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AMC Paint Codes

Paint codes can be found on the door tag of the vehicle. This is also a metal tag bolted to the radiator support on some vehicles that will have the paint code as well.

AMC CODE	NAME	YEAR(S)	DITZLER / PPG	DuPONT	DuPONT (lacquer)	BASE COLOR
-	Corporate Red	76-78	71865			Red
-	Corporate White	76-78	887			White
-	Corporate Blue	76-78	14083			Blue
-	Engine Blue	76-78	14688			Blue
-	Trunk Splatter	76-78	DS1768			Gray
0B	Smoke Gray (M)	79-80	3239	B8081A		Gray
0C	Cameo Blue	79-80	3240	B8082A		Blue
0D	Medium Blue (M)	79-80	3241	B8083A		Blue
0E	Dark Green (M)	79-80	3242	B8084A		Green
0H	Navy Blue	79-80	3243	B8085A		Blue
0K	Cameo Tan	79-80	3245	B8086A		Tan
0L	Medium Brown (M)	79-80	3246	B8087A		Brown
0M	Dark Brown (M)	79-80	3247	B8088A		Brown
0P	Cardinal Red	79-80	3248	B8089A		Red
0R	Caramel	79-80	3249	B8090A		Brown
0T	Med. Gloss Black (Ext. Plastic)	80	9429	B9208L		Black
1B	Moonlight Blue	80-	3367	C8191		Blue
1C	Sherwood Green (M)	80-	3368	C8192		Green
1D	Autumn Gold	80-	3369	C8193		Gold
1E	Copper Brown (M)	80-	3370	C8194		Brown
1J	Vintage Red (M)	80-	3372	C8196		Red
1K	Deep Maroon (M)	80-	3373	C8197		Maroon
1L	Steel Gray (M)	80-	3374	C8198		Gray
1M	Oriental Red	80-	3375	C8199		Red
6A	Marine Aqua (M)	76	2817	44108		Aqua
6B	Seaspray Green	76	2818	44109		Green
6C	Ever Green (M)	76	2819	44110		Green
6D	Sand Tan	76-78	2820	44111		Tan
6E	Burnished Bronze (M)	76	2821	44112		Bronze
6J	Silver Frost (M)	76-77	2822	44113		Silver
6K	Limefire (M)	76	2823	44114		Green
6P	Firecracker Red	76-79	2824	44116		Red
6R	Brilliant Blue	76-77	2825	44117		Blue
6T	Nautical Blue (M)	76	2826	44118		Blue
6V	Sunshine Yellow	76-78	2827	44119		Yellow
7A	Misty Jade (M)	76-77	2894	44190		Green
7B	Mocha Brown (M)	76-78	2895	44191		Brown
7C	Autumn Red (M)	77-78	2992	44793		Red
7D	Powder Blue	76-78	2896	44192		Blue
7K	Midnight Blue (M)	76-78	2897	44193		Blue
7L	Loden Green (M)	76-78	2898	44194		Green
7M	Golden Ginger (M)	76-78	2899	44195		Ginger
7P	Lime Green	76-77	2900	44196		Green
7W	Captain Blue (M)	76-78	2901	44197		Blue
7Y	Tawny Orange	76-77	2902	44198		Orange
7Z	Sun Orange	76-78	2903	44199		Orange
8A	Khaki	77-79	3028	45103		Brown
8B	British Bronze (M)	77-79	3029	45102		Bronze
8C	Quick Silver (M)	77-80	3030	45104		Silver
8D	Claret (M)	77-78	3022	45100		Red
9A	Alpaca Brown (M)	78-79	3106	45700		Brown
9B	Olympic White	78-80	3107	45701		White
9C	Russett (M)	78-80	3108	45702		Russett
9E	Wedgewood Blue	78-79	3109	45704		Blue
9H	Cumberland Green (M)	78-79	3110	45705		Green
9J	Arrowhead Silver (M)	79	3118	45706		Silver
9K	Sable Brown (M)	78-79	3112	45707		Brown
9L	Saxon Yellow	78-80	3113	45708		Yellow
9M	Starboard Blue	78-79	3114	45709		Blue
9N	Morocco Buff	78-79	3115	45710		Buff
9P	Bordeaux (M)	78-80	3111	45711		Red
9Z	Misty Beige	79-80	24635	45850		Beige
A1	Snow White	71-74	2265	5213		White
A2	Canary Yellow	71-72	2266	5214		Yellow
A4	Skyline Blue	71	2268	5216		Blue
A5	Midway Blue (M)	71	2269	5217		Blue
A6	Midnight Blue (M)	71	2270	5218		Blue
A7	Limelight Green (M)	71	2271	5219		Green
A8	Meadow Green (M)	71	2272	5220		Green
A9	Raven Green (M)	71	2273	5221		Green
B2	Burnish Brown (M)	71	2274	5223		Brown
B3	Quick Silver (M)	71	2275	5224		Silver
