Decoding VW Beetle Paint Colors & Codes

As Air Cooled VW Beetles age, paint fades or takes on a well-earned patina. Some Beetles received new paint jobs to fit the vision of their current owners. Whatever the reason, it's not always easy to trust that the color of your Bug is original. Sometimes confirming your Beetle's original color turns into a guessing game. Mid America Motorworks takes the guesswork out of paint colors, with a key of 1955-1979 Volkswagen Beetle paints and their original Volkswagen codes. Restore your VW to its original glory, or just keep the information for a rainy day.

Year	Code	Color
1955	L213	Iceland Green
1955	L271	Texas Brown
1955	L276	Ultamaroon
1955	L313	Reed Green
1955-57	L324	Polar Silver
1955	L219	Congo Green
1955	L279	Dolomite
1955	L322	Silver Granite
1955, 57-61	L225	Jupiter Grey
1955-56	L227	Strato Silver
1955	L275	Light Beige
1955-1978	L41	Black
1955-56	L315	Jungle Green
1955-56	L370	Nile Beige
1955-57	L232	lris Blue
1955	L321	Delphin Green
1955,57	L37	Medium Blue
1956-57	L331	Horizon Blue
1956	L370	Nile Beige
1956-57	L378	Prairie Beige
1956-59	L329	Shetland Grey
1956-57	L316	Almond Green
1956-58	L351	Coral Red
1956-57	L412	Diamond Green
1956-59	L258	lnca Red
1956-57	L374	Sepia Silver
1957	L333	Pearl Blue
1957-59	L241	Bamboo
1958	L240	Agave
1958	L245	Light Bronze
1958-59	L243	Diamond Grey
1958	L334	Glacier Blue
1958-59	L338	Atlas Blue
1958-59	L335	Capri
1958-60	L473	Alabaster
1959	L343	Kalahari Beige
1959	L 14	Mignonette Green
1959	L358	Garnet Red
1959	L434	Fjord Blue
1960	L363	Arctic
1960	L436	lndigo Blue
1960	L451	Indian Red
1960	L264	Rock Grey
1960	L445	Sargasso Green
1960	L349	Jade Green
1960	L419	Ceramic Green
1960	L440	Flint Grey
1960	L346	Mango Green
1960	L361	Slate Blue
1960	L452	Paprika Red
1960	L 10017	Alaska White
1960-61,66,69-70	L 10009	Yukon Yellow (L 19K)
1960,61, 64	L 10018	Brunswick Blue
1961	L391	Pastel Blue
1961-63	L380	Turquoise
1961-67	L456	Ruby Red
1961-66	L87	Pearl White
1961-63	L478	Beryl Green
1961, 64, 69-70	L54	Poppy Red
1962-63	L390	Gulf Blue
1962-63	L398	Pacific
1962-64	L469	Anthracite
1964-66	L360	Sea Blue
1964-66	L519	Bahama Blue
1964-67	L518	Java Green
1964-66	L572	Panama Beige
1964,66-67,70	L 19K	YukonYellow
1965-67	L595	Fontana Grey
1966	L568	Sea Sand
1967-68	L282	Lotus White
1967-68	L633	VW Blue
1967-70	L620	Savanna Beige
1967-68	L639	Zenith Blue
1968-70	L30A	Royal Red
1968	L610	Delta Green
1968,70	L70F	Chinchilla
1969-70	L50B	Diamond Blue
1969	L90C	Toga White
1969	L60B	Peru Green
1969-70	L630	Cobalt Blue
1970-71	L20D	Clementine Orange
1970-73	L90D	Pastel White
1970-71	L60D	Elm Green
1970-71	L66D	Deep Sea Green
1971	L31F	Siberian Red
1971	L 12D	Shantung Yellow
1971	L50D	Sapphire Blue
1971-74	L54D	Marina Blue
1972	L51 B	Gentian Blue
1972-73	L91 D	Kansas Beige
1972-73	L 1 OB	Texas Yellow
1972-73	L30B	Kansas Red
1972-73	L61B	Sumatra Green
1972-1974	L20B	Brilliant Orange
1974	L80Z	Sahara Beige
1974-76	L31A	Senegal Red
1974	L60A	Tropical Green
1974-75	L91Z	Atlas White
1974-76	L 10A.	Rally Yellow
1975	L13H	Ceylon Beige
1975	L61 A	Cliff Green
1975	L 11 D	Berber Yellow
1975	L20C	Nepal Orange
1975	L31M	lbiza Red
1975	L80E	Light Ivory
1975	L 13K	Sunshine Yellow
1975	L30C	Malaga Red
1975	L50C	Lagoon Blue
1975	L95K	Palma Metallic Green
1975-76, 79	L97A	Diamond Sliver Metallic
1975-76	L61 H	Loften Green
1975-76	L32K	Phoenix Red
1975-76, 78	L20A	Marino Yellow
1975,77	L51C	Miami Blue
1976	L57H	Oceanic Blue
1976	L91Z	Atlas White
1977	L 12A	Panama Brown
1977	L32A	Brocade Red
1977	L90A	Polar White
1977	L 13A	Dakota Beige
1977	L63Y	Manila Green
1977	L 11A	Riyad Yellow
1977	L62A	Bali Green
1977-79	L31B	Mars Red
1978	L52K	Barrier Blue
1978	L97B	Ancona Metallic
1978	E3Y	Peach Metallic
1978-79	L90E	Alpine White
1979	A5A	Florida Blue
1979	L99Y	Colibri Green Metallic
1979	L96F	Brazil Brown Matellic
1979	A1D	Lemon Yellow
1979	A3V	lndiana Red Metallic