Plymouth Barracuda · 1970–1974
Barracuda colors and paint codes
Every factory color Over-Drive Magazine lists for the third-generation Barracuda: 72 color names across five model years, with the paint code from that year's source. The swatches are approximate screen colors, not paint matches.
1970 Barracuda colors
25 colors
25 factory colors.1one source 1 of the 25 color names is confirmed by a second source12.
No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty. The 25 names and codes are Over-Drive's. Wikipedia names some of Plymouth's high-impact colors, among them In-Violet, Lime Light and Lemon Twist, but no source we have gives Plymouth's own name for each code.
1971 Barracuda colors
19 colors
19 factory colors.3one source The color names come from one source34.
No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty. The 19 names and codes are Over-Drive's. Plymouth's own 1971 catalog names Tor-Red and In-Violet, which are not on Over-Drive's list.
1972 Barracuda colors
16 colors
16 factory colors.5one source The color names come from one source5one source.
No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty. The 16 colors are the chart in Plymouth's catalog, which is shared with the Duster and Valiant and prints no codes; the names were read off the page image. Tor-Red and Lemon Twist cost extra.
1973 Barracuda colors
16 colors
16 factory colors.6one source The color names come from one source6one source.
No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty. The 16 colors are the chart in Plymouth's catalog, which is shared with the Duster and Valiant and prints no codes; the names were read off the page image. Lemon Twist cost extra.
1974 Barracuda colors
16 colors
16 factory colors.7one source The color names come from one source7one source.
No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty. The 16 colors are the chart in Plymouth's catalog, which is shared with the Duster and Valiant and prints no codes; the names were read off the page image.
Color by color
Each color name, with the years it appears in and its paint code that year.
| Color | Years and paint codes |
|---|---|
| Alpine White | 1970 W1 |
| Amber Sherwood | 1971 F3 |
| Amber Sherwood Metallic | 1972 — · 1973 — |
| Autumn Bronze | 1971 K6 |
| Autumn Bronze Metallic | 1973 — |
| Avocado Gold Metallic | 1974 — |
| Bahama Yellow | 1971 L5 |
| Basin Street Blue | 1972 — · 1973 — |
| Black Velvet | 1970 X9 · 1971 X9 |
| Blue Sky | 1972 — · 1973 — |
| Bright Blue | 1970 B5 |
| Burnished Red Metallic | 1974 — |
| Burnt Orange | 1970 K3 |
| Burnt Tan | 1970 T6 |
| Chestnut Metallic | 1972 — |
| Citron Gold | 1970 Y6 |
| Citron Mist | 1970 Y4 |
| Citron Yella | 1971 Y3 |
| Dark Blue | 1970 B7 |
| Dark Moonstone Metallic | 1974 — |
| Deep Burnt Orange | 1970 K5 |
| Deep Sherwood Metallic | 1974 — |
| Evening Blue | 1971 B7 |
| Forest Green Metallic | 1973 — |
| Formal Black | 1972 — · 1973 — · 1974 — |
| Frosted Teal | 1970 P6 |
| Frosty Green Metallic | 1974 — |
| Gold Leaf | 1971 Y8 |
| Gold Leaf Metallic | 1972 — |
| Golden Fawn | 1974 — |
| Golden Haze Metallic | 1973 — · 1974 — |
| Gunmetal Gray | 1971 A4 |
| Hemi Orange | 1971 V2 |
| Honey Gold | 1973 — |
| Honeydew | 1972 — |
| Ivy Green | 1970 F8 · 1971 F7 |
| Lemon Twist | 1972 — · 1973 — |
| Light Blue | 1970 B3 · 1971 B2 |
| Lime Green | 1970 F4 |
| Lucerne Blue Metallic | 1974 — |
| Mist Green | 1973 — |
| Mojave Tan Metallic | 1972 — |
| Moulin Rouge | 1970 M3 |
| Plum Crazy | 1970 C7 · 1971 C7 |
| Powder Blue | 1974 — |
| Rally Red | 1970 E5 · 1971 E5 |
| Rallye Red | 1972 — · 1973 — · 1974 — |
| Sahara Beige | 1973 — · 1974 — |
| Sahara Tan | 1970 T3 |
| Sand Pebble Beige | 1970 L1 |
| Sassy Green | 1971 J6 |
| Scorch Red | 1970 R6 |
| Sherwood Green Metallic | 1972 — |
| Sienna Metallic | 1974 — |
| Silver | 1970 A4 |
| Silver Frost Metallic | 1973 — |
| Sno White | 1971 W3 |
| Spinnaker White | 1972 — · 1973 — · 1974 — |
| Sub Lime | 1970 J5 |
| Sunfire Yellow | 1970 Y2 |
| Tahitian Gold Metallic | 1973 — · 1974 — |
| Tawny Gold | 1971 Y9 |
| Tawny Gold Metallic | 1972 — |
| Top Banana | 1970 Y1 · 1971 Y1 |
| Tor-Red | 1972 — |
| True Blue | 1971 B5 |
| True Blue Metallic | 1972 — · 1973 — |
| Tunisian Tan | 1971 T2 |
| Vitamin C Orange | 1970 K2 |
| Winchester Gray Metallic | 1972 — |
| Yellow Blaze | 1974 — |
| Yellow Gold | 1970 Y3 |
Sources
- 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
- Plymouth Barracuda Wikipedia · read 2026-10-11
- 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
- 1971 Plymouth Barracuda sales catalog Chrysler-Plymouth Division, Chrysler Corporation · read 2026-10-11
- 1972 Plymouth Duster, Valiant and Barracuda catalog Chrysler-Plymouth Division, Chrysler Corporation · read 2026-10-11
- 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, Duster and Valiant catalog Chrysler-Plymouth Division, Chrysler Corporation · read 2026-10-11
- 1974 Plymouth Duster, Valiant and Barracuda catalog Chrysler-Plymouth Division, Chrysler Corporation · read 2026-10-11