B4	Charcoal Gray (M)	71-72	2276	5225		Gray
B5	Deep Maroon (M)	71	2277	5226		Maroon
B6	Electric Blue Poly. (Machine)	70	2244	5083D	5083LH
B6	Electric Blue (M)	70-71	2244	5083		Blue
B7	Brilliant Green (M)	71	2278	5227		Green
B8	Mustard Yellow	71	2279	5228		Yellow
B9	Matador Red	71	71561	4784		Red
C1	Golden Lime (M)	71	2123	5167		Green
C2	Stardust Silver (M)	72	2390	5393		Silver
C3	Skyway Blue	72	2391	5394		Blue
C4	Jetset Blue (M)	72	2392	5395		Blue
C5	Admiral Blue (M)	72	2393	5396		Blue
C6	Surfside Turquoise	71-72	2394	5397		Turquoise
C8	Grasshopper Green (M)	72-73	2395	5399		Green
C8A	Grasshopper Green (M)	73	2587	5589		Green
C9	Hunter Green (M)	72	2007	5401		Green
D1	Jolly Green (M)	72	2396	5402		Green
D2	Yuca Tan (M)	72	2397	5404		Tan
D3	Baja Bronze	71	2398	5403		Bronze
D3	Baja Bronze (M)	72	2398	5403		Bronze
D4	Cordoba Brown (M)	72-74	2011	5405/5521		Brown
D5	Butterscotch Gold	72	2399	5406		Gold
D7	Trans-Am Red	72-75	2400	5408		Red
D8	Sparkling Burgundy	72	2401	5409		Burgundy
D9	Wild Plum	71	2402	5407		Plum
D9	Wild Plum (M)	72	2402	5407		Plum
E1	Diamond Blue (M)	73-74	2484	5513		Blue
E1A	Diamond Blue (M)	73	2588	5586		Blue
E2	Olympic Blue (M)	73	2485	5514		Blue
E3	Fairway Green (M)	73	2486	5515		Green
E4	Tallyho Green (M)	73	2487	5516		Green
E5	Pewter Silver (M)	73	2488	5517		Silver
E5A	Pewter Silver (M)	73	2589	5588		Silver
E6	Fawn Beige	73-75	2489	5519		Beige
E7	Copper Tan (M)	73	2490	5520		Tan
E9	Mellow Yellow	73-75	2492	5522		Yellow
F1	Blarney Green (M)	73	2493	5523		Green
F2	Maxi Blue	73-74	2494	5524		Blue
F3	Fresh Plum (M)	73	2495	5525		Plum
F4	Daisy Yellow (Renegade?)	73-74	2496	5526		Yellow
F5	Vineyard Burgundy (M)	73-74	2506	5570		Burgundy
F6	Medium Blue (M)	74	2598	42847		Blue
F7	Dark Blue (M)	73-74	2599	42848		Blue
F8	Harvest Gold (M)	73-74	2600	42849		Gold
F9	Copper (M)	73-75	2601	42850		Copper
G1	Silver Green (M)	73-74	2602	42851		Green
G2	Medium Green (M)	73-74	2603	42852		Green
G3	Dark Green (M)	73-75	2604	42853		Green
G4	Plum (M)	73-74	2605	42854		Plum
G5	Pewter Mist (M)	74	2606	42855		Gray
G6	Sienna Orange	73-76	2607	42856		Orange
G7	Alpine White	75-78	2702	43499		White
G8	Pastel Blue	75	2703	43500		Blue
G9	Medium Blue (M)	75-76	2704	43501		Blue
H1	Deep Blue (M)	75	2705	43525		Blue
H4	Dark Cocoa (M)	75-76	2707	43503		Brown
H5	Green Apple	75	2708	43504		Green
H6	Golden Jade (M)	75-76	2709	43505		Green
H7	Aztec Copper (M)	75-76	2710	43506		Copper
H8	Autumn Red (M)	75-76	2711	43507		Red
H9	Silver Dawn (M)	75	2712	43508		Silver
J2	Brandy Wine (M)	75-77	2714	43510		Red
J7	Ivory Green	74-75	2732	43533		Green
J8	Caramel Tan	74-75	2733	43534		Tan
P1	Classic Black	60-64, 69-80+	9000	93-005		Black
P1A	Classic Black	65-	9000	93-005	44/88/99
P2A	Big Bad Blue	70	2111	5079D	5079L
P3A	Antigua Red	65-66	71467	93-97472H	4663L
P3A	Big Bad Orange	70	2114	5080D	5080L
P4	Alamo Beige	60-61	21491	93-83101	2774
P4A	Mystic Gold (M)	65	22508	181-97473	4664L
P4A	Big Bad Green	70	2115	5081D	5081L
P5	Autumn Yellow	60	21492	93-83102	2775
P5A	Lt. Legion Blue	65	12983	93-97474	4665L
P6A	Med. Viscount Blue (M)	65	12984	181-97475	4666L
P7A	Lt. Seaside Aqua	65	12985	93-97476	4667L
P8	Lt. Chatsworth Green	60-61	42463	93-83426	2970
P8	Shadow Black (Hood Scoops)	70	9372	?	?
