C3 Corvette Exterior & Interior Color Codes

In this article, the Crew at Corvette Salvage has organized color charts which show the available exterior and interior color combinations for 1968 to 1982 Corvette models. Each year has a separate color chart which includes interior cloth, leather and/or vinyl color codes, as well as exterior color codes. If something in this guide needs a correction, send the details through /request-a-part.

1968 Corvette Color Combinations

1968 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Orange	Gunmetal	Medium Blue	Red	Tobacco
Leather Color Code ??	402	N/A	426	N/A	415	408	436
Vinyl Color Code ??	STD	411	425	442	414	407	435
Exterior Color Codes??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Orange	Gunmetal	Medium Blue	Red	Tobacco
983	British Green	X	—	—	—	—	—	—
988	Cordovan Maroon	X	—	—	—	—	—	—
992	Corvette Bronze	X	—	X	—	—	—	X
978	International Blue	X	X	—	—	X	—	—
976	Lemans Blue	X	X	—	—	X	—	—
972	Polar White	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
974	Rally Red	X	—	—	—	—	X	—
984	Safari Yellow	X	—	—	—	—	—	—
986	Silverstone Silver	X	—	—	X	—	—	—
900	Tuxedo Black	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black, White or Beige.

1969 Corvette Color Combinations

1969 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Bright Blue	Green	Gunmetal	Red	Saddle
Leather Color Code ??	402	412	428	417	408	421
Vinyl Color Code ??	STD *	411	427	416	407	420
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Bright Blue	Green	Gunmetal	Red	Saddle
988	Burgundy	X	—	—	—	—	X
972	Can-Am White	X	X	X	X	X	X
986	Cortez Silver	X	X	X	X	X	X
984	Daytona Yellow	X	—	—	—	—	—
983	Fathom Green	X	—	X	—	—	X
976	Lemans Blue	X	X	—	—	—	—
990	Monaco Orange	X	—	—	—	—	—
974	Monza Red	X	—	—	—	X	—
980	Riverside Gold	X	—	—	—	—	X
900	Tuxedo Black	X	X	X	X	X	X

*Standard Black Vinyl Interior may also be coded as ZQ4

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black, White or Beige.

1970 Corvette Color Combinations

1970 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Blue	Brown	Green	Red	Saddle
Leather Color Code ??	403	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	424
Vinyl Color Code ??	400	411	414	422	407	418
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Blue	Brown	Green	Red	Saddle
979	Bridgehampton Blue	X	X	—	—	—	—
972	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X
986	Cortez Silver	X	X	X	X	X	X
993	Corvette Bronze	X	—	—	—	—	—
984	Daytona Yellow	X	—	—	X	—	—
982	Donnybrooke Green	X	—	X	X	—	X
992	Laguna Gray	X	X	X	X	X	X
975	Marlboro Maroon	X	—	X	—	—	X
974	Monza Red	X	—	X	—	X	X
976	Mulsanne Blue	X	X	—	—	—	—

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black, White or Beige.

1971 Corvette Color Combinations

1971 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Green	Red	Saddle
Leather Color Code ??	403	N/A	N/A	N/A	420
Vinyl Color Code ??	400	412	423	407	417
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Green	Red	Saddle
983	Brands Hatch Green	X	—	X	—	—
979	Bridgehampton Blue	X	X	—	—	—
972	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X
973	Mille Miglia Red	X	—	—	X	—
976	Mulsanne Blue	X	X	—	—	—
905	Nevada Silver	X	X	X	X	—
987	Ontario Orange *	X	—	X	—	X
—	Special Firemist Colors *	—	—	—	—	—
988	Steel Cities Gray *	X	—	—	—	X
912	Sunflower Yellow	X	—	X	—	X
989	War Bonnet Yellow *	X	—	X	—	X

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black or White.

