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Mercedes SLK Paint Codes

97 factory colors from 1998 to 2016: color names, OEM paint codes and the model years each was offered.

The Mercedes SLK has 97 factory paint colors on record between 1998 and 2016. 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.

Mercedes SLK paint colors and codes

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

ColorPaint codeModel years
048/0048 MYSTIC WHITE METALLIC TRICOAT 2010
Agate Green (matt) Metallic 6303 1998
Alabaster White 960/9960 2002–2007
Alanite Grey 044 2016
Alto Grey (matt) Metallic 7700 1999
Atlantic Gray Metallic (matt) 044/0044 2016
Atlas Grey (matt) Metallic 7181 1998–1999
Bahama Blue Pearl 352/5352 1998–1999, 2001–2004
Black 040also: 040/9040, 40 1998–1999, 2001–2016
Black Diamond Metallic 025/0025 2003–2006
Black Opal (matt) Metallic 9122 1998
Black Opal Pearl 189also: 189/9189 1998
Brilliant Blue 896 2015
Brilliant Blue Metallic 896/5896 2016
Brilliant Emerald (matt) Pearl 6864 1998
Brilliant Emerald Pearl 269also: 269/6269 1998
Brilliant Silver Metallic 744 1998–1999
Brilliant Silver Metallic (AXALTA 899708) 744/9744 1998–1999, 2001–2005
Calcite White 650/9650 2007–2013
Calypso Green Metallic 279 1998
Capri Blue Metallic 359/5359 2004–2011
Cashmere Pearl 036/0036 2003–2006
Cashmere White Metallic Tricoat (matt) 049/0049 2015–2016
Caspian Blue Metallic 950/5950 2005–2009
Cavansite Blue 890 2015
Cavansite Blue Metallic 890/5890 2012–2015
Cerussite Gray Metallic (matt) 281/7281 2015–2016
Cerussitgrau 281 2015
Chablis Metallic 043/0043 2005–2007
Chromaflair I Pearl 031/0031 2003, 2005–2006
Copper Pearl 020/0020 2001, 2003–2004
Corundum Red (matt) Metallic 3549 1998
Danburite Gold Metallic 157/1157 2012
Designo Silver Metallic 029/0029 2002–2006
Designo Vari-Color III Pearl 034/0034 2003–2006
Diamond Silver 988 2015–2016
Diamond Silver Metallic 988/9988also: 762/9762 2005–2009, 2013–2016
Diamond White 799 2015–2016
Diamond White Tricoat 799/9799 2012–2016
Electric Green Pearl 024/0024 2001
Everest Green Metallic 816/6816 2003–2006
Fire Opal 590 2015–2016
Firemist Red Metallic 548/3548 1999, 2001–2006
Galenite Silver Metallic 967/9967 2012–2013
Glescher Gray Metallic (matt) 055/0055 2012
Gold Metallic 030/0030 2001, 2003–2004
Graphite 041 2016
Graphite Green 041 2015
Graphite Green Metallic 041/0041 2003–2007, 2010, 2015–2016
Havanna Metallic 042/0042 2005
Hyacinth Red 996 2015–2016
Hyacinth Red/Designo Cardinal Metallic 996/3996 2014–2016
Imperial Red 582also: 582/3582 1998
Imperial Red (matt) 3533 1998
Indigolite Blue Metallic 230/5230 2010
Indium Gray 963 2015–2016
Iridium Gray Metallic 963/9963 2012–2016
Iridium Silver 775 2015–2016
Iridium Silver Metallic 775/9755also: 775/9775 2006–2016
Iridum Silver Metallic 775/9775 2005
Jade Green Metallic (Dupont 769968K) 300/9300 2007, 2010
Laguna Green Metallic 810/6810 2001–2002
Laud. Grey (matt) Metallic 7204 1998
Lunar Blue 890 2016
Magma Red 586/3586 1999, 2001–2004
Marble Grey (matt) 7201 1998–1999
Mars Red 590/3590 2005–2016
Mauritius Blue Metallic 039/0039 2005–2006
Mocca Black Metallic 033/0033 2002–2006, 2015–2016
Mocha Black 033 2015–2016
Mystic Blue 032 2015–2016
Mystic Blue Metallic 032/0032 2003–2006, 2014–2016
Mystic Red Pearl Metallic 037/0037 2003–2006
Obsidian Black 197 2015–2016
Obsidian Black Metallic 197/9197 2001–2016
Ocean Blue Metallic 026/0026 2003–2004
Orion Blue Metallic 345/5345 2004–2009
Palladium Silver 792 2015–2016
Palladium Silver Metallic 792/9792 2008–2015
Paprika Red (matt) 3524 1998
Pearl Beige Metallic 794/1794 2012
Pewter Silver Metallic 723/9723 2003–2009
Polar White 149also: 149/9149 2014–2016
Prehnite Green Metallic 430/6430 2009–2010
Royal Indigo Metallic 339/4339 2002
Sapphire Blue Metallic 372/5372 2001–2004
Selenite Gray 992 2015–2016
Selenite Gray Metallic 992/7992 2015–2016
Shadow Grey 281 2016
Silver Metallic (wheel) DB9705 2001
Steel Gray Metallic 755/7755 2005, 2010–2015
Steel Grey 755 2016
Sterling Silver (Wheel) 9709 2003, 2005
Storm Red Metallic 541/3541 2006–2010
Sunburst Yellow 685/1685also: 685 1998–1999, 2001–2004
Tenorite Gray 755 2015
White 143/9143also: 143 1998–1999, 2001

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.

SLK color highlights

Most recent colors

  • Alanite Grey 044
    2016
  • Atlantic Gray Metallic (matt) 044/0044
    2016
  • Brilliant Blue Metallic 896/5896
    2016
  • Graphite 041
    2016
  • Lunar Blue 890
    2016
  • Shadow Grey 281
    2016

Longest-running colors

  • Black 040
    18 model years · 1998–2016
  • Obsidian Black Metallic 197/9197
    16 model years · 2001–2016
  • Mars Red 590/3590
    12 model years · 2005–2016
  • Iridium Silver Metallic 775/9755
    11 model years · 2006–2016
  • Diamond Silver Metallic 988/9988
    9 model years · 2005–2016
  • Graphite Green Metallic 041/0041
    8 model years · 2003–2016

Colors offered by decade

  • 1990s: 22 colors
  • 2000s: 45 colors
  • 2010s: 52 colors

Where to find the paint code on your Mercedes

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 Mercedes 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.