P8A	Med. Marina Aqua (M)	65, 67, 69	12986	181-97477	4668L/4852
P9A	Dk. Atlantis Aqua (M)	65	12987	181-97478	4669L
P10	Lt. Placid Blue	60	11985	93-93428	2969
P10A	Lt. Montego Rose	65	71468	93-97479	4670L
P11A	Med. Barcelona Taupe (M)	65	71469	181-97480	4671L
P12A	Dk. Corral Cordovan (M)	65	22509	181-97481	4672L
P13	Oriental Red	60	70946	93-83431H	2971H
P13A	Solar Yellow	64-65	81483	93-97482	4673L
P15	Aqua Mist (M)	61-62	42462	181-83433	2978
P15A	Lt. Brisbane Blue (M)	66	13131	181-97789	4746L
P16A	Lt. Britannia Blue (M)	66	13132	181-97790	4747L
P17A	Lt. Crescent Green	66	43488	93-97791	4748L
P18	Med. Westchester Green	60	42648	181-83896	4111
P18A	Med. Granada Green (M)	66-67, 69	43489	181-97792	4749L
P19	Med. Sovereign Blue	60	12220	181-83894	4107
P19A	Lt. Balboa Aqua	66	13133	93-97793	4750L
P20	Lt. Dartmouth Gray	60	31987	93-83897	4108
P20A	Med. Cortez Aqua (M)	66	13134	181-97794	4751L
P21	Med. Harvard Gray	60	31988	181-83915	4109
P21A	Lt. Marquessa Mauve (M)	66	50715	181-97795	4752L
P23	Lt. Echo Green (M)	60-61	42692	181-83898	4112
P23A	Lt. Samoa Gold (M)	66	22643	181-97797	4754L
P24	Auburn Red (M)	60	71101	181-83926H	4113H
P24A	Med. Caballero Tan (M)	66	22644	181-97798	4755L
P25	Festival Rose	60	71102	93-83895	4110
P25A	Apollo Yellow	66-67, 69	81525	93-97799	4756L
P26	Med. Valley Green (M)	61	42813	181-95020	4209
P27	Lt. Sonata Blue	61-62	12360	93-95021	4210
P28	Med. Berkeley Blue (M)	61	12169	181-95022	4211
P29	Med. Whirlwind Tan (M)	61	21846	181-95023	4212
P30	Briarcliff Red	61-63	71186	93-95024H	4214H/4411H
P31	Inca Silver (M)	61-62	32087	181-95025	4213
P31	Scepter Silver (M)	63-64	32281	181-96555	4414L
P31A	Lt. Strato Blue (M)	67, 69	13283	4776D	4776L
P32	Waikiki Gold	61	81171	93-95026	4217
P32A	Med. Barbados Blue (M)	67, 69	13284	4777D	4777L
P33	Jasmine Rose	61-62	71071	93-95027	4215
P33A	Dk. Royale Blue (M)	67, 69	13285	4778D	4778L
P34	Fireglow Red (M)	61	71185	?	4216H
P34A	Lt. Alameda Aqua	67, 69	13286	4779D	4779L
P35	Med. Baron Blue (M)	62	12499	181-95729	4309L
P36	Lt. Glen Cove Green	62	42931	93-95730	4310L
P36A	Lt. Yuma Tan (M)	67, 69	22765	4781D	4781L
P37	Med. Elmhurst Green (M)	62	42930	181-95731	4311L
P37A	Med. Sungold (M)	66, 67, 69	22781	181-98318H	4782LH
P38	Algiers Rose Copper (M)	62	22100	?	4312LH
P38A	Dk. Stallion Brown (M)	67, 69	22767	4783D	4783L
P39	Villa Red (M)	62	71240	181-95733H	4313LH
P39A	MATADOR RED (B9 In 71)	67-70	71561	4784D	4784LM
