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Volkswagen Beetle Paint Codes

229 factory colors from 1949 to 2019: color names, OEM paint codes and the model years each was offered.

The Volkswagen Beetle has 229 factory paint colors on record between 1949 and 2019. 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.

Volkswagen Beetle paint colors and codes

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

ColorPaint codeModel years
Agrave Green L240 1956–1958
Alabaster L473 1960
Alaska L96B 1973
Alaska Blue L96B 1974
Alaska White L10017 1960
Alaskan Green LB6X 2003
Alpine Green L61H 1975–1976
Alpine White L90Ealso: L90B 1977–1979
Amber Orange L20E 1973–1974
Ancona Blue L97B 1975–1978
Anthracite L469 1962–1964
Apassionate Blue LC4Z 2003
Aquarius Blue LB5B 2003–2006, 2010
Arctic L363 1960
Atlantic Blue L19 1949–1953
Atlas White L91Z 1974–1976
Azure Blue L36 1951–1953
Bahama Blue L99Falso: L519 1964–1966, 1977
Bahia Red L30E 1973–1974
Bali Green L62A 1977
Barrier Blue L52K 1977–1978
Batik Blue LG5T 1999–2001
Beige L71 1949–1953
Berber Yellow L11D 1975
Beryl Green L478 1961–1963
Biscay Blue L52B 1973
Black L041also: LC9X, L41, L98F 1949–1979, 1998–2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2016
Blood Orange L21E 1972–1973
Blue L35 1953
Blue Silk LD5L 2016
Bordeaux Red L51 1949–1950
Bottle Green LA6J 2017–2018
Brazil Brown L96F 1977, 1979
Brilliant Orange L20B 1972–1974
Brocade Red L32A 1977
Bronze L95D 1977
Brown Beige L76 1950
Brunswick Blue L1018also: L10018 1960–1961, 1964
Campanella White LR9A 2003–2005
Candy White LB9A 1996, 2009–2010, 2012–2014
Capri Blue L335 1958–1959
Ceramic Green L419 1960
Ceylon Beige L13H 1975
Chestnut Brown L73 1951–1953
Chinchilla L70F 1970
Chinchilla Gray L70F 1968
Clementine L20D 1970
Clementine Orange L20D 1971
Cliff Green L61A 1974–1975
Cobalt Blue L630 1969–1970
Colibri Green L99Y 1979
Colorado Red L97D 1971–1972
Cool White LA9B 1998–2002
Coral Red L351also: L50 1949–1950, 1956–1958
Cyber Green LG6V 1998–2005
Dakota Beige L13A 1977
Dark Blue L32 1949–1952
Dark Bronze LB8Q 2016–2018
Dark Flint Gray LG7W 2005
Deep Black LC9X 2019
Deep Black Pearl LC9X 2012–2018
Deep Sea Green L66B 1970–1971
Deep Sea Teal LH6Z 2018
Delta Green L610 1968
Denim Blue LP5F 2012–2016
Diamond Blue L50B 1969–1970
Diamond Gray L243 1958–1959
Diamond Green L412 1956–1957
Diamond Silver L97A 1974–1977, 1979
Double Yellow LD1D 2002
Dove Blue L31 1951–1952
Elm Green L60Dalso: L60B 1970–1971
Enzian Blue L51B 1972
Fjord Blue L434 1959
Flint Gray L440 1960
Florida Blue LA5A 1979
Fontana Gray L595 1965–1967
Fresh Fuchsia LB3X 2017–2018
Garnet Red L358 1959
Gecko Green LA6K 2006–2010
Gemini Blue L96E 1971–1972
Glacier Blue L334 1958
Gulf Blue L390 1961–1963
Habanero Orange LB2Y 2016–2019
Harvest Gold L98C 1974–1975
Harvest Moon Beige LB1M 2003–2010
Heaven Blue LP5X 2009–2010
Horizon Blue L331 1956–1957
Iberian Red L31F 1971
Ibiza Red L31M 1974–1976
Iceland Green L213 1954–1955
Indian Red L451 1960
Indiana Red LA3V 1979
Indigo Blue L436 1960
Iris Blue L232 1955
Ischia Green L99M 1974
Ivory L60 1949–1952
Jade Green L349 1960
Java Green L518 1964–1967
Jungle Green L315 1955–1956
Jupiter Gray L225 1953–1961
Kalahari Beige L343 1959
Kansas Beige L91D 1971–1973
Kasan Red L30B 1972–1973
Laguna Blue L50C 1975–1976
Laser Blue LC5J 2007–2008
Lemon Green LG1N 2001
Lemon Yellow LA1Dalso: L11E 1971, 1979
Light Beige L275 1954–1955
Light Bronze L245 1958
Light Ivory L80E 1973–1976
Lotus White L282 1967–1968
Malaga Red L30C 1975–1977
Mango Green L346 1960
Manila Green L63Y 1977
Marathon Blue L96M 1973–1975
Marina Blue L54D 1971–1974
Marino Yellow L20A 1975–1978
Marlin Blue LC5R 2002
Maroon Red L55 1951–1953
Mars Red L31B 1977–1979
Maya Gold L98A 1973
Medium Blue L37 1951–1953, 1955
Medium Brown L70 1949–1953
Medium Green L13 1949–1952
