Decoding VW Beetle Paint Colors

As Air Cooled VW Beetles age, paint fades or takes on a well-earned patina. Some Beetles received new paint jobs to fit the vision of
their current owners. Whatever the reason, it’s not always easy to trust that the color of your Bug is original. Sometimes confirming your
Beetle’s original color turns into a guessing game. Mid America Motorworks takes the guesswork out of paint colors, with a key of 1955-
1979 Volkswagen Beetle paints and their original Volkswagen codes. Restore your VW to its original glory, or just keep the information for
a rainy day.

Year Code Color

1955 L213 Iceland Green
1955 L271 Texas Brown
1955 L276 Ultamaroon
1955 L313 Reed Green
1955-57 L324 Polar Silver
1955 L219 Congo Green
1955 L279 Dolomite
1955 L322 Silver Granite
1955, 57-61 L225 Jupiter Grey
1955-56 L227 Strato Silver
1955 L275 Light Beige
1955-1978 L41 Black
1955-56 L315 Jungle Green
1955-56 L370 Nile Beige
1955-57 L232 lris Blue
1955 L321 Delphin Green
1955,57 L37 Medium Blue
1956-57 L331 Horizon Blue
1956 L370 Nile Beige
1956-57 L378 Prairie Beige
1956-59 L329 Shetland Grey
1956-1959
1956-57 L316 Almond Green
Inca Red
1956-58 L351 Coral Red
1956-57 L412 Diamond Green
1956-59 L258 lnca Red
1956-57 L374 Sepia Silver
1957 L333 Pearl Blue
1957-59 L241 Bamboo
1958 L240 Agave
1958 L245 Light Bronze
1958-59 L243 Diamond Grey
1958 L334 Glacier Blue
1958-59 L338 Atlas Blue
1958-59 L335 Capri
1958-60 L473 Alabaster
1959 L343 Kalahari Beige
1959 L 14 Mignonette Green
1959 L358 Garnet Red

Year Code Color

1971-1974 1959 L434 Fjord Blue
Marina Blue 1960 L363 Arctic
1960 L436 lndigo Blue
1960 L451 Indian Red
1960 L264 Rock Grey
1960 L445 Sargasso Green
1960 L349 Jade Green
1960 L419 Ceramic Green
1960 L440 Flint Grey
1960 L346 Mango Green
1960 L361 Slate Blue
1960 L452 Paprika Red
1960 L 10017 Alaska White
1960-61,66,69-70 L 10009 Yukon Yellow (L 19K)
1960,61, 64 L 10018 Brunswick Blue
1961 L391 Pastel Blue
1961-63 L380 Turquoise
1961-67 L456 Ruby Red
1961-66 L87 Pearl White
1961-63 L478 Beryl Green
1961, 64, 69-70 L54 Poppy Red
1962-63 L390 Gulf Blue
1962-63 L398 Pacific
1962-64 L469 Anthracite
1964-66 L360 Sea Blue
1964-66 L519 Bahama Blue
1964-67 L518 Java Green
 1964-66 L572 Panama Beige
1961-1966 1964,66-67,70 L 19K YukonYellow
Pearl White 1965-67 L595 Fontana Grey
1966 L568 Sea Sand
1967-68 L282 Lotus White
1967-68 L633 VW Blue
1967-70 L620 Savanna Beige
1967-68 L639 Zenith Blue
1968-70 L30A Royal Red
1968 L610 Delta Green
1968,70 L70F Chinchilla

Year Code Color

1969-70 L50B Diamond Blue 1964-1967
Java Green
1969 L90C Toga White
1969 L60B Peru Green
1969-70 L630 Cobalt Blue
1970-71 L20D Clementine Orange
1970-73 L90D Pastel White
1970-71 L60D Elm Green
1970-71 L66D Deep Sea Green
1971 L31F Siberian Red
1971 L 12D Shantung Yellow
1971 L50D Sapphire Blue
1971-74 L54D Marina Blue
1972 L51 B Gentian Blue
1972-73 L91 D Kansas Beige
1972-73 L 1 OB Texas Yellow 1955-1978 Black
1972-73 L30B Kansas Red
1972-73 L61B Sumatra Green
1972-1974 L20B Brilliant Orange
1974 L80Z Sahara Beige
1974-76 L31A Senegal Red
1974 L60A Tropical Green
1974-75 L91Z Atlas White
1974-76 L 10A. Rally Yellow
1975 L13H Ceylon Beige
1975 L61 A Cliff Green
1975 L 11 D Berber Yellow
1975 L20C Nepal Orange
1975 L31M lbiza Red
1975 L80E Light Ivory
 Year Code Color
1975 L 13K Sunshine Yellow
1975 L30C Malaga Red
1975 L50C Lagoon Blue
1975 L95K Palma Metallic Green
1975-76, 79 L97A Diamond Sliver Metallic
1975-76 L61 H Loften Green
1975-76 L32K Phoenix Red
1975-76, 78 L20A Marino Yellow
1975,77 L51C Miami Blue
1976 L57H Oceanic Blue
1976 L91Z Atlas White
1977 L 12A Panama Brown
1977 L32A Brocade Red
1977 L90A Polar White
1977 L 13A Dakota Beige
1977 L63Y Manila Green
1977 L 11A Riyad Yellow
1977 L62A Bali Green
1977-79 L31B Mars Red
1978 L52K Barrier Blue
1978 L97B Ancona Metallic
1978 E3Y Peach Metallic
1978-79 L90E Alpine White
1979 A5A Florida Blue
1979 L99Y Colibri Green Metallic
1979 L96F Brazil Brown Matellic
1979 A1D Lemon Yellow
1979 A3V lndiana Red Metallic