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Chevrolet Nova Paint Codes

191 factory colors from 1962 to 1988: color names, OEM paint codes and the model years each was offered.

The Chevrolet Nova has 191 factory paint colors on record between 1962 and 1988. 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.

Chevrolet Nova paint colors and codes

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

ColorPaint codeModel years
Adobe Beige 938 1962–1963
Almond Fawn 920 1964
Anniversary Gold 55also: 927 1962, 1976
Antique Green 49 1971
Antique White 11 1971–1978
Aqua Blue 36 1974
Artesian Turquoise K 1965–1966
Ascot Blue 24 1971–1972
Ash Gold G 1968
Astro Blue 25 1970
Autumn Gold 58also: 920 1962–1963, 1970
Aztec Bronze M 1966
Azure Aqua 918 1963–1964
Azure Turquoise 55 1969
Bahama Green 908 1964
Beige 61also: 81 1973, 1979
Black 14also: 19 1977–1979, 1985–1986, 1988
Black Cherry 78 1970
Bolero Red R 1967
Bright Blue 24also: 26 1974–1975, 1979
Bright Green 46 1974
Bright Orange 64also: 86 1973, 1977
Bright Yellow 51 1974–1979
Bronze 66 1974–1975
Brown 69 1977
Buckskin 63also: 65 1976–1977
Burgundy 79also: 67 1969, 1975
Burnished Brown 61 1969
Burnt Orange 66also: 62 1971, 1976
Butternut Yellow 40also: Y 1967–1969
Camel 63 1979
Camel Beige 61 1978
Camel Tan 63 1978
Cameo Beige V 1965–1966
Capri Cream T 1967
Carmine 77 1978–1979
Chamois 56 1973
Champagne 63 1969
Champagne Gold 55 1970
Chateau Slate W 1966
Classic Copper 67 1971
Classic White 10 1970
Cordovan Brown 934 1963
Cordovan Maroon N 1968
Coronna Cream 925 1962
Cortez Silver 14also: 69 1969–1970
Cosworth Silver 13 1975
Cottonwood Green 42 1971
Covert Tan 50 1972
Cranberry Red 75 1970–1972
Cream 50 1976
Cream Beige 50 1974–1975
Cream Gold 50also: 57 1976–1977
Cream Yellow 56 1972
Cypress Green J 1965
Danube Blue E 1965–1966
Dark Aqua 38 1977
Dark Blue 26also: 29, 35 1973, 1976–1979, 1985–1988
Dark Blue Green 48 1977–1978
Dark Brown 69also: 59, 68 1973, 1975–1976, 1979
Dark Camel 69 1978
Dark Carmine 79 1978
Dark Green 45also: 49, 42 1973, 1975–1976, 1978
Dark Red 76also: 74 1973, 1975, 1985–1986
Dark Sandstone 58 1975
Daytona Blue 916 1963–1964
Deepwater Blue E 1967
Desert Beige 938 1964
Desert Sand 63 1970
Dover White 50 1969
Dusk Blue 51 1969
Ember Red 922 1963–1964
Emerald Turquoise K 1967
Ermine White Calso: 936 1962–1968
Evening Orchid P 1965
Fathom Blue 28also: E 1968, 1970
Fathom Green 57 1969
Fire Frost 941 1963
Firethorn 36 1976–1977
Forest Green 48 1970
Frost Green 59 1969
Garnet Red 52 1969
Glacier Gray W 1965
Gobi Beige 50 1970
Gold 56 1978
Golden Brown 59also: 57 1972, 1974
Goldwood 943 1964
Goldwood Yellow Y 1965
Granada Gold G 1967
Gray 16 1978
Grecian Green H 1968
Green Gold 46 1973
Green Mist 45 1970
Grotto Blue D 1968
Gulf Green 43 1972
Honduras Maroon 948 1962
Hugger Orange 72 1969
Island Teal F 1968
Ivy Green 908 1963
Lagoon Aqua 919 1964
Laurel Green 905 1962–1963
LeMans Blue 71 1969
Lemonwood Yellow Y 1966
Light Blue 22also: 21, 28, 24 1973, 1976–1979, 1985–1986, 1988
Light Brown 33U 1988
Light Buckskin 61 1977
