(Beige : International Harvester : 1972 - 1996)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 24 years of use, and across 6 manufacturers/makes.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 21975; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1972 paint by GM with a promotional name of Beige. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Beige. Other common color promotional names include Brown, Creamery Beige, and Cream. The color formulation has been used between 1972 and 1996, primarily by International Harvester; but also by Chevrolet, Chrysler, Company Fleet Vehicles, Dodge, GM, and GMC. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chevrolet Special Order / Fleet, Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Dodge Special Order / Fleet, GM Special Order / Fleet, and International Harvester Truck. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

The five Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Associated Grocers, Honeywell Inc, National Dairy Products, Niagra Mohawk Power Company, and Toms Foods.

The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WE5840. The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT6137. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1972 GM Beige See more information on "1972 GM Beige"
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Usage list 1972 GM Beige paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1972	Chevrolet	Fleet	WE5840	Beige	|Ditzler PPG Form7257|
1972	GMC	Fleet	WE5840	Beige	|GMC Truck Fleet Special Colors|
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT6137	Beige	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1985	International Harvester	Truck	1289	Brown	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1990				Beige	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1990	Fleet	Associated Grocers		Brown
1990	Fleet	Honeywell Inc		Beige	GM color
1990	Fleet	National Dairy Products		Beige
1990	Fleet	Niagra Mohawk Power Company		Beige
1990	Fleet	Toms Foods		Cream
1990	GM	Fleet	WA5840	Beige	North America
1996	Dodge	Fleet	DT6137	Creamery Beige

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA5840, WE5840
Chrysler/Dodge : DT6137
Make/Year Code : WA5840, DT6137, 1289, WE5840
PPG/Ditzler : 21975
Dupont : 60841
Autocolor ICI Nexa : KFL1B, KFL1, GXR8, GXR8B

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