Pontiac GTO · 1968–1972
GTO colors and paint codes
Every factory color Over-Drive Magazine lists for the second-generation GTO: 61 color names across five model years, with the paint code. The swatches are approximate screen colors, not paint matches.
1968 GTO colors
17 colors
17 factory colors.1one source The color names come from one source1one source.
Over-Drive's list of 17 colors for Pontiac's mid-size cars, the GTO included, with Pontiac's letter codes. No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty.
1969 GTO colors
16 colors
16 factory colors.234 The color names come from one source2one source.
Over-Drive's list of 16 colors for Pontiac's mid-size cars, the GTO included. No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty. The Judge was first offered only in Carousel Red, by Wikipedia's account (Over-Drive repeats it); Consumer Guide describes the Judge's paint as «psychedelic orange».
1970 GTO colors
15 colors
15 factory colors.35one source The color names come from one source35one source.
Over-Drive's list of 15 colors for Pontiac's mid-size cars, the GTO included. No source we have gives the number of cars per color. Orbit Orange was the Judge's feature color, by Wikipedia's account, but any GTO color could be ordered.
1971 GTO colors
14 colors
14 factory colors.6one source The color names come from one source6one source.
Over-Drive's list of 14 colors for the 1971 GTO (its separate list for the other mid-size Pontiacs is longer). No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty.
1972 GTO colors
14 colors
14 factory colors.7one source The color names come from one source7one source.
Over-Drive's list of 14 colors for the 1972 GTO (its separate list for the other mid-size Pontiacs is longer). No source we have gives the number of cars per color, so the counts are left empty.
Color by color
Each color name, with the years it appears in and its paint code that year.
| Color | Years and paint codes |
|---|---|
| Adriatic Blue | 1971 24 · 1972 24 |
| Aegena Blue | 1968 E |
| Aleutian Blue | 1968 L |
| Alpine Blue | 1968 D |
| Anaconda Gold | 1972 63 |
| Antique Gold | 1969 65 |
| April Gold | 1968 G |
| Atoll Blue | 1970 28 |
| Autumn Bronze | 1968 I |
| Aztec Gold | 1971 59 |
| Baja Gold | 1970 55 |
| Bermuda Blue | 1970 25 |
| Brasilia Gold | 1972 57 |
| Brittany Beige | 1972 50 |
| Burgundy | 1969 67 · 1970 78 |
| Cameo Ivory | 1968 C · 1969 50 |
| Cameo White | 1971 11 · 1972 11 |
| Canyon Copper | 1971 62 |
| Cardinal Red | 1970 75 · 1971 75 · 1972 75 |
| Carousel Red | 1969 72 |
| Castilian Bronze | 1971 67 |
| Champagne | 1969 63 |
| Coronado Gold | 1968 O |
| Crystal Turquoise | 1969 55 |
| Expresso Brown | 1969 61 |
| Flambeau Burgundy | 1968 N |
| Granada Gold | 1970 58 |
| Laurentian Green | 1971 49 |
| Liberty Blue | 1969 51 |
| Limekist Green | 1971 42 |
| Limelight Green | 1969 59 |
| Lucerne Blue | 1971 26 · 1972 26 |
| Matador Red | 1969 52 |
| Mayfair Maize | 1968 Y · 1969 40 |
| Meridian Turquoise | 1968 K |
| Midnight Green | 1969 57 |
| Mint Turquoise | 1970 34 |
| Monarch Yellow | 1972 56 |
| Nightshade Green | 1968 V |
| Nordic Blue | 1968 F |
| Nordic Silver | 1971 13 |
| Orbit Orange | 1970 60 |
| Palisade Green | 1970 45 |
| Palladium Silver | 1969 69 · 1970 14 |
| Palomino Copper | 1970 63 |
| Pepper Green | 1970 48 |
| Primavera Beige | 1968 T |
| Quezal Gold | 1971 53 · 1972 53 |
| Revere Silver | 1972 14 |
| Sandalwood | 1971 61 |
| Shadow Gold | 1972 55 |
| Sierra Yellow | 1970 50 |
| Solar Red | 1968 R |
| Springfield Green | 1972 43 |
| Springmist Green | 1968 P |
| Starlight Black | 1968 A · 1969 10 · 1970 19 · 1971 19 |
| Sundance Orange | 1972 65 |
| Tropical Lime | 1971 43 |
| Verdoro Green | 1968 Q · 1969 73 · 1970 47 |
| Warwick Blue | 1969 53 |
| Wilderness Green | 1972 48 |
Sources
- 1968 Pontiac Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
- 1969 Pontiac Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
- Pontiac GTO Wikipedia · read 2026-10-11
- 1968-1969 Pontiac GTO & Judge HowStuffWorks (Consumer Guide Automotive) · read 2026-10-11
- 1970 Pontiac Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
- 1971 Pontiac Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
- 1972 Pontiac Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11