Ford Mustang · 1964½–1973

Mustang colors and paint codes

Every factory color CJ Pony Parts lists for the first-generation Mustang: 99 color names across ten model years, with the paint code and the number of cars. The swatches are approximate screen colors, not paint matches.

1964½ Mustang colors

19 colors

19 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 15 of the 19 color names are confirmed by a second source12.

Wimbledon WhiteM28,075
Rangoon RedJ20,054
Raven BlackA10,087
Caspian BlueH8,994
Prairie BronzeP8,629
Poppy Red37,778
Guardsman BlueF7,171
Vintage BurgundyX7,049
Skylight BlueY6,198
Cascade GreenS4,375
Sunlit YellowV4,132
Silversmoke GrayK3,038
Pagoda GreenB2,431
Dynasty GreenD1,458
Champagne BeigeI608
Tropical TurquoiseO608
Chantilly BeigeZ600
Pace Car WhiteC190
Phoenician Yellow8no count in the source

CJ Pony Parts lists 19 colors. 18 of them add up to 121,475 cars, 99.9 percent of production; for Phoenician Yellow it gives only «less than 600». Maine Mustang lists 15 of the same names; Pace Car White, Champagne Beige, Tropical Turquoise and Chantilly Beige appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang also lists Twilight Turquoise, which CJ Pony Parts gives only for 1965. Maine Mustang spells Sunlit Yellow «Sunlight Yellow». The counts come from one source.

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1965 Mustang colors

18 colors

18 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 14 of the 18 color names are confirmed by a second source13.

Wimbledon WhiteM78,962
Rangoon RedJ66,082
Caspian BlueH54,321
Ivy GreenR52,641
Vintage BurgundyX44,241
Silver BlueY43,121
Raven BlackA32,481
Honey GoldC30,801
Poppy Red322,401
Prairie BronzeP22,400
Twilight Turquoise520,160
Springtime Yellow819,600
Arcadian BlueF15,680
Silversmoke GrayK15,120
Dynasty GreenD12,320
Phoenician Yellow710,080
Tropical TurquoiseO8,960
Champagne BeigeI6,720

CJ Pony Parts lists 18 colors that add up to 556,091 cars, 99.4 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 14 of the same names; Dynasty Green, Arcadian Blue, Twilight Turquoise and Phoenician Yellow appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang also lists Midnight Turquoise and Sunlight Yellow, which are not in CJ Pony Parts' 1965 list. The counts come from one source.

The 1965 page →

1966 Mustang colors

16 colors

16 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source The color names are confirmed by two sources14.

Candyapple RedT84,173
Wimbledon WhiteM76,244
Ivy GreenR48,186
Springtime Yellow847,576
Nightmist BlueK46,356
Silver BlueY43,916
Vintage BurgundyX34,767
Sauterne GoldZ34,767
EmbergloV34,157
Tahoe TurquoiseU33,547
Raven BlackA23,178
Arcadian BlueF21,958
Silver Frost420,738
Signal Flare Red515,859
Antique BronzeP14,639
Sahara BeigeH11,589

CJ Pony Parts lists 16 colors that add up to 591,650 cars, 97.4 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists all 16 names. It also lists Brittany Blue, and Dark Moss Green marked «late 1966», which are not in CJ Pony Parts' 1966 list, and four «additional available colors» that CJ Pony Parts does not list. CJ Pony Parts gives the same count, 34,767, for Vintage Burgundy and Sauterne Gold. The counts come from one source.

The 1966 page →

1967 Mustang colors

21 colors

21 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 20 of the 21 color names are confirmed by a second source15.

Lime GoldI73,760
Candyapple RedT52,158
Wimbledon WhiteM42,903
Dark Moss GreenY42,783
Springtime Yellow838,065
Vintage BurgundyX25,228
Acapulco BlueD25,001
Brittany BlueQ24,843
Clearwater AquaW21,778
Nightmist BlueK20,704
Frost TurquoiseB19,556
Burnt AmberV18,708
Sauterne GoldZ14,757
Raven BlackA10,526
Arcadian BlueF8,844
Pebble Beige67,979
Diamond GreenH5,017
Silver Frost44,219
Beige MistE2,818
Diamond BlueN2,667
Dusk RoseS2,395

CJ Pony Parts lists 21 colors that add up to 464,709 cars, 98.4 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 20 of the same names; Beige Mist appears only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang also lists eight «additional available colors», from Anniversary Gold to Timberline Green, that CJ Pony Parts does not break out. The counts come from one source.

The 1967 page →

1968 Mustang colors

16 colors

16 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 14 of the 16 color names are confirmed by a second source16.

Lime GoldI42,724
Candyapple RedT34,146
Acapulco BlueD27,507
Wimbledon WhiteM26,932
Highland GreenR25,382
Sunlit GoldY24,971
Meadowlark YellowW23,093
Gulfstream AquaF20,275
Royal MaroonB15,718
Diamond BlueN14,419
Sea Foam GreenO14,281
Brittany BlueQ12,733
Presidential BlueX11,115
Tahoe TurquoiseU8,244
Raven BlackA5,245
Pebble Beige64,687

CJ Pony Parts lists 16 colors that add up to 311,472 cars, 98.1 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 14 of the same names; Raven Black and Diamond Blue appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. The counts come from one source.

