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BMW X3 Paint Codes

55 factory colors from 2000 to 2025: color names, OEM paint codes and the model years each was offered.

The BMW X3 has 55 factory paint colors on record between 2000 and 2025. Choose your model year below to see what was offered that year, then match the paint code printed on your vehicle's label against the table.

BMW X3 paint colors and codes

55 colors · tap a row for the code details and how to get the paint

ColorPaint codeModel years
Alpina Blue X06 2020
Alpine White 300 2005–2025
Arctic Race Blue C4F 2025
Arctic Silver 309 2000
Aventurin Red C57 2022–2024
Black 668 2017
Black Sapphire 475 2005–2025
Blue Water 896 2005–2006, 2012–2014
Bright Red 314 2008
Brooklyn Grey C4P 2022–2025
Carbon Black 416 2013–2024
Carbonschwarz 416 2012
Chestnut Bronze C29 2017
Cosmos Black 303 2002
Dark Graphite A90 2018–2025
Dark Olive C07 2019–2020
Deep Sea Blue A76 2012–2017
Donington Gray C28 2020
Dune Grey C7A 2025
Flamenco Red 470 2005–2006
Glacier Silver A83 2015–2021
Glanzschwartz 668 2012
Highland Green A11 2005–2008
Jet Black 668 2005–2011, 2013–2016, 2018–2024
Marina Bay Blue C1K 2023–2024
Melbourne Red A75 2015–2017
Mineral Green A70 2011
Mineral Silver A14 2013–2017
Mineral White A96 2015–2025
Mineralsilber A14 2012
Monaco Blau A35 2007–2008
Monaco Blue A35 2009–2011
Montego Blue A51 2008–2011
Montegoblau A51 2007
Mystic Blue A07 2005–2006
Phytonic Blue C1M 2018–2024
Platin Bronze A53 2009–2011
Sao Paulo Yellow C4H 2023–2024
Silver Gray A08 2005–2008
Skyscraper Gray C4W 2023, 2025
Skyscraper Grey C4W 2024
Space Gray A52 2008–2011, 2013–2017
Spacegrau A52 2012
Sparkling Bronze B06 2012–2014
Sparkling Brown B53 2015–2017
Sparkling Storm C07 2018
Special Order 490 2025
Sunstone C1N 2019–2021
Tanzanite Blue C3Z 2022–2025
Terra Brown C1L 2018–2020
Titan Silver 354 2005–2014
Toronto Red C3G 2020, 2023–2024
Vegas Red C68 2025
Vermilion Red A82 2009–2011, 2013–2014
Vermilionrot A82 2012

Swatches are approximate screen colors picked from the color name. They are not the paint. Use the paint code.

How to read this table

The paint code is the manufacturer's identifier for that color, and it is what a paint supplier needs to mix an exact match. Some colors show extra codes underneath (“also”): these are variants recorded for the same color, for example alternate formulas or production variants. Start with the main code and confirm it against the label on your car or with your VIN. The same color name can carry different codes in different years, so the model-year column matters.

X3 color highlights

Most recent colors

  • Arctic Race Blue C4F
    2025
  • Dune Grey C7A
    2025
  • Special Order 490
    2025
  • Vegas Red C68
    2025
  • Skyscraper Gray C4W
    2023–2025
  • Brooklyn Grey C4P
    2022–2025

Longest-running colors

  • Alpine White 300
    21 model years · 2005–2025
  • Black Sapphire 475
    21 model years · 2005–2025
  • Jet Black 668
    18 model years · 2005–2024
  • Carbon Black 416
    12 model years · 2013–2024
  • Mineral White A96
    11 model years · 2015–2025
  • Titan Silver 354
    10 model years · 2005–2014

Colors offered by decade

  • 2000s: 19 colors
  • 2010s: 32 colors
  • 2020s: 25 colors

Where to find the paint code on your BMW

Check the driver's door jamb first: most manufacturers put a label there that includes the paint code, often marked paint, color or ext. If it is not there, try the glovebox, the trunk area, and under the hood. If the label is gone, a dealer can decode your VIN. See the full BMW paint code guide for more.

Other BMW models

Color names, codes and model-year ranges come from public reference listings (chiefly ChipFixx) and may contain gaps or errors. Always verify against your vehicle's label or VIN before ordering paint. Spot a mistake? Let us know.