Over its 15 years of production, C3 Corvette colors varied tremendously, creating a catalog of over 81 original colors. Therefore, if you’re looking to restore the color on your C3 Corvette, you may run into the challenge of figuring out which color you need and making sure it matches the original.
Below is a resource to help you find the original C3 Corvette color for your car based on the year it was manufactured:
C3 Corvette Colors Available By Year
In almost every year between 1968 and 1982, Corvette released a unique C3 color. Some C3 Corvette colors were made in specific years, and there are many that were available in multiple years. Here’s a list of color names, along with each of their specific GM color codes:
1968
- Rally Red: WA3395, OEM 974
- Polar White: WA3465, OEM 972
- International Blue: WA3743, OEM 978
- British Green: WA3829, OEM 983
- Safari Yellow: WA3795, OEM 984
- Silverstone Silver: WA3796, OEM 986
- Cordovan Maroon: WA3821, OEM 988
- Tuxedo Black: WA0848, OEM 900
- LeMans Blue: WA3742, OEM 976
- Corvette Bronze: WA3830, OEM 992
1969
- Can-Am White: WA3465, OEM 972
- Riverside Gold: WA3950, OEM 980
- Fathom Green: WA3886, OEM 983
- Burgundy: WA3307, OEM 988
- Monoco Orange: WA3959, OEM 990
- Tuxedo Black: WA0848, OEM 900
- LeMans Blue: WA3742, OEM 976
- Monza Red: WA3894, OEM 974
- Daytona Yellow: WA3893, OEM 984
- Cortez Silver: WA3927, OEM 986
1970
- Marlboro Maroon: WA4195, OEM 975
- Donnybrooke Green: WA4003, OEM 982
- Laguna Gray: WA4005, OEM 992
- Corvette Bronze: WA3830, OEM 992
- Monza Red: WA3894, OEm 974
- Daytona Yellow: WA3893, OEM 984
- Cortez Silver: WA3927, OEM 986
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 972
- Mulsanne Blue: WA3962, OEM 976
- Bridgehampton Blue: WA4002, OEM 979
- Ontario Orange: WA3959, OEM 987
1971
- Nevada Silver: WA4121, OEM 905
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 972
- Mulsanne Blue: WA3962, OEM 976
- Bridgehampton Blue: WA4002, OEM 979
- Ontario Orange: WA4149, OEM 987
- Milli Miglia Red: WA4147, OEM 973
- Sunflower Yellow: WA4145, OEM 912
- Steel Cities Gray: WA4150, OEM 988
- War Bonnet Yellow: WA4148, OEM 989
- Brands Hatch Green: WA4146, OEM 983
1972
- Pewter Silver Metallic: WA4230, OEM 924
- Bryar Blue Metallic: WA4283, OEM 945
- Elkhart Green Metallic: WA4284, OEM 946
- Targa Blue Metallic: WA4282, OEM 979
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 972
- Ontario Orange: WA4149, OEM 987
- Sunflower Yellow: WA4145, OEM 912
- Steel Cities Gray: WA4150, OEM 988
- War Bonnet Yellow: WA4148, OEM 989
- Mille Miglia Red: WA4147, OEM 973
1973
- Blue-Green: WA4146, OEM 945
- Elkhart Green: WA4284, OEM 947
- Yellow Metallic: WA4465, OEM 953
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 910
- Mille Miglia Red: WA4147, OEM 976
- Silver: WA4469, OEM 914
- Medium Blue: WA4069, OEM 922
- Bright Yellow: WA4466, OEM 952
- Orange: WA4464, OEM 980
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Dark Blue: WA4282, OEM 927
1974
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Mille Miglia Red: WA4147, OEM 76
- Silver Mist: WA4469, OEM 14
- Medium Blue: WA4069, OEM 22
- Bright Yellow: WA3893, OEM 56
- Medium Red: WA4533, OEM 74
- Dark Green: WA4548, OEM 48
- Dark Brown: WA4328, OEM 68
- Corvette Gray: WA4547, OEM 17
- Corvette Orange: WA4464, OEM 80
1975
- Steel Blue: WA4671, OEM 27
- Bright Green: WA4670, OEM 42
- Medium Saddle: WA4668, OEM 67
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Mille Miglia Red: WA4147, OEM 76
- Silver WA4469, OEM 13
- Bright Yellow: WA4669, OEM 56
- Bright Blue: WA4672, OEM 22
- Dark Red: WA4533, OEM 74
- Orange Flame: WA4667, OEM 70
1976
- Buckskin: WA4891, OEM 64
- Orange Flame: WA4667, OEM 70
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Silver WA4322, OEM 14
- Bright Yellow: WA4669, OEM 56
- Dark Green: WA4888, OEM 52
- Dark Brown: WA4518, OEM 82
- Bright Blue: WA4672, OEM 22
- Mahogany: WA4759, OEM 37
- Red: WA4460, OEM 72
1977
- Corvette Light Blue: WA4982, OEM 26
- Corvette Chartreuse: WA4915, OEM 41
- Corvette Tan: WA4985, OEM 80
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Silver WA4322, OEM 13
- Corvette Bright Yellow: WA4669, OEM 56
- Corvette Dark Blue: WA4983, OEM 28
- Corvette Orange WA4986, OEM 66
- Medium Red: WA4998, OEM 72
- Corvette Dark Red: WA4987, OEM 83
- Black: WA0848, OEM 19
1978
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Silver WA4963, OEM 13
- Corvette Red: WA4998, OEM 72
- Corvette Mahogany: WA4759, OEM 82
- Black: WA0848, OEM 19
- Corvette Light Blue: WA7095, OEM 26
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Corvette Yellow: WA8067, OEM 52
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Corvette Light Beige: WA7084, OEM 59
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Corvette Dark Blue: WA8075, OEM 83
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Corvette Dark Brown: WA4518, OEM 89
- Gray Metallic: WA4784, OEM 07
- Silver Anniversary, Silver: WA4963, OEM 13
- Pace Car, Black: WA0848 OEM 19
- Silver: WA7134, OEM 47
1979
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Silver WA4963, OEM 13
- Corvette Dark Green: WA8175, OEM 58