The 1968 page →

1969 Mustang colors

18 colors

18 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 17 of the 18 color names are confirmed by a second source17.

Candyapple RedT38,118
Silver Jade430,211
Black JadeC29,693
Lime GoldI27,787
Winter BlueP23,398
Acapulco Blue623,331
Wimbledon WhiteM21,320
Meadowlark YellowW17,312
Indian FireY14,298
Champagne GoldS13,118
New Lime212,848
Royal MaroonB11,982
Gulfstream AquaF9,467
Pastel GrayD8,990
Aztec AquaE7,304
Raven BlackA5,328
Bright Yellow9649
Calypso Coral3411

CJ Pony Parts lists 18 colors that add up to 295,565 cars, 98.6 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 17 of the same names; Bright Yellow appears only in CJ Pony Parts' list. The counts come from one source.

The 1969 page →

1970 Mustang colors

21 colors

21 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 11 of the 21 color names are confirmed by a second source18.

Medium LimeG24,838
Candyapple RedT18,945
Black JadeC16,656
Acapulco Blue615,739
Wimbledon WhiteM14,336
Bright GoldK13,302
Competition YellowD12,758
Calypso Coral112,368
Medium Blue MetallicQ12,353
Grabber BlueJ9,871
Light Ivy Yellow29,240
Pastel BlueN7,384
Grabber OrangeU5,703
Nugget Gold MetallicS5,187
Grabber GreenZ4,219
Chestnut MetallicY2,400
Raven BlackA1,970
Bright Yellow91,233
Gulfstream AquaF1,171
Royal MaroonB25
Silver Jade419

CJ Pony Parts lists 21 colors that add up to 189,717 cars, 95.7 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 11 of the same names; Royal Maroon, Black Jade, Competition Yellow, Gulfstream Aqua, Nugget Gold Metallic, Candyapple Red, Chestnut Metallic, Silver Jade, Acapulco Blue and Bright Yellow appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang's list also has names CJ Pony Parts does not use, such as Medium Gold Metallic, Dark Ivy Green Metallic and Silver Blue Metallic. The counts come from one source.

The 1970 page →

1971 Mustang colors

16 colors

16 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 12 of the 16 color names are confirmed by a second source19.

Light PewterV17,513
Bright Red317,136
Bright Silver Blue615,813
Medium Ginger515,165
Dark GreenC12,719
Medium GreenP9,957
Grabber YellowD9,546
Wimbledon WhiteM9,538
Prairie YellowE9,000
Grabber LimeI6,632
Grabber BlueJ6,153
Grabber GreenZ5,196
Light Gold84,997
Pastel BlueN4,581
Raven BlackA2,662
MaroonB2,600

CJ Pony Parts lists 16 colors that add up to 149,208 cars, 98.5 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 12 of the same names; Dark Green, Prairie Yellow, Medium Ginger and Bright Silver Blue appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang's list also has names CJ Pony Parts does not use, such as Dark Ivy Green Metallic, Medium Brown Metallic and Silver Blue Metallic. The counts come from one source.

The 1971 page →

1972 Mustang colors

17 colors

17 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 15 of the 17 color names are confirmed by a second source110.

Wimbledon WhiteM17,175
Bright Red2B13,691
Bright Blue3J11,773
Medium Ginger5H10,690
Medium Lime4F9,263
Light Pewter5A8,361
Dark Green4Q7,671
Gold Glow6F7,656
Medium Bright Yellow6E7,374
Light Blue3B7,083
Ivy Glow4C5,828
Medium Yellow Gold6C4,713
Grabber Blue3F4,282
Bright Lime4E3,806
Medium Green4P3,602
Maroon2J1,511
Bright Green Glow4B213

CJ Pony Parts lists 17 colors that add up to 124,692 cars, 99.7 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 15 of the same names; Bright Green Glow and Medium Ginger appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang's list also has Medium Brown Metallic, which is not in CJ Pony Parts' list. The counts come from one source.

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1973 Mustang colors

18 colors

18 factory colors, by number of cars.1one source 14 of the 18 color names are confirmed by a second source111.

Bright Red2B14,827
Blue Glow3K13,201
Medium Copper5M11,923
Wimbledon White9A11,263
Medium Bright Yellow6E11,026
Gold Glow6F10,257
Light Blue3B8,196
Bright Green Glow4B8,141
Medium Ginger5H7,516
Dark Green4Q6,583
Ivy Glow4C6,469
Medium Blue3D5,710
Medium Aqua4N4,436
Saddle Bronze5T3,928
Light Pewter5A3,798
Light Yellow Gold6B3,529
Medium Yellow Gold6C2,139
Medium Green4P1,227

CJ Pony Parts lists 18 colors that add up to 134,169 cars, 99.5 percent of production; the rest are not broken out. Maine Mustang lists 14 of the same names; Bright Green Glow, Light Pewter, Medium Ginger and Light Yellow Gold appear only in CJ Pony Parts' list. Maine Mustang's list also has Medium Brown Metallic, which is not in CJ Pony Parts' list. The counts come from one source.