Light Copper 60 1973
Light Driftwood 33 1987
Light Gold 53 1974
Light Gray 15 1975
Light Green 40also: 45, 44 1973, 1975, 1979
Light Lime 32 1977
Light Red 75 1975, 1977
Light Saddle 63 1975
Light Teal Blue 22 1987
Light Yellow 51 1973
Lime 40 1976
Lime Green 45also: 43 1971, 1976
Lime Yellow 40 1974
Madeira Maroon N 1965–1966
Madera Maroon N 1967
Mahogany 37 1976
Marina Blue F 1966–1967
Marine Aqua 919 1963
Matador Red R 1968
Meadow Green 905 1964
Medium Blue 85also: 24 1975, 1977
Medium Bronze 62 1973
Medium Brown 65Ualso: 64 1985–1986, 1988
Medium Dark Green 49 1974
Medium Driftwood 65 1987
Medium Gray 84also: 16 1975–1977, 1985–1988
Medium Green 44 1975, 1977–1979
Medium Orange 78also: 64, 97 1973, 1975–1976
Medium Red 72also: 74, 75 1973–1975
Medium Saddle 67 1976
Midnight Blue 29 1973–1975
Midnight Bronze 68 1972
Midnight Green 48 1973
Mist Blue D 1965–1966
Misty Turquoise 34 1970
Mohave Gold 63 1972
Monaco Blue 914 1963
Mountain Green H 1967
Mulsanne Blue 26 1971–1972
Nantucket Blue D 1967
Nassau Blue 914 1962
Nevada Silver 13 1971
Olympic Gold 65 1969
Orange 34also: 78, 80 1975, 1977–1978
Orange Flame 65 1972
Palomar Red 948 1963–1964
Palomino Ivory T 1968
Pastel Blue 21 1978
Pewter Silver 14 1972
Placer Gold 53 1971–1972
Rallye Green 79 1969
Red 75also: 72 1976–1979, 1985–1988
Regal Red R 1965–1966
Riverside Red 923 1963–1964
Roman Red 923 1962
Rosewood 78 1971
Royal Plum M 1967
Saddle Tan 932 1963–1964
Saffron 67also: 73 1978
Sandalwood 61 1971
Sandalwood Tan T 1966
Sandstone 55 1974–1975
Sash Black D4 1988
Satin Silver 940 1962–1964
Seafrost Green P 1968
Sequoia Green 48also: V 1968, 1972
Shadow Gray 17 1970
Sierra Fawn S 1967
Sierra Tan S 1965
Silver 13also: 15, 64 1973–1974, 1976–1979, 1985–1988
Silver Blue 21also: 912 1962–1964, 1975
Silverstone Silver Z 1968
Spring Green 36 1972
Sunflower Yellow 52 1970–1971
Surf Green 903 1962
Tahitian Turquoise L 1965
Tan 52 1985–1986
Taupe 66 1973
Tripoli Turquoise K 1968
Tropic Turquoise L 1966
Tuxedo Black 19also: 10, A, 900 1963–1971, 1973–1976
Twilight Turquoise 917 1962
Ultramarine Blue 24 1978
White 11 1979, 1985–1988
Willow Green H 1965–1966

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.

Nova color highlights

Most recent colors

  • Light Brown 33U
    1988
  • Sash Black D4
    1988
  • Medium Brown 65U
    1985–1988
  • White 11
    1979–1988
  • Black 14
    1977–1988
  • Red 75
    1976–1988

Longest-running colors

  • Tuxedo Black 19
    13 model years · 1963–1976
  • Silver 13
    10 model years · 1973–1988
  • Dark Blue 26
    9 model years · 1973–1988
  • Light Blue 22
    8 model years · 1973–1988
  • Red 75
    8 model years · 1976–1988
  • Antique White 11
    8 model years · 1971–1978

Colors offered by decade

  • 1960s: 87 colors
  • 1970s: 105 colors
  • 1980s: 15 colors

Where to find the paint code on your Chevrolet

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 Chevrolet paint code guide for more.

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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.