- Corvette Dark Brown: WA4518, OEM 82
- Dark Red: WA7138, OEM 74
- Corvette Red: WA4998, OEM 72
- Black: WA0848, OEM 19
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Corvette Light Blue: WA7095, OEM 28
- Corvette Yellow: WA8067, OEM 52
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Corvette Light Beige: WA7084, OEM 59
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Corvette Dark Blue: WA8075, OEM 83
1980
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Silver WA4963, OEM 13
- Dark Blue: WA4983, OEM 28
- Dark Green: WA8175, OEM 58
- Dark Brown: WA4518, OEM 47
- Red: WA7195, OEM 72
- Black: WA0848, OEM 19
- Dark Claret: WA7112, OEM 76
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Yellow: WA7196, OEM 52
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Frost Beige: WA7084, OEM 59
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Red: WA7195 , OEM 83
1981
- Silver Metallic: WA7410, OEM 13
- Bright Blue Metallic: WA7270, OEM 24
- Dark Blue Metallic: WA8075, OEM 28
- Maroon Metallic: WA7273, OEM 79
- Charcoal Metallic: WA7197, OEM 84
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 10
- Mahogany: WA4759, OEM 06
- Red: WA7211, OEM 75
- Black: WA8555, OEM 19
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Silver: WA7410, OEM 33
- Dark Blue Metallic: WA7496 , OEM 38
- Charcoal Metallic: WA7420, OEM 39
- Beige, WA7084 , OEM 59
- Beige: WA7498, OEM 50
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Yellow: WA7196, OEM 52
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Dark Bronze: WA7412, OEM 74
- Autumn Red: WA7411 , OEM 80
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Dark Claret Metallic: WA7421, OEM 98
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Silver/Dark Blue: WA7410, OEM 33, WA7496, OEM 38
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Silver/Charcoal: WA7410, OEM 33, WA7420, OEM 39
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Beige/Dark Bronze: WA7498, OEM 50, WA7412, OEM 74
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Autumn Red/Dark Claret: WA7411, OEM 80, WA7421, OEM 98
1982
- Silver Blue: WA7413, OEM 24
- Charcoal: WA7420, OEM 39
- Silver Green: WA7416, OEM 40
- Gold: WA7418, OEM 56
- Silver Beige: WA7415, OEM 59
- Classic White: WA3465, OEM 972
- Silver WA4963, OEM 14
- Dark Blue: WA7414, OEM 26
- Bright Blue: WA7417, OEM 22
- Red: WA7717, OEM 70
- Black: WA8555, OEM 19
- Dark Claret: WA7421, OEM 99
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Silver Metallic: WA7410, OEM 13
- White/Silver: WA3465, OEM 10, WA7410, OEM 13
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Silver/Charcoal: WA7410, OEM 13, WA7420, OEM 39
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Silver/Dark Claret: WA7410, OEM 13, WA7421, OEM 99
- Silver Blue/Dark Blue: WA7413, OEM 24, WA7414, OEM 26
If you’re looking to restore your C3 Corvette’s color, Corvette Central can help! With a wide selection of original colors, we’re guaranteed to get you exactly what you’re looking for. Give our experts a call or contact us online today.
Is dark blue WA7417 and OEM22 the same color?
I have a 1984 been repainted, apparently not using the original color, or a 1984 color, no idea what original was, cant find any codes. From looking at online pictures looks like Dark Claret, what is the difference in Dark Claret 76 and Dark Claret Metallic 98 and 99, not sure which I may have. I have a small spot on a bumper in need of a repair. Whoever painted it did a very good job.
how and where can I order touch up paint for my 1973 Classic white WA 3465 OEM 910???
Unfortunately that is one of few colors we don’t have available. I would recommend going to a local paint store to have the color matched.
I recently had to find this out, but GM changed LeMans Blue from WA3742 in 1968, to the lighter shade of WA3962 for 1969 but kept the same name and order code of 976.
Logical right?…
You miss the charcoal color of the 1978 Silver anniversary. It has 2 colors (silver and charcoal)
Changing the color on a corvette, will that decrease or increase the value.
Anyone have any info on the 001 paint code in 68’. Says there was only one?
where can i find the color code on a 1981 corvette
There should be a tag in the driver’s side door jamb.
Can you please send me a color chart for 1979, so I can check that the color I have is factory?
We don’t have any color charts but there are places on the web to see them, or, use google images to see photos of your Corvette in your color.
Thank You,
Corvette Central
Anyone have any knowledge comments on the 001 paint code in 1968
You missed “Corvette Gray” for 1974
Thank You for your feedback. We have updated the list!
74 corvette orange? I have a convertible painted that color with 14k miles.
Thank You for your feedback. We have updated the list!
You forgot to mention Brands Hatch Green, Code 983 that was available only in 1971, per the Corvette Black Book. I also checked my paint code sign on my car and it shows 983, a beautiful dark green.
Thank You for your feedback. We have updated the list!
Why was Black not an offered color between 1970 and 1977?
Thank you!
Only GM knows the answer to this question.