Chevrolet Chevelle · 1968–1972

Chevelle colors and paint codes

Every factory color General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) lists for the second-generation Chevelle: 64 color names across five model years, with the paint code. The swatches are approximate screen colors, not paint matches.

1968 Chevelle colors

15 colors

15 factory colors.12 14 of the 15 color names are confirmed by a second source12.

Tuxedo BlackAA
Ermine WhiteCC
Grotto BlueDD
Fathom BlueEE
Island TealFF
Ash GoldGG
Grecian GreenHH
Tripoli TurquoiseKK
Teal BlueLL
Cordovan MaroonNN
Seafrost GreenPP
Matador RedRR
Palomino IvoryTT
Sequoia GreenVV
Butternut YellowYY

The fifteen solid colors on GM's color sheet revised January 1968, with GM's two-letter paint codes. Over-Drive gives one-letter codes and lists a Silverstone Silver (Z) that is not on GM's sheet, and has no Teal Blue. GM also lists five two-tones for sedans and coupes, none on wagons or convertibles. No source we have counts cars per color.

The 1968 page →

1969 Chevelle colors

17 colors

17 factory colors.34 13 of the 17 color names are confirmed by a second source34.

Tuxedo Black10
Butternut Yellow40
Dover White50
Dusk Blue51
Garnet Red52
Glacier Blue53
Azure Turquoise55
Fathom Green57
Frost Lime59
Burnished Brown61
Champagne63
Olympic Gold65
Burgundy Maroon67
Cortez Silver69
LeMans Blue71
Hugger Orange72
Bright Yellow76

GM's sheet of September 1968: fifteen colors for every series, plus 72 and 76 on the Malibu page as «special order for SS Packages only», which GM calls just «Orange» and «Bright Yellow»; Over-Drive names 72 Hugger Orange. Over-Drive also lists a 79 Rallye Green that GM's sheet lacks, and has no 53 Glacier Blue. No source we have counts cars per color.

The 1969 page →

1970 Chevelle colors

15 colors

15 factory colors.56 14 of the 15 color names are confirmed by a second source56.

Classic White10
Cortez Silver14
Shadow Gray17
Tuxedo Black19
Astro Blue25
Fathom Blue28
Misty Turquoise34
Green Mist45
Forest Green48
Gobi Beige50
Champagne Gold55
Autumn Gold58
Desert Sand63
Cranberry Red75
Black Cherry78

The fifteen solid colors on Chevrolet's selection chart of 2 February 1970, written «Beige, Gobi» and so on there. Over-Drive lists nineteen, adding 26 Mulsanne Blue, 43 Citrus Green, 53 Camaro Gold, 67 Classic Copper and 72 Hugger Orange and leaving out 19 Tuxedo Black. No source we have counts cars per color.

The 1970 page →

1971 Chevelle colors

15 colors

15 factory colors.78 14 of the 15 color names are confirmed by a second source78.

Antique White11
Nevada Silver13
Tuxedo Black19
Ascot Blue24
Mulsanne Blue26
Cottonwood Green42
Lime Green43
Antique Green49
Sunflower Yellow52
Placer Gold53
Sandalwood61
Burnt Orange62
Classic Copper67
Cranberry Red75
Rosewood Metallic78

GM's sheet of September 1970: fifteen colors, the same fifteen codes and names as Over-Drive's list (which shortens 78 to «Rosewood»), and six two-tones with Antique White. No source we have counts cars per color.

The 1971 page →

1972 Chevelle colors

15 colors

15 factory colors.910 The color names are confirmed by two sources910.

Antique White11
Pewter Silver14
Ascot Blue24
Mulsanne Blue26
Spring Green36
Gulf Green43
Sequoia Green48
Covert Tan50
Placer Gold53
Cream Yellow56
Golden Brown57
Mohave Gold63
Orange Flame65
Midnight Bronze68
Cranberry Red75

GM's sheet revised December 1971: fifteen colors and five two-tones with white, not on convertibles. Over-Drive lists the same fifteen. No source we have counts cars per color.

The 1972 page →

Color by color

Each color name, with the years it appears in and its paint code that year.

ColorYears and paint codes
Antique Green1971 49
Antique White1971 11 · 1972 11
Ascot Blue1971 24 · 1972 24
Ash Gold1968 GG
Astro Blue1970 25
Autumn Gold1970 58
Azure Turquoise1969 55
Black Cherry1970 78
Bright Yellow1969 76
Burgundy Maroon1969 67
Burnished Brown1969 61
Burnt Orange1971 62
Butternut Yellow1968 YY · 1969 40
Champagne1969 63
Champagne Gold1970 55
Classic Copper1971 67
Classic White1970 10
Cordovan Maroon1968 NN
Cortez Silver1969 69 · 1970 14
Cottonwood Green1971 42
Covert Tan1972 50
Cranberry Red1970 75 · 1971 75 · 1972 75
Cream Yellow1972 56
Desert Sand1970 63
Dover White1969 50
Dusk Blue1969 51
Ermine White1968 CC
Fathom Blue1968 EE · 1970 28
Fathom Green1969 57
Forest Green1970 48
Frost Lime1969 59
Garnet Red1969 52
Glacier Blue1969 53
Gobi Beige1970 50
Golden Brown1972 57
Grecian Green1968 HH
Green Mist1970 45
Grotto Blue1968 DD
Gulf Green1972 43
Hugger Orange1969 72
Island Teal1968 FF
LeMans Blue1969 71
Lime Green1971 43
Matador Red1968 RR
Midnight Bronze1972 68
Misty Turquoise1970 34
Mohave Gold1972 63
Mulsanne Blue1971 26 · 1972 26
Nevada Silver1971 13
Olympic Gold1969 65
Orange Flame1972 65
Palomino Ivory1968 TT
Pewter Silver1972 14
Placer Gold1971 53 · 1972 53
Rosewood Metallic1971 78
Sandalwood1971 61
Seafrost Green1968 PP
Sequoia Green1968 VV · 1972 48
Shadow Gray1970 17
Spring Green1972 36
Sunflower Yellow1971 52
Teal Blue1968 LL
Tripoli Turquoise1968 KK
Tuxedo Black1968 AA · 1969 10 · 1970 19 · 1971 19

Sources

  1. 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  2. 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  3. 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  4. 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  5. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  6. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  7. 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  8. 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  9. 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  10. 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11