Paint Color Code(s)

The paint code generally consists of either two letters or a letter and a number. The first letter designates the lower body color and the second letter designates the upper body color. In the case of a convertible or a Chevelle with a vinyl top, the second letter is replaced with a number to indicate the color of the top.

Fremont paint codes sometimes (but not always) has a third letter to designate the paint color of the wheels. If that third letter is A (indicating black) the car came with full wheel covers; if the third letter is one of the body colors (such as C for white) then the car came with only hub caps (or 'dog dish' as some people mistakenly call them). Sometimes the third letter is separated with a space (e.g., NN A) and sometimes not (e.g., NNA).

Atlanta, Framingham, and Kansas City will have a dash character between the lower and upper body colors such as A-A where Baltimore, Fremont, and Euclid do not. The 'color' listed is the Chevrolet sales name and may vary with the same color for a Canadian Chevelle.

CodeColor
ATuxedo Black
CErmine White
DMist Blue
EDanube Blue
HWillow Green
JCypress Green
KArtesian Turquoise
LTahitian Turquoise
NMadeira Maroon
PEvening Orchid (Malibu SS only color)
RRegal Red
SSierra Tan
VCameo Beige
WGlacier Gray (Malibu SS only color)
YCrocus Yellow (Malibu SS only color)
Two ToneLower / Upper
CKErmine White / Artesian Turquoise
DCMist Blue / Ermine White
HCWillow Green / Ermine White
JVCypress Green / Cameo Beige
LKTahitian Turquoise / Artesian Turquoise
SVSierra Tan / Cameo Beige
VNCameo Beige / Madeira Maroon
WAGlacier Gray / Tuxedo Black
YCCrocus Yellow / Ermine White
NumberConvertible Top Color
1White
2Black
3Beige
NumberVinyl Top Color
6Black