The 1973 page →

Color by color

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

ColorYears and paint codes
Acapulco Blue1967 D · 1968 D · 1969 6 · 1970 6
Antique Bronze1966 P
Arcadian Blue1965 F · 1966 F · 1967 F
Aztec Aqua1969 E
Beige Mist1967 E
Black Jade1969 C · 1970 C
Blue Glow1973 3K
Bright Blue1972 3J
Bright Gold1970 K
Bright Green Glow1972 4B · 1973 4B
Bright Lime1972 4E
Bright Red1971 3 · 1972 2B · 1973 2B
Bright Silver Blue1971 6
Bright Yellow1969 9 · 1970 9
Brittany Blue1967 Q · 1968 Q
Burnt Amber1967 V
Calypso Coral1969 3 · 1970 1
Candyapple Red1966 T · 1967 T · 1968 T · 1969 T · 1970 T
Cascade Green1964½ S
Caspian Blue1964½ H · 1965 H
Champagne Beige1964½ I · 1965 I
Champagne Gold1969 S
Chantilly Beige1964½ Z
Chestnut Metallic1970 Y
Clearwater Aqua1967 W
Competition Yellow1970 D
Dark Green1971 C · 1972 4Q · 1973 4Q
Dark Moss Green1967 Y
Diamond Blue1967 N · 1968 N
Diamond Green1967 H
Dusk Rose1967 S
Dynasty Green1964½ D · 1965 D
Emberglo1966 V
Frost Turquoise1967 B
Gold Glow1972 6F · 1973 6F
Grabber Blue1970 J · 1971 J · 1972 3F
Grabber Green1970 Z · 1971 Z
Grabber Lime1971 I
Grabber Orange1970 U
Grabber Yellow1971 D
Guardsman Blue1964½ F
Gulfstream Aqua1968 F · 1969 F · 1970 F
Highland Green1968 R
Honey Gold1965 C
Indian Fire1969 Y
Ivy Glow1972 4C · 1973 4C
Ivy Green1965 R · 1966 R
Light Blue1972 3B · 1973 3B
Light Gold1971 8
Light Ivy Yellow1970 2
Light Pewter1971 V · 1972 5A · 1973 5A
Light Yellow Gold1973 6B
Lime Gold1967 I · 1968 I · 1969 I
Maroon1971 B · 1972 2J
Meadowlark Yellow1968 W · 1969 W
Medium Aqua1973 4N
Medium Blue1973 3D
Medium Blue Metallic1970 Q
Medium Bright Yellow1972 6E · 1973 6E
Medium Copper1973 5M
Medium Ginger1971 5 · 1972 5H · 1973 5H
Medium Green1971 P · 1972 4P · 1973 4P
Medium Lime1970 G · 1972 4F
Medium Yellow Gold1972 6C · 1973 6C
New Lime1969 2
Nightmist Blue1966 K · 1967 K
Nugget Gold Metallic1970 S
Pace Car White1964½ C
Pagoda Green1964½ B
Pastel Blue1970 N · 1971 N
Pastel Gray1969 D
Pebble Beige1967 6 · 1968 6
Phoenician Yellow1964½ 8 · 1965 7
Poppy Red1964½ 3 · 1965 3
Prairie Bronze1964½ P · 1965 P
Prairie Yellow1971 E
Presidential Blue1968 X
Rangoon Red1964½ J · 1965 J
Raven Black1964½ A · 1965 A · 1966 A · 1967 A · 1968 A · 1969 A · 1970 A · 1971 A
Royal Maroon1968 B · 1969 B · 1970 B
Saddle Bronze1973 5T
Sahara Beige1966 H
Sauterne Gold1966 Z · 1967 Z
Sea Foam Green1968 O
Signal Flare Red1966 5
Silver Blue1965 Y · 1966 Y
Silver Frost1966 4 · 1967 4
Silver Jade1969 4 · 1970 4
Silversmoke Gray1964½ K · 1965 K
Skylight Blue1964½ Y
Springtime Yellow1965 8 · 1966 8 · 1967 8
Sunlit Gold1968 Y
Sunlit Yellow1964½ V
Tahoe Turquoise1966 U · 1968 U
Tropical Turquoise1964½ O · 1965 O
Twilight Turquoise1965 5
Vintage Burgundy1964½ X · 1965 X · 1966 X · 1967 X
Wimbledon White1964½ M · 1965 M · 1966 M · 1967 M · 1968 M · 1969 M · 1970 M · 1971 M · 1972 M · 1973 9A
Winter Blue1969 P

Sources

  1. 1965-1973 Mustang Production Numbers: production by color CJ Pony Parts · read 2026-10-11
  2. 1964½ Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11
  3. 1965 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-10
  4. 1966 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11
  5. 1967 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11
  6. 1968 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-10
  7. 1969 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11
  8. 1970 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11
  9. 1971 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-10
  10. 1972 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11
  11. 1973 Mustang Technical Data Maine Mustang · read 2026-10-11