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The Ford Explorer has 176 factory paint colors on record between 1991 and 2026. 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.
Ford Explorer paint colors and codes
176 colors · tap a row for the code details and how to get the paint
| Color | Paint code | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Agate Black | UM |
2019–2025 |
| Agate Black Metallic | UM |
2026 |
| Alloy | G5 |
2007 |
| Amazon Green | SU |
1999–2000 |
| Aqua | PF |
1992 |
| Arizona Beige | E3also: AQ |
2013–2015 |
| Aspen Green | P5 |
2002–2004 |
| Atlas Blue | B3 |
2020–2023 |
| Black | UAalso: YC |
1991–1998, 2000, 2002–2003, 2005–2015 |
| Blue | FT |
2018–2020 |
| Blue Flame | SZ |
2010 |
| Blue Jeans | N1 |
2016–2017 |
| Bordeaux Reserve | FQ |
2011–2012 |
| Bright Amber | BG |
1998–1999 |
| Bright Calypso | PM |
1992 |
| Brilliant Silver | UI |
2009–2010 |
| Bronze Fire | H9 |
2015–2016 |
| Burgundy Velvet | R3 |
2018–2019, 2022 |
| Candy Red | RZ |
2012 |
| Canyon Ridge | C7 |
2017 |
| Carbonized Gray | M7 |
2021–2026 |
| Caribou | H5 |
2015–2016 |
| Cashmere | G4 |
2006 |
| Cayman | DA |
1994 |
| Cayman Blue | DA |
1993 |
| Cayman Green | DA |
1992 |
| CD Silver | TS |
2001 |
| Ceramic White | F6 |
2003–2004 |
| Charcoal Beige | T7 |
2005–2007 |
| Charcoal Green | FT |
1998–1999 |
| Chestnut | B4 |
1999–2000 |
| Chroma Courture | YZ |
2014 |
| Cinnamon | HT |
2011–2012 |
| Cinnamon Glaze | EC |
2018 |
| Colorado Red | D3 |
2008–2010 |
| Competition Orange | CY |
2004 |
| Crystal Blue | KA |
1991 |
| Dark Amethyst | PG |
2007 |
| Dark Blue | LKalso: DX |
2004–2008, 2010, 2013–2016 |
| Dark Blue Pearl | DX |
2011–2012 |
| Dark Cherry | HH |
2006–2008 |
| Dark Chestnut | CE |
1991 |
| Dark Copper | T5 |
2009–2010 |
| Dark Cranberry | ER |
1993–1994 |
| Dark Lapis | KN |
1993–1997 |
| Dark Side | BT |
2014 |
| Dark Teal | R1 |
2000, 2002 |
| Dark Toreador Red | JL |
2000, 2013–2016 |
| Dark Tourmaline | NA |
1993–1994 |
| Deep Emerald Green | PA |
1992 |
| Deep Impact Blue | J4 |
2013–2015 |
| Deep Iris | GP |
1995–1997 |
| Deep Jewel Green | PAalso: PB |
1991, 1994–1997 |
| Deep Wedgewood Blue | LL |
1999–2002 |
| Desert Violet | JC |
1997–1998 |
| Earth | HS |
2008–2009, 2016 |
| Ebony | UA |
1999, 2004 |
| Electric Current Red | EG |
1994–1996 |
| Electric Red | EG |
1993 |
| Estate Green | ST |
2001–2004 |
| Evening Black | UA |
2001 |
| Evergreen Frost | FE |
1995–1996, 1998 |
| Evergreen Frost Pearl | FE |
1997 |
| Forged Green | L9 |
2021–2024 |
| Fort Knox Gold | B2 |
2001 |
| Ginger Ale | JY |
2012–2013 |
| Gold Ash | C2 |
2002 |
| Gold Leaf | UP |
2011 |
| Golden Bronze | JQ |
2011–2012 |
| Green Gem | W6 |
2013 |
| Guard | HN |
2016 |
| Harvest Gold | B2 |
1999–2000, 2002–2003 |
| Highland Green | PX |
2001–2002 |
| Iconic Silver | JS |
2020–2024 |
| Iconic Sliver | JS |
2025 |
| Infinite Blue | AB |
2021 |
| Ingot Silver | UX |
2011–2019 |
| Island Blue | R1 |
2001 |
| Ivory | HA |
1996–1997 |
| Ivory Parchment | HC |
2005 |
| Jalapeno Green | SV |
1999 |
| Java | BT |
2015 |
| Jewel Red | C9 |
2023 |
| Kodiak Brown | J1 |
2013–2016 |
| Kona Blue | L6 |
2011–2012 |
| Lapis | KE |
1992–1994 |
| Light Blue | LN |
2013–2016 |
| Light Crystal Blue | MA |
1991 |
| Light Denim | K1 |
1998 |
| Light Gray | TM |
2013–2014 |
| Light Ice Blue | LS |
2013–2014 |
| Light Medium Aubergine | GD |
1995 |
| Light Prairie Tan | BA |
1997–1998 |
| Light Sandalwood | AX |
1991 |
| Light Willow | SL |
1995–1997 |
| Magnetic | J7 |
2015–2020 |
| Mandarin Copper | B6 |
2001 |
| Marsh Gray | T9 |
2026 |