P40	Dk. Majestic Blue (M)	62-63	12498	181-95734	4314LH
P40A	Lt. Flamingo Burgundy (M)	67, 69	50738	4785D	4785L
P41	Corsican Gold (M)	62-63	22099	181-95735	4315L
P41A	Dk. Rajah Burgundy (M)	67, 69	50739	4786D	4786L
P42	Sirocco Beige	62	22098	93-95736	4316L
P42A	Satin Chrome	67	DX8551	9430D	9430L
P43A	Lt. Saturn Blue (M)	68	13415	4935D	4935L
P44	Lt. Bahama Blue	63	12674	93-96556	4415L
P44A	Med. Caravelle Blue (M)	68	13416	4936DH	4936LH
P45	Med. Cape Cod Blue (M)	63	12675	181-96557	4416L
P45A	Dk. Blazer Blue (M)	68	13417	4937DH	4937LH
P46	Lt. Palisade Green	63	43098	93-96558	4417L
P46A	Lt. Laurel Green (M)	68	43706	4938DH	4938DH
P47	Med. Aegean Aqua (M)	63	43099	181-96559	4418L
P47A	Dk. Rally Green (M)	68	43707	4939DH	4939DH
P48	Med. Calais Coral (M)	63	22257	181-96560	4419L
P48A	Med. Tahiti Turquoise (M)	68	43705	4940D	4940L
P49	Valencia Ivory	63	81390	93-96561	4420L
P49A	Lt. Lanedo Tan (M)	68	22877	4941D	4941L
P50	Concord Maroon (M)	63	50624	?	4421L
P50A	Dk. Calcutta Russet (M)	68	71599	4942DM	4942LH
P51	Rampart Red	64	71394	93-97016H	4541LH
P52A	Lt. Sentry Blue (M)	64	12825	181-97017	4542L
P52A	Scarab Gold (M)	68	22878	4944DH	4944L
P53	Dk. Forum Blue	64	12826	93-97018	4543L
P54A	Lt. Turbo Silver	68	32611	4945D	4945L
P54A	Lt. Woodside Green (M)	64-65	43225	181-97019	4544L
P55	Dk. Westminster Green	64	43226	93-97020	4545L
P56	Lt. Aurora Turquoise	64	12827	93-97021	4546L
P57	Med. Lancelot Turquoise (M)	64	12828	181-97022	4547L
P58	Bengal Ivory	64	81442	93-97023	4548L
P58A	Hialeah Yellow	67-70	81606	4933D/5189D	4933L/5189L
P59	Lt. Emperor Gold (M)	64	22362	181-97024	4549L
P59A	Pale Green (M)	67, 69	43746	4934D	4934L
P60A	Contessa Rose (M)	64	71395	181-97025	4550L
P61	Vintage Maroon	64	50654	181-97026H	4551L
P72	Frost White	60-64	8108	93-59814	2382L
P72A	Frost White	65-70	8616	93-97471	4662L
P79A	Bittersweet Orange (M)	70	2012	5008H	5008LH
P81	Gray	70-71	32353	?		Gray
P82A	Bayshore Blue (M)	70	2118	5162D	5162L
P84A	Commodore Blue (M)	70	2119	5163D	5163L
P85A	Sea Foam Aqua (M)	70	2120	5164D	5164L
P86A	Mosport Green (M)	70	2121	5165D	5165L
P87A	Glen Green (M)	70	2122	5166D	5166L
P90A	Golden Lime (M)	70	2123	5167D	5167L
P91A	Tijuana Tan (M)	70	2124	5168D	5168L
P94	Cinnamon Bronze	60	21303	181-82709H	2512H
P94A	Moroccan Brown (M)	70	2125	5169D	5169L
P95A	Sonic Silver (M)	70	2126	5170D	5170L
Y3	Burnished Bronze (M)	76	2821	44112		Bronze

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