In 1997, Chevy unveiled the fifth-generation Corvette. Rebuilt from the ground up, the C5 Corvette featured an entirely new engine, frame, and styling. Some of its most notable specs included:
- Brand new LS1 V8, 345 HP engine available with either a four-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmission
- Transmission installed in the rear of the vehicle to achieve 50/50 weight distribution
- True independent rear suspension paired with telescoping axles
All of these traits made the C5 Corvette the easiest to handle and drive yet — so much so that it was the first generation to be widely recognized as an everyday driver. So if you have a C5 Corvette of your own, you can be assured you have a classic, well-performing vehicle with a timeless design.
However, since more than a decade has passed since it made its way down the manufacturing line, your C5 Corvette may also be well past due for a touch-up paint job. Below, we’ve provided a list of C5 Corvette paint colors and their corresponding OEM color codes to get you started.
C5 Corvette Colors Available By Year
Between 1997 and 2004, Chevy released many new C5 Corvette paint colors. While some C5 colors were only available in one specific year, others were available in multiple. Here’s a list of their color names, alongside their OEM color codes and total quantity produced:
1997 C5 Corvette Colors
- Arctic White: 10 (1,341 produced)
- Sebring Silver Metallic: 13 (2,164 produced)
- Nassau Blue Metallic: 23 (292 produced)
- Black: 41 (2,393 produced)
- Light Carmine Red Metallic: 53 (381 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (3,026 produced)
- Fairway Green Metallic: 87 (155 produced)
1998 C5 Corvette Colors
- Arctic White: 10 (3,346 produced)
- Light Pewter Metallic: 11 (3,276 produced)
- Sebring Silver Metallic: 13 (4,637 produced)
- Pace Car Purple: 21 (1,163 produced)
- Nassau Blue Metallic: 23 (1,098 produced)
- Navy Blue Metallic: 28 (14 produced)
- Black: 41 (6,597 produced)
- Light Carmine Red Metallic: 53 (1,567 produced)
- Aztec Gold: 58 (15 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (8,767 produced)
- Fairway Green Metallic: 87 (223 produced)
- Medium Purple Pearl Metallic: 95 (381 produced)
1999 C5 Corvette Colors
- Arctic White: 10 (2,756 produced)
- Light Pewter: 11 (6,164 produced)
- Sebring Silver: 13 (3,510 produced)
- Nassau Blue: 23 (1,034 produced)
- Navy Blue: 28 (1,439 produced)
- Black: 41 (7,235 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (8,361 produced)
- Magnetic Red: 86 (2,733 produced)
2000 C5 Corvette Colors
- Arctic White: 10 (1,979 produced)
- Light Pewter: 11 (5,125 produced)
- Sebring Silver: 13 (2,783 produced)
- Nassau Blue: 23 (851 produced)
- Navy Blue: 28 (2,254 produced)
- Black: 41 (5,807 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (6,700 produced)
- Millennium Yellow: 79 (3,578 produced)
- Magnetic Red: 86 (2,941 produced)
- Dark Bowling Green: 91 (1,663 produced)
2001 C5 Corvette Colors
- Light Pewter: 11 (3,462 produced)
- Quicksilver: 12 (4,822 produced)
- Navy Blue: 28 (2,587 produced)
- Speedway White: 40 (2,465 produced)
- Black: 41 (6,971 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (7,192 produced)
- Millennium Yellow: 79 (3,887 produced)
- Magnetic Red: 86 (3,322 produced)
- Dark Bowling Green: 91 (919 produced)
2002 C5 Corvette Colors
- Light Pewter: 11 (2,650 produced)
- Quicksilver: 12 (4,618 produced)
- Electron Blue: 21 (5,407 produced)
- Speedway White: 40 (1,763 produced)
- Black: 41 (7,129 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (6,862 produced)
- Millennium Yellow: 79 (4,040 produced)
- Magnetic Red: 86 (3,298 produced)
2003 C5 Corvette Colors
- Quicksilver: 12 (2,387 produced)
- Electron Blue: 21 (2,770 produced)
- Speedway White: 40 (679 produced)
- Black: 41 (5,597 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (5,205 produced)
- Millennium Yellow: 79 (3,900 produced)
- Medium Spiral Gray: 88 (3,299 produced)
- Anniversary Red: 94 (11,632 produced)
2004 C5 Corvette Colors
- Arctic White: 10 (1,741 produced)
- Lemans Blue (ComEd): 19 (6,899 produced)
- Black: 41 (6,212 produced)
- Machine Silver: 67 (4,666 produced)
- Torch Red: 70 (5,023 produced)
- Millennium Yellow: 79 (2,641 produced)
- Magnetic Red II: 86 (3,596 produced)
- Medium Spiral Gray: 88 (3,286 produced)
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