1972 Corvette Color Combinations

1972 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Blue	Red	Saddle
Leather Color Code ??	404	N/A	N/A	421
Vinyl Color Code ??	400	412	407	417
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Blue	Red	Saddle
945	Bryar Blue	X	—	—	—
972	Classic White	X	X	X	X
946	Elkhart Green	X	—	—	X
973	Mille Miglia Red	X	—	X	X
987	Ontario Orange *	X	—	—	X
924	Pewter Silver	X	X	X	X
—	Special Firemist Colors *	—	—	—	—
988	Steel Cities Gray *	X	—	X	X
912	Sunflower Yellow	X	—	—	X
979	Targa Blue	X	X	—	—
989	War Bonnet Yellow *	X	—	—	X

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black or White.

1973 Corvette Color Combinations

1973 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Dark Saddle	Medium Saddle
Leather Color Code ??	404	N/A	N/A	422	416
Vinyl Color Code ??	400	413	425	418	415
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Dark Saddle	Medium Saddle
945	Blue-Green Metallic	X	—	X	X	X
952	Bright Yellow	X	X	—	X	—
910	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X
927	Dark Blue Metallic	X	X	X	—	X
947	Elkhart Green Metallic	X	—	—	—	X
922	Medium Blue Metallic	X	X	—	—	X
976	Mille Miglia Red	X	X	X	X	—
980	Orange Metallic	X	X	—	X	X
914	Silver Metallic	X	X	X	X	X
953	Yellow Metallic	X	X	—	—	—

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black or White.

1974 Corvette Color Combinations

1974 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Medium Saddle	Neutral	Silver
Leather Color Code ??	404	N/A	N/A	416	N/A	407
Vinyl Color Code ??	400	413	425	415	408	406
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Medium Saddle	Neutral	Silver
956	Bright Yellow	X	—	—	X	X	X
910	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X
917	Corvette Gray Metallic	X	X	X	X	X	X
968	Dark Brown Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	X
948	Dark Green Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	X
922	Medium Blue Metallic	X	X	—	—	—	X
974	Medium Red Metallic	X	—	X	X	X	X
976	Mille Miglia Red	X	—	X	X	X	X
980	Orange Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	X
914	Silver Mist Metallic	X	X	X	X	—	X

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black or White.

1975 Corvette Color Combinations

1975 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Medium Saddle	Neutral	Silver
Leather Color Code ??	192	262	732	652	N/A	142
Vinyl Color Code ??	19V	26V	73V	65V	60V	14V
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Medium Saddle	Neutral	Silver
22	Bright Blue Metallic	X	X	—	—	—	X
42	Bright Green Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	X
56	Bright Yellow	X	—	—	X	X	—
10	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X
74	Dark Red Metallic	X	—	X	X	X	X
67	Medium Saddle Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	—
76	Mille Miglia Red	X	—	X	X	X	X
70	Orange Flame	X	—	—	X	X	—
13	Silver Metallic	X	X	X	X	—	X
27	Steel Blue Metallic	X	X	—	—	—	X

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Convertible top colors were Black or White.

1976 Corvette Color Combinations

1976 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Blue-Green	Dark Brown	Dark Firethorn	Light Buckskin	Smoke-Gray	White
Leather Color Code ??	192	322	692	712	642	152	112
Vinyl Color Code ??	19V	N/A	N/A	71V	64V	N/A	15V
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Blue-Green	Dark Brown	Dark Firethorn	Light Buckskin	Smoke-Gray	White
22	Bright Blue Metallic	X	—	—	—	—	X	—
56	Bright Yellow	X	—	X	—	—	—	—
10	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
72	Corvette Red	X	—	—	X	X	X	X
69	Dark Brown Metallic	X	—	X	—	X	—	X
33	Dark Green Metallic	X	X	—	—	X	X	X
64	Light Buckskin	X	—	X	X	X	—	X
37	Mahogany Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	X	X
70	Orange Flame	X	—	X	—	X	—	—
13	Silver Metallic	X	X	—	X	X	X	X

1976 Corvette White Trim Combinations

White seats, seat backs and door panels were restricted to the following Exterior Colors and were color-coded to the basic interior trim listed below:

Exterior Colors ??	Exterior Color Codes ??	Interior Trim Colors ??
Classic White	10	White with Black, Blue-Green or Dark Firethorn
Corvette Red	72	White with Dark Firethorn
Dark Brown Metallic	69	White with Dark Brown
Dark Green Metallic	33	White with Blue-Green
Light Buckskin	64	White with Dark Brown
Mahogany Metallic	37	White with Dark Firethorn
Silver Metallic	13	White with Smoke-Gray

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order.