| Medium Berry | FG |
1995–1996 |
| Medium Brown | BU |
2013–2016 |
| Medium Cabernet | EH |
1991–1992 |
| Medium Graphite | TR |
1995–1997 |
| Medium Lapis | KE |
1995–1996 |
| Medium Light Mocha | DH |
1992–1994 |
| Medium Mocha | DC |
1992 |
| Medium Opal | WC |
1993–1994 |
| Medium Platinum | RC |
1991–1992, 1998–2000 |
| Medium Sandalwood | AW |
1991 |
| Medium Titanium | YG |
1993–1994, 2013–2016 |
| Medium Wedgewood | LD |
1998–2005 |
| Medium Willow | SH |
1995–1997 |
| Michigan Blue | LM |
2013 |
| Mineral Gray | TK |
2001–2007 |
| Mocha Frost | DD |
1993–1995 |
| Monterey | T9 |
2009–2010 |
| Newport Blue | KP |
1991 |
| Norsea Blue | KR |
2013–2016 |
| Orange Frost | NL |
2007–2008 |
| Oxford White | YZalso: YO |
1991–1998, 2001, 2003–2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015–2021 |
| Pacific Green | PS |
1998 |
| Pastel Alabaster | AH |
1991 |
| Pastel Sandalwood | AY |
1991 |
| Performance Red | EY |
1993–1994 |
| Platinum Dune | BK |
2017–2018 |
| Portofino Blue | XC |
1997 |
| Pueblo Gold | G3 |
2004–2008 |
| Pumice Solid | DQ |
1995 |
| Rapid Red | D4 |
2020–2024 |
| Rapid Red Metallic | D4 |
2026 |
| Red Candy | U6 |
2011–2012 |
| Redfire | G2 |
2003–2008 |
| Rich Copper | B6 |
2020 |
| Royal Blue | LM |
2014–2016 |
| Ruby Red | RR |
2013–2019 |
| Sangria Red | JValso: FL |
2001, 2009–2010 |
| Sapphire Blue | JA |
1995–1996 |
| Shadow Black | G1 |
2015–2018 |
| Silver | YN |
1991–1993, 1995 |
| Silver Birch | JP |
2002–2008 |
| Silver Frost | TS |
2002 |
| Silver Gray | TN |
2013–2016 |
| Silver Spruce | BN |
2020 |
| Smoke | MS |
1991 |
| Smoked Quartz | TQ |
2017 |
| Smokestone | HG |
2013–2016 |
| Space White | A3 |
2025–2026 |
| Space White Pearl | A3/M7459 |
2026 |
| Sport Blue | U1 |
2009 |
| Spruce Green | FS |
1999–2000 |
| Star White | AZ |
2020–2025 |
| Star White Metallic Tricoat | AZ |
2026 |
| Sterling Gray | UJ |
2011–2016 |
| Stone Blue | C8 |
2022–2024 |
| Stone Gray | D1 |
2021 |
| Sunset | D7 |
2014 |
| Toreador Red | FL |
1997–2000, 2002, 2011 |
| True Blue | L2 |
2002–2003 |
| Tuxedo Black | UH |
2011–2015 |
| Twilight Blue | MK |
1991–1992 |
| Ultra Blue | MM |
2013–2016 |
| Vapor Blue | K1 |
2025 |
| Vapor Blue Metallic | K1 |
2026 |
| Vapor Silver | ZY |
2008 |
| Venetian Blue | TA |
1995 |
| Vermillion | E4also: EP |
1991–1993, 1995, 1997 |
| Vermillion Red | E4 |
1996, 1998–2000, 2005 |
| White | YZalso: WF |
1998–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| White Chocolate | PV |
2007–2009 |
| White Gold | GN |
2017 |
| White Pearl | WF |
2002 |
| White Platinum | UG |
2010, 2012–2019 |
| White Platinum Pearl | UG |
2011 |
| White Suede | WS |
2008–2012 |
| Wild Green | FC |
2026 |
| Wild Strawberry | EL |
1991–1992 |
| Zinc Yellow | B7 |
2002–2003 |
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.
Explorer color highlights
Most recent colors
- Agate Black Metallic
UM
2026 - Marsh Gray
T9
2026 - Rapid Red Metallic
D4
2026 - Space White Pearl
A3/M7459
2026 - Star White Metallic Tricoat
AZ
2026 - Vapor Blue Metallic
K1
2026
Longest-running colors
- Oxford White
YZ
22 model years · 1991–2021 - Black
UA
22 model years · 1991–2015 - Dark Blue
LK
10 model years · 2004–2016 - Ingot Silver
UX
9 model years · 2011–2019 - White Platinum
UG
9 model years · 2010–2019 - White
YZ
8 model years · 1998–2010
Colors offered by decade
- 1990s: 67 colors
- 2000s: 52 colors
- 2010s: 62 colors
- 2020s: 27 colors
Where to find the paint code on your Ford
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 Ford paint code guide for more.
Other Ford 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.