Decoding Corvette Paint Colors As Corvettes age, paint can begin to fade or take on a patina – some Corvettes received a new paint job to better fit the vision of the owner. Whatever the reason, it’s not always easy to trust that the color of your Corvette is original. Sometimes, confirming the factory color of your paint turns into a guessing game. Mid America Motorworks has taken the guesswork out of paint colors with this helpful guide of 1953-2020 exterior colors. With this guide, you can easily determine your factory color code and our matching code to make selecting the right paint a breeze. Year GM Code MAM Color 1953-1957567 153 POLO WHITE 1954N/A 976 BLACK 1954 N/A 403 SPORTMAN RED 1954-1955 570 954 Pennant Blue 1955 573 573 Corvette Copper 1955 632 955 Harvest Gold 1955 596 596 Gypsy Red 1956-1957 N/A 915 Onyx Black 1956-1957 N/A 911 ARTIC BLUE 1956-1957 N/A 431 VENETIAN RED 1956-1957 N/A 559 AZTEC COPPER 1953-1957 POLO WHITE Year GM Code MAM Color 1956-1957, 1960N/A 259 CASCADE GREEN 1957-1959 N/A 521 INCA SILVER 1958 N/A 631 CHARCOAL 1958 N/A 404 SIGNET RED 1958 N/A 906 SILVER BLUE 1958 N/A 258 REGAL TURQUOISE 1958 N/A 158 PANAMA YELLOW 1958-1959 N/A 160 SNOWCREST WHITE 1958-1962 N/A 900 tuxedo black 1959 N/A 859 frost blue 1959 N/A 117 classic cream 1959 N/A 567 crown sapphire 1959-1962 N/A 959 roman red 1960 N/A 760 horizon blue 1960 N/A 635 tasco turquoise 1960-1962 N/A 435 honduras maroon 1960-1962 N/A 961 sateen silver 1960-1962 N/A442 ermine white 1961 N/A 161 jewel blue 1961-1962 N/A 393 fawn beige 1962 N/A 439 almond beige 1963 941 436 sebring silver 1963-1964 916 452 daytona blue 1963-1964 923 420 riverside red 1963-1964 912 446 silver blue 1956-1957, 1960 CASCADE GREEN 1958 PANAMA YELLOW 1959-1962 ROMAN RED Year GM Code MAM Color 1963-1964 932 440 Saddle tan 1963-1964 936 451 ermine white 1963-1964, 1966-1967 900 908 tuxedo black 1964 940 428 satin silver 1965 aa 909 tuxedo black 1965 ff 448 nassau blue 1965 gg 552 glen green 1965 uu 426 rally red 1965 qq 416 silver pearl 1965 cc 453 ermine white 1965 xx 482 goldwood yellow 1965 mm 432 milano maroon 1966 978 490 laguna blue 1966 976 449 nassau blue 1966 980 498 trophy blue 1966 982 484 mosport green 1966 988 443 milano maroon 1966-1967 974 423 rally red 1966-1967 986 417 silver pearl 1966-1967 972 455 ermine white 1967 923 420 sunfire yellow 1967 977 508 lynndale blue 1967 988 454 marlboro maroon 1967 980 486 elkhart blue 1967 983 514 goodwood green 1963-1964, ERMINE WHITE 1965 tuxedo black 1966-1967 RALLY RED Year GM Code MAM Color 1967 976 422 marina blue 1968 972 430 polar white 1968 978516 international blue 1968 983 462 british green 1968 988 518 cordovan maroon 1968 992 438 corvette bronze 1968 974 505 rally red 1968 986 460 silvertone silver 1968 984 488 safari yellow 1968-1969 900 907 tuxedo black 1968-1969 976 458 lemans blue 1969 988 510 burgundy 1969 980 450 riverside gold 1969 972 429 can-am white 1969 983 504 fathom green 1969 990 496 monaco orange 1969-1970 986 464 cortez silver 1969-1970 984 468 daytona yellow 1969-1970 974 434 monza red 1970 991 275 Ontario Orange 1970 993 480 corvette bronze 1970 982 494 donnybrooke green 1970 975 502 marlboro maroon 1967 MARINA BLUE 1968 british green 1969-1970 monza red Year GM Code MAM Color 1970992 520 laguna gray 1970-1971979418bridgehampton blue 1970-1971976456mulsanne blue 1970-1972972200classic white 1971983470brands hatch green 1971905500nevada silver 1971-1972988206steel