1977 Corvette Color Combinations

1977 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Buckskin	Dark Blue	Dark Brown	Medium Red	Smoke-Gray	White
Leather Color Code ??	192	642	272	692	722	152	112
Leather/Cloth Inserts Color Code ??	19C	64C	27C	69C	72C	15C	N/A
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Buckskin	Dark Blue	Dark Brown	Medium Red	Smoke-Gray	White
19	Black	X	X	—	—	X	X	X
41 *	Chartreuse	X	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
52 **	Corvette Yellow	X	—	—	X	—	—	—
28	Dark Blue	X	X	X	—	—	X	X
83	Dark Red	X	X	—	—	—	X	—
26	Light Blue Metallic	X	—	—	—	—	X	X
72	Medium Red	X	X	—	—	X	X	X
66	Orange Metallic	X	X	—	X	—	—	—
13	Silver Metallic	X	—	X	—	X	X	X
80	Tan Buckskin	X	X	—	X	X	—	X

* Color cancelled after one car.

**Changed to Code 56 during the model year.

1977 Corvette White Trim Combinations

White seats, seat backs and door panels were restricted to the following Exterior Colors and were color-coded to the basic interior trim listed below:

Exterior Colors ??	Exterior Color Codes ??	Interior Trim Colors ??
Black	19	White with Smoke-Gray
Classic White	10	White with Smoke-Gray
Dark Blue	28	White with Dark Blue
Medium Red	72	White with Medium Red
Silver Metallic	13	White with Smoke-Gray
Tan Buckskin	80	White with Buckskin

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order.

1978 Corvette Color Combinations

1978 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Brown	Light Doeskin	Medium Red	Oyster White	Saffron
Leather Color Code ??	192	292	692	592	722	122	762
Leather/Cloth Inserts Color Code ??	19C	29C	69C	59C	72C	12C	76C
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Brown	Light Doeskin	Medium Red	Oyster White	Saffron
19	Black	R	—	—	R	R	R	R
10	Classic White	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
83	Dark Blue Metallic	R	R	—	R	A	R	—
89	Dark Brown Metallic	A	—	R	R	—	R	—
59	Frost Beige	R	A	R	R	A	—	R
26	Frost Blue	R	R	—	—	—	—	—
82	Mahogany Metallic	R	—	—	R	—	R	R
19U/47M	Pace Car	15C Silver Cloth or 152 Silver Leather Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
72	Red	R	—	—	R	R	R	—
13U/07M	Silver Anniversary	A	A	—	—	A	A	A
13	Silver Metallic	R	R	—	—	R	R	R
52	Yellow	R	—	A	—	—	R	—

R = Recommended Color

A = Available Color

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order.

1979 Corvette Color Combinations

1979 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Brown	Light Doeskin	Medium Red	Oyster White
Cloth Color Code ??	N/A	29C	69C	59C	N/A	12C
Leather Color Code ??	192	292	692	592	722	122
Exterior Color Codes??	Exterior Colors ??	Black	Dark Blue	Dark Brown	Light Doeskin	Medium Red	Oyster White
19	Black	R	—	—	R	R	R
10	Classic White	R	R	R	R	R	R
83	Dark Blue Metallic	A	R	—	R	R	R
58	Dark Green Metallic	A	—	R	R	—	A
59	Frost Beige	R	A	R	R	A	—
28	Frost Blue	A	R	—	—	—	A
67*	Hilton Brown Metallic	A	—	—	R	—	A
72	Red	R	—	—	R	R	R
13	Silver Metallic	R	R	R	—	R	R
52	Yellow	R	—	—	A	—	R

*Code 67 may also appear as Code 82.

