something. I saw this, a decoration for Laptop 13 in the past. It was very cool.
I think gray is Framework’s flagship color, as well as Laptop 13 and 16.