cities gray 1971-1972987276ontario orange 1971-1972973476millie miglia red 1971-1972912260sunflower yellow 1971-1972989264war bonnet yellow 1972 945 306 bryar blue 1972979322targa blue 1972924216pewter silver 1972946340elkhart green 1973947947elkhart green 1973945945blue-green 1973922457medium blue 1973927927dark blue 1973914914silver 1973976437millie miglia red 1973910202classic white 1973980296orange 1973953266metallic yellow 1970 laguna gray 1971-1972 sunflower yellow 1973 Silver Year GM Code MAM Color 1973952 262 yellow 1974 14 218silver mist 1974 22 308corvette mediumblue 1974 68 246dark brown 1974 74 286medium red 1974 17 208corvette gray 1974 48 342 dark green 1974 80 278 corvette orange 1974-1975 76 433 millie miglia red 1974-1976 56 268 bright yellow 1974-1979 10 207 classic white 1975 67 46 medium saddle 1975 42 344 bright green 1975 27 326 steel blue 1975 74288 dark red 1975-1976 70 282 orange flame 1975-1976 22 310 bright blue 1975-1980, 1978 13/07 525 anniversary silver 1976 64 407 buckskin 1976 69 209 dark brown 1976 33 933 dark green 1976 37 242 mahogany 1976 72 273 red 1977 41 410 corvette chartreuse 1977 28 328 corvette dark blue 1974-1976 bright yellow 1975-1976 bright blue 1976 buckskin Year GM Code MAM Color 1977 66 280 corvette orange 1977 83 267 corvette dark red 1977 72 294 medium red 1977 80 238 corvette tan 1977 56 270 corvette bright yellow 1977-1978 26 312 corvette light blue 1977-1979 52 269 corvette yellow 1977-1982 19 976 black 1978-1979 59 395 light beige 1978-1979 72 265 corvette red 1978 89 347 corvette dark brown 1979 82 248 corvette dark brown 1979 83 369 corvette dark blue 1979 28 303 corvette light blue 1979 58 351 corvette dark green 1980-1981 52 252 yellow 1980-1982 10 201 white 1980 58 459 dark green 1980 59 234frost beige 1980 28 330 dark blue 1980 47 409 dark brown 1980 76 107 dark claret 1981 13 465 silver metallic 1977 Corvette orange 1977 corvette tan 1979 corvette dark green Year GM Code MAM Color 198083274red 198175261red 198106414mahogany metallic 198179304maroon metallic 198150380beige 198124352bright blue metallic 198128316dark blue metallic 198174250dark bronze 198198302dark claret metallic 198180284autumn red 1981-1982 39 212 charcoal metallic 198256 254 gold 198213 415 silver 198299 299 dark claret 198270 263 red 198259 371 silver beige 198231 318 bright blue 198226 408 dark blue 198224 224 silver blue 198240 367 silver green 198282 387 corvette mahogany 198419 976 black 198472 390 bright red 198416 226 bright silver metallic 1980 red 1981-1982 charcoal metallic 1982 Gold Year GM Code MAM Color 1984-1985 20 336 light blue metallic 1984-1985 23 320 MEDIUM BLUE METALLIC 1984-1985 66 279 DARK BRONZ METALLIC 1984-1985 63 271 LIGHT BRONZE METALLIC 1984-1987 18 413 medium gray metallic 1984-1987 53256 gold metallic 1984, 1989-1992 10 303 white 1984, 1986-1988, 1991-1992 35 530 yellow 1985-1988 40 356 white 1985-1988 13 213 silver metallic 1985-199281392bright red 1985-199641976black 1986-198759382silver beige metallic 1986-198769384medium brown metallic 1986-198766362copper metallic 1986-198874526dark red metallic 1986-198920360medium blue metallic 1988-198990490gray metallic 1988-198928366dark blue metallic 1988-199196370charcoal metallic 1989-199068528dark red metallic 1990-199125410steel blue metallic 1990-199191376polo green metallix 1985-1988 white 1985-1992 bright red 1986-1989 medium blue metallic Year GM Code MAM Color 1990-1991 42 398 turquoise