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GM Pickups only, 1967-1986
These are the most popular paint codes used on GM pickups from each year based on our collection of labels.
Paint codes for 1966 and 1967 are not included as those RPO codes are in the header and not in the body like a regular RPO option is.
Data comes from our Service Parts Identification label database for pickups.
| Year | Rank in Year | Paint Code | Description | Count | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | #1 | 551 | OFF-WHITE/GOLD | 17% | 29 169 |
| 2 | 526 | OFF-WHITE | 9% | 15 169 | |
| 3 | 503 | LIGHT GREEN | 7% | 11 169 | |
| 4 | 521 | WHITE | 7% | 11 169 | |
| 5 | 555 | SADDLE/OFF-WHITE | 7% | 11 169 | |
| 1969 | #1 | 534 | WHITE/OLIVE GREEN | 10% | 26 253 |
| 2 | 514 | RED | 9% | 22 253 | |
| 3 | 544 | WHITE/RED | 8% | 19 253 | |
| 4 | 555 | WHITE/SADDLE | 7% | 18 253 | |
| 5 | 521 | WHITE | 7% | 17 253 | |
| 1970 | #1 | 521 | WHITE | 9% | 33 368 |
| 2 | 596 | WHITE/HUGGER ORANGE | 7% | 25 368 | |
| 3 | 534 | WHITE/MED OLIVE | 6% | 21 368 | |
| 4 | 504 | MED OLIVE | 5% | 17 368 | |
| 5 | 514 | LIGHT RED | 5% | 17 368 | |
| 1971 | #1 | 514 | LIGHT RED | 6% | 32 498 |
| 2 | 511 | OCHRE | 6% | 31 498 | |
| 3 | 536 | WHITE/OCHRE | 5% | 26 498 | |
| 4 | 521 | WHITE | 5% | 25 498 | |
| 5 | 534 | WHITE/MEDIUM OLIVE | 5% | 25 498 | |
| 1972 | #1 | 511 | OCHRE | 5% | 66 1291 |
| 2 | 481 | WHITE/MED BLUE/WHIT | 4% | 55 1291 | |
| 3 | 463 | WHITE/OCHRE/WHITE/O | 4% | 54 1291 | |
| 4 | 521 | WHITE | 4% | 54 1291 | |
| 5 | 466 | WHITE/DK OLIVE/WHIT | 4% | 51 1291 | |
| 1973 | #1 | 517 | LIME GREEN | 13% | 4 30 |
| 2 | 511 | SPANISH GOLD | 10% | 3 30 | |
| 3 | 521 | FROST WHITE | 10% | 3 30 | |
| 4 | 461 | CRIMSON RED/WHITE-DL | 7% | 2 30 | |
| 5 | 547 | LIME GREEN/WHITE-CVT | 7% | 2 30 | |
| 1974 | #1 | 544 | CRIMSON RED/WHITE | 10% | 3 31 |
| 2 | 508 | CATALINA BLUE(DARK) | 6% | 2 31 | |
| 3 | 517 | SOLID COLOR PAINT | 6% | 2 31 | |
| 4 | 521 | FROST WHITE | 6% | 2 31 | |
| 5 | 582 | CRIMSON RED/WHITE-SP | 6% | 2 31 | |
| 1975 | #1 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE | 12% | 3 25 |
| 2 | 20L | 20 SKYLINE BLUE | 12% | 3 25 | |
| 3 | 53L | 53 GOLD 12 WHITE | 12% | 3 25 | |
| 4 | 73L | 73 CRIMSON RED 12 F | 12% | 3 25 | |
| 5 | 81L | 81 MOSS GOLD 12 FROS | 12% | 3 25 | |
| 1976 | #1 | 61L | 61 GRECIAN BRONZE-SO | 22% | 7 32 |
| 2 | 53L | 53 YUBA GOLD 60 SANT | 16% | 5 32 | |
| 3 | 73L | 73 CRIMSON RED 60 SA | 16% | 5 32 | |
| 4 | 20L | 20 SKYLINE BLUE-SOLI | 13% | 4 32 | |
| 5 | 81L | 81 MOSS GOLD-SOLID | 9% | 3 32 | |
| 1977 | #1 | 25L | 25 MARINER BLUE 12 F | 16% | 6 38 |
| 2 | 81L | 81 CORDOVA BROWN SOL | 16% | 6 38 | |
| 3 | 17L | 17 SARATOGA SILVER S | 11% | 4 38 | |
| 4 | 68L | 68 RUSSET METALLIC S | 11% | 4 38 | |
| 5 | 20L | 20 LITE BLUE SOLID | 8% | 3 38 | |
| 1978 | #1 | 81L | 81 CORDOVA BROWN 65 | 18% | 10 57 |
| 2 | 25L | 25 MARINER BLUE SOLI | 14% | 8 57 | |
| 3 | 65L | 65 BUCKSKIN SOLID | 9% | 5 57 | |
| 4 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 7% | 4 57 | |
| 5 | 17L | 17 SARATOGA SILVER | 7% | 4 57 | |
| 1979 | #1 | 86L | 86 MIDNIGHT BLACK-SO | 16% | 8 51 |
| 2 | 73L | 73 CARDINAL RED 17 M | 12% | 6 51 | |
| 3 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 10% | 5 51 | |
| 4 | 65L | 65 BUCKSKIN SOLID | 10% | 5 51 | |
| 5 | 81L | 81 CORDOVA BROWN SOL | 10% | 5 51 | |
| 1980 | #1 | 25L | 25 LIGHT BLUE METALL | 26% | 5 19 |
| 2 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 21% | 4 19 | |
| 3 | 18L | 18 CHARCOAL 17 MYSTI | 16% | 3 19 | |
| 4 | 60L | 60 SANTA FE TAN | 11% | 2 19 | |
| 5 | 23L | 23 MEDIUM BLUE 12 FR | 5% | 1 19 | |
| 1981 | #1 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 20% | 1 5 |
| 2 | 30L | 30 NORDIC BLUE METAL | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 3 | 65L | 65 DARK CHESTNUT 60 | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 4 | 73L | 73 CARDINAL RED 12 F | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 5 | 86L | 86 MIDNIGHT BLACK SO | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 1982 | #1 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 17% | 2 12 |
| 2 | 29L | 29 MIDNIGHT BLUE SOL | 17% | 2 12 | |
| 3 | 63L | 63 LIGHT BRONZE META | 17% | 2 12 | |
| 4 | 17L | 17 SILVER MET. 29 MI | 8% | 1 12 | |
| 5 | 19L | 19 MIDNIGHT BLACK SO | 8% | 1 12 | |
| 1983 | #1 | 21L | 21 LT BLUE MET 17 SI | 40% | 2 5 |
| 2 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 3 | 59L | 59 ALMOND SOLID | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 4 | 70L | 70 CARMINE RED SOLID | 20% | 1 5 | |
| 1985 | #1 | 12L | 12 FROST WHITE SOLID | 23% | 7 31 |
| 2 | 19L | 19 MIDNIGHT BLACK 17 | 13% | 4 31 | |
| 3 | 66L | 66 INDIAN BRONZE 61 | 13% | 4 31 | |
| 4 | 72L | 72 APPLE RED 17 SILV | 13% | 4 31 | |
| 5 | 12K | 12 WHITE TOP | 10% | 3 31 | |
| 1986 | #1 | 29U | 29 MIDNIGHT BLUE 90 | 25% | 2 8 |
| 2 | 19U | 19 MIDNIGHT BLACK SO | 13% | 1 8 | |
| 3 | 21U | 21 LT BLUE MET 12 FR | 13% | 1 8 | |
| 4 | 55U | 55 CANYON COPPER MET | 13% | 1 8 | |
| 5 | 66K | 66 BRONZE TOP | 13% | 1 8 |