R = Recommended Color

A = Available Color

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order.

1980 Corvette Color Combinations

1980 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Claret	Dark Blue	Dark Doeskin	Green	Medium Black	Red	Silver
Cloth Color Code ??	79C	29C	59C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leather Color Code ??	792	292	592	492	192	722	152
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Claret	Dark Blue	Dark Doeskin	Green	Medium Black	Red	Silver
19	Black	—	—	X	—	X	X	X
10	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
28	Dark Blue Metallic	—	X	X	—	X	X	X
76	Dark Claret Metallic	X	—	X	—	X	—	X
58	Dark Green Metallic	—	—	X	X	X	—	X
59	Frost Beige	—	X	—	—	X	—	X
47	Hilton Brown Metallic	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
83	Medium Red	—	—	X	—	X	X	X
13	Silver Metallic	X	X	—	X	X	X	X
52	Yellow	—	—	—	—	X	—	X

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order.

1981 Corvette Color Combinations

1981 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Camel	Charcoal	Dark Blue	Medium Cinnabar	Medium Red	Silver
Cloth Color Code ??	64C	19C	29C	67C	N/A	N/A
Leather Color Code ??	642	192	292	672	722	152
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Camel	Charcoal	Dark Blue	Medium Cinnabar	Medium Red	Silver
50/74	Beige/Dark Bronze	R	—	—	—	—	—
19	Black	R	R	—	R	R	R
24	Bright Blue Metallic	R	R	R	—	—	R
84	Charcoal Metallic	R	R	—	—	R	R
10	Classic White	R	R	R	R	R	—
28	Dark Blue Metallic	R	—	R	—	R	R
59	Frost Beige	R	—	R	R	R	—
06	Mahogany Metallic	R	—	—	R	—	—
79	Maroon Metallic	R	R	—	—	R	R
75	Red	R	R	—	—	R	R
80/98	Red/Dark Claret	A	—	—	R	—	A
33/39	Silver/Charcoal	—	R	—	A	—	R
33/38	Silver/Dark Blue	—	—	R	—	—	A
13	Silver Metallic	—	R	R	—	R	R
52	Yellow	R	R	—	—	—	—

R = Recommended Color

A = Available Color

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Corvette models made at the Bowling Green plant may appear with a Leather Color Code ending in ‘l’ rather than ‘2’ as shown in the table above.

1982 Corvette Color Combinations

1982 Corvette	Interior Colors ??	Camel	Charcoal	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Silver Gray	Silver Green
Cloth Color Code ??	64C	N/A	22C	74C	N/A	N/A
Leather Color Code ??	642	182	222	742	132	402
Exterior Color Codes ??	Exterior Colors ??	Camel	Charcoal	Dark Blue	Dark Red	Silver Gray	Silver Green
19	Black	X	X	—	X	X	X
31	Bright Blue Metallic	X	X	X	—	X	—
39	Charcoal Metallic	—	X	—	X	X	—
10	Classic White	X	X	X	X	X	X
26	Dark Blue Metallic	X	—	X	—	X	—
99	Dark Claret Metallic	X	—	—	X	X	—
56	Gold Metallic	X	—	—	—	X	—
70	Red	X	X	—	X	X	—
59	Silver Beige Metallic	—	—	—	—	Collector Edition Silver Beige Leather Code 592	—
24	Silver Blue Metallic	X	X	—	—	X	—
40	Silver Green Metallic	—	X	—	—	—	X
13	Silver Metallic	—	X	X	X	X	—
24/26	Silver Blue/Dark Blue	—	—	X	—	—	—
13/39	Silver/Charcoal	—	X	—	—	X	—
13/99	Silver/Dark Claret	—	—	—	X	X	—
10/13	White/Silver	—	X	—	—	X	—

NOTE: Exterior and interior trim combinations marked above were recommended by GM. Other color combinations were available via special order. Corvette models made at the Bowling Green plant may appear with a Leather Color Code ending in ‘l’ rather than ‘2’ as shown in the table above.