metallic 1990-1993 80 400 quasar blue metallic 1990, 1993-1996 53 388 competition yellow 1991-199575 529 dark red metallic 1992-199473 406 black rose metallic 1992-199645 374 polo green 2 metallic 1992-199643 401 bright aqua metallic 1993 68 307 ruby red 1993-1996 10 358 arctic white 1993-1996 70 950 torch red 1994 66 534 copper metallic 1994-1996 28 532 admiral blue 1995-1996 05 412 dark purple metallic 1996 13 228 sebring silver metallic 1997-1998 87 372 fairway green metallic 1997-1998 53 394 light carmine red metallic 1997-2000 13 228 sebring silver metallic 1997-2000 23 396 nassau blue metallic 1997-2000, 2004 10 358 arctic white 1997-2004 41 976 black 1997-2004 70 950 torch red 1998 95 595 medium purple pearl metallic 1998 58 958 aztec gold 1990-1991 turquoise metallic 1994-1996 admiral blue 1998 aztec gold Year GM Code MAM Color 1998 21 621 pace car purple 1998-2001 28 540 navy blue metallic 1998-2002 11 582 light pewter metallic 1999-2002 86 086 magnetic red metallic 2000-2001 91 544 dark bowling green metallic 2000-2004 79 546 millennium yellow 2001-2003 12 512 quicksilver metallic 2001-2003 40 425 speedway white 2002-2003 21 570 electron blue metallic 2003 94 491 anniversary red 2003-2004 88 556 medium spiral gray metallic 2004 86 086 magnetic red 2 metallic 2004 67 067machine silver blue metallic 2004 19 124 lemans blue metallic 2005 79 546 millennium yellow 2005 27 027 percision red 2005 86 086 magnetic red metallic 2005-2006 71 071 daytona sunset orange metallic 2005-2007 80 080 monterey red metallic 2005-2008 67 067 machine silver metallic 2005-2007, 2009 19 124 lemans blue metallic 2005-2009 74 074 victory red 2005-2013 10 358 arctic whit 1998-2001 navy blue metallic 2003 anniversary red 2003-2004 medium spiral gray metallic Year GM Code MAM Color 2005-2013 45 045 velocity yellow 2005-2011, 2013 41 976 black 2007-2009 83 083 atomic orang metallic 2008-2011 85 085 jetstream blue metallic 2008-2013 89 089 crystal red metallic 2009-2013 17 017 blade silver metallic 2009-2013 57 057 cyber gray metallic 2010-2013 70 950 torch red 2011-2013 glb 783 supersonic blue metallic 2011-2013 28 928 inferno orange metallic 2012 glf 974 carlisle blue metallic 2012 58 912 carbon flash metallic 2013 gxh998night race blue metallic 2014 g7j952lime rock green metallic 2014 gbv994cyber gray metallic 2014-2015g8a962velocity yellow 2014-2015gbe995crystal red 2014-2016g7h923laguna blue 2014-2016gxh981night race blu metallic 2014-2019gkz996torch red 2014-2019gan972blade silver metallic 2014-2019g8g977arctic white 2014-2019gba976black 2005-2013 Velocity yellow 2005-2011, 2013 black 2014-2019 Arctic white Year GM Code MAM Color 2015-2016 g1b 965 shark gray metallic 2015-2016g1h076daytona sunrise orange metallic 2016-2019g1e970long beach red metallic 2016-2019gc6971corvette racing yellow 2016-2019gtr966admiral blue 2017ggb967sterling blue 2017-2018gga968black rose metallic 2017-2019g7q969watkins glen gray metallic 2018-2019g26922sebring orange 2018-2019g9f931ceramic matrix gray 2019gs7949elkhart lake blue 2019gji917shadow gray 2020gba976black 2020gs7687elkhart lake blue metallic 2020gmo600rapid blue 2020gui601zeus bronze metallic 2020g9f695ceramic matrix gray metallic 2020gji671shadow gray metallic 2020g26626sebring orange 2020g1e613long beach red metallic 2020gkz675torch red 2020gan645blade silver metallic 2020g86686arctic white 2020gd0690accelerate yellow metallic 2018-2019 Ceramic Matrix Gray 2020 black 2020 Torch Red