Mellow Yellow LB1D 2003–2006
Miami Blue L51C 1975, 1977
Mignonette Green L14 1959
Moon Rock Gray LP7W 2012
Moonrock Silver LP7W 2013–2016
Moss Green L95C 1974
Nepal Orange L20C 1975–1976
Nile Beige L370 1955–1956
Ocean Blue L57H 1976
Olympic Blue L51P 1973–1974
Ontario Blue L95M 1974
Oryx White L0K1 2015–2016
Pacific Blue L398 1962–1963
Palma Green L95K 1975
Panama Beige L572 1964–1965
Panama Brown L12A 1977
Paprika Red L452 1960
Parchment White L81 1951–1954
Pastel Blue L391 1961
Pastel Green L11 1949–1953
Pastel White L90D 1970–1973
Pearl L94K 1979
Pearl Gray L21 1949–1953
Pearl White L87 1950–1952, 1961–1966
Peru Green L60B 1969
Phoenix Red L32K 1973–1976
Platinum L98G 1979
Platinum Gray LD7X 2002–2004, 2006–2007, 2012–2019
Polar Silver L324 1955–1957
Polar White L90A 1977
Poppy Red L54Kalso: L54 1951–1954, 1961, 1964, 1969–1970
Prairie Biege L378 1956–1957
Pure White LC9A 2015–2019
Rallye Yellow L10A 1974–1976
Ravenna Blue LA5W 2002–2005
Ravenna Green L65K 1973–1974
Red LG3Lalso: LE3Y 1978, 1998–2005
Red Rock LA3U 2010
Reed Green L313 1955–1956
Reef Blue LB5K 2012–2015
Reflex Silver LA7W 2002–2007, 2012–2016
Reflex Yellow LW2B 2001
Reseda Green L14 1949–1952
River Blue LK6V 1979
Riviera Blue LK5S 2002
Riyadh Yellow L11A 1977
Rock Gray L264 1960
Royal Navy LG5V 2003–2005
Royal Red L30A 1968, 1970
Ruby Red L456 1961–1967
Rush Green L344 1959
Safari LB1N 2019
Sahara Beige L80Zalso: L272 1953, 1974
Salsa Red LA3H 2006–2010
Sand Beige L90 1951–1953
Sandstorm Yellow LD1Z 2016–2018
Sapphire Blue L50D 1971
Sargassa Green L445 1960
Satellite Blue LD5N 2005
Saturn Yellow LB1Balso: L13M 1972–1974, 2012
Savannah Beige L620 1967–1970
Sea Blue L360 1964–1966
Sea Sand L568 1966
Senegal Red L31A 1974–1976
Shadow Blue LD5Q 2006–2007
Shantung Gold Yellow L12D 1971
Silk Blue LD5L 2017–2019
Silver L96D 1971–1972
Silver Arrow LG9R 1998–2001
Silver Gray L23 1949–1952
Silver Green Heliochrome LK6L 2003
Slate Blue L361 1960
Snap Orange LD2B 2002
Stonewashed Blue LD5H 2019
Storm Beige LA1W 2002
Strato Silver L227 1954–1956
Sumatra Green L61B 1972–1973
Sundown Orange LB2A 2003–2006
Sunflower Yellow LB1B 2003–2010
Sunshine Yellow L13Kalso: L13E 1973–1974, 1976
Techno Blue LW5Y 1998–2001
Texas Brown L271 1953–1955
Texas Yellow L10B 1972–1973
Timor Brown L97F 1977
Toffee Brown LH8Z 2012–2016
Toga White L90C 1969
Topaz L99D 1976
Tornado Red LY3D 2012–2019
Tossa Blue LA5R 2010
Tropical Green L60A 1974
Turquoise L95B 1972–1973
Turquoise Green L380 1961–1963
Ultra Maroon L276 1954–1955
Vapor Blue LG5A 2000–2001
Viper Green L96Nalso: L98B 1975–1977
Vortex Blue LR5A 2001
VW Blue L633 1967–1968
White Silver LB9Z 2017–2019
Willow Green L63K 1972
Yellow LD1Balso: L61 1949–1950, 1998–2001
Yellow Rush LB1B 2013–2016
Yukon Yellow L19Kalso: L10009, L1009 1960–1961, 1964–1967, 1969–1970
Zambesi Green L64K 1973–1974
Zenith Blue L639 1967–1968

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.

Beetle color highlights

Most recent colors

  • Deep Black LC9X
    2019
  • Safari LB1N
    2019
  • Stonewashed Blue LD5H
    2019
  • Silk Blue LD5L
    2017–2019
  • White Silver LB9Z
    2017–2019
  • Habanero Orange LB2Y
    2016–2019

Longest-running colors

  • Black L041
    48 model years · 1949–2016
  • Platinum Gray LD7X
    13 model years · 2002–2019
  • Reflex Silver LA7W
    11 model years · 2002–2016
  • Red LG3L
    9 model years · 1978–2005
  • Pearl White L87
    9 model years · 1950–1966
  • Jupiter Gray L225
    9 model years · 1953–1961

Colors offered by decade

  • 1940s: 14 colors
  • 1950s: 50 colors
  • 1960s: 43 colors
  • 1970s: 90 colors
  • 1990s: 9 colors
  • 2000s: 38 colors
  • 2010s: 35 colors

Where to find the paint code on your Volkswagen

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 Volkswagen 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.