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Why do we do this? To understand the history of color usage as well as how codes and promotional names for the same paint have changed with time.

For example, did you know that for color choices offered each year on a model, pink has been a very un-used color. The only time it has been offered significantly was during the last half of the 1950s. But that is the year of the famous "Pink Cadillac".


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1958 Chevrolet Corvette
paint color name   code     sample  
Inca Silver
Charcoal 500A
Silver Blue 502A
Black 503A
Regal Turquoise 504A
Signet Red 506A
Panama Yellow 508A
Snowcrest White 510A


1969 Chevrolet Camaro
paint color name   code     sample  
Tuxedo Black 10
Butternut Yellow 40
Dover White 50
Dusk Blue 51
Garnet Red 52
Glacier Blue 53
Azure Turquoise 55
Fathom Green 57
Frost Green 59
Burnished Brown 61
Champagne 63
Olympic Gold 65
Burgundy 67
Cortez Silver 69
LeMans Blue 71
Hugger Orange 72
Daytona Yellow 76
Rallye Green 79


1964 Ford Mustang
paint color name   code     sample  
Raven Black A
Pagoda Green B
Dynasty Green D
Guardsman Blue F
Caspian Blue H
Rangoon Red J
Silver Smoke Gray K
Wimbledon White M
Tropical Turquoise O
Prairie Bronze P
Cascade Green S
Sunlight Yellow V
Vintage Burgundy X
Skylight Blue Y
Chantilly Beige Z
Poppy Red 3
Twilight Turquoise 5
Phoenician Yellow 7


1970 Dodge Challenger
paint color name   code     sample  
Silver A4
Light Blue B3
Bright Blue B5
Dark Blue B7
Plum Crazy C7
Bright Red E5
Light Green F4
Dark Green F8
Sublime J5
Green Go J6
Go Mango K2
Dark Burnt Orange K5
Beige L1
Panther Pink M3
Dark Tan T6
Hemi Orange V2
White W1
Black X9
Bright Yellow Y1
Cream Y3
Light Gold Y4


1972 Volkswagen Beetle
paint color name   code     sample  
Texas Yellow L10B
Saturn Yellow L13M
Brilliant Orange L20B
Blood Orange L21E
Kasan Red L30B
Black L41
Enzian Blue L51B
Marina Blue L54D
Sumatra Green L61B
Willow Green L63K
Pastel White L90D
Kansas Beige L91D
Turquoise L95B
Silver L96D
Gemini Blue L96E
Colorado Red L97D


2024 Chevrolet Corvette
paint color name   code     sample  
Arctic White G8G
Hypersonic Gray GA7
Carbon Flash GAR
Black GBA
Amplify Orange GC5
Accelerate Yellow GD0
Riptide Blue GJV
Torch Red GKZ
Rapid Blue GMO
Red Mist GPH
Silver Flare GSJ
Cacti GVR
Sea Wolf Gray GXA


2024 Chevrolet Camaro
paint color name   code     sample  
Red Hot G7C
Summit White GAZ
Black GBA
Vivid Orange GCF
Nitro Yellow GCP
Riptide Blue GJV
Riverside Blue GKK
Black Diamond GLK
Radiant Red GNT
Panther Black GNW
Sharkskin GXD


2024 Ford Mustang
paint color name   code     sample  
Grabber Blue AE
Atlas Blue B3
Rapid Red D4
Blue Ember E1
Shadow Black G1
Dark Matter Gray HY
Iconic Silver JS
Vapor Blue K1
Carbonized Gray M7
Race Red PQ
Yellow Splash RH
Oxford White YZ


2023 Dodge Challenger
paint color name   code     sample  
Granite PAU,LAU
Frostbite PCA,VCA
Destroyer Gray PDN,PDN
Sinamon Stick PEC,VEC
Sublime PFB,FFB
F8 Green PFQ,RFQ
Plum Crazy PHG,FHG
B5 Blue PQD,FQD
TorRed PR3,ZR3
Octane Red PRV,NRV
Triple Nickel PSE,SSE
Go Mango PVP,NVP
White Knuckle PW7,GW7
Pitch Black PX8,DX8


2019 Volkswagen Beetle
paint color name   code     sample  
Safari LB1N,7D
Habanero Orange LB2Y,V9
White Silver LB9Z,K8
Pure White LC9A,0Q
Deep Black LC9X,2T
Stonewashed Blue LD5H
Silk Blue LD5L,2B
Platinum Gray LD7X,2R
Tornado Red LY3D,G2