1968 Trim Tag Decoding

Paint Color Code(s)

The paint code generally consists of either two letters or a letter and a number. The first letter designates the lower body color and the second letter designates the upper body color. In the case of a convertible or a Chevelle with a vinyl top, the second letter is replaced with a number to indicate the color of the top.

Framingham and Kansas City will have a dash character between the lower and upper body colors such as A-A where Atlanta, Baltimore, and Fremont do not. The 'color' listed is the Chevrolet sales name and may vary with the same color for a Canadian Chevelle. Internally Chevrolet used simple names like light blue, dark blue, red, etc.

Code	Color
A	Tuxedo Black
C	Ermine White
D	Grotto Blue
E	Fathom Blue
F	Island Teal
G	Ash Gold (On Kansas City trim tags the letter "G" is a smaller font than other plants)
H	Grecian Green
K	Tripoli Turquoise
L	Teal Blue
N	Cordovan Maroon
P	Seafrost Green
R	Matador Red
T	Palomino Ivory
V	Sequoia Green
Y	Butternut Yellow
O-O	Special paint (Kansas City)
- -	Special paint (Fremont & Kansas City)
Two Tone	Lower / Upper
DC	Grotto Blue / Ermine White
DE	Grotto Blue / Fathom Blue
ED	Fathom Blue / Grotto Blue
GT	Ash Gold / Palomino Ivory
KC	Tripoli Turquoise / Ermine White
LF	Teal Blue / Island Teal
Number	Convertible Top Color
1	White
2	Black
4	Blue
Number	Vinyl Top Color
1 